A Taste of Kakadu

10–19 May 2019 — Kakadu National Park

A cultural food fest 65,000 years in the making

Kakadu National Park hosts Australia's premier Aboriginal food festival again in 2019.

From 10 to 19 May 2019, visitors to the park will enjoy a 10-day journey of discovery celebrating Kakadu’s cuisine, culture and country.

Join us to experience:

Foraging walks with bush tucker experts
Canape cruises on lily-lined billabongs
Rustic ground oven feasts
Ancestral stories and cultural workshops
Cooking demonstrations using native ingredients
A gateway to Kakadu's extraordinary culture.

Set within a World Heritage-listed national park, Taste of Kakadu is a bush food experience unlike anything else on Earth.

Taste the unique flavours of Kakadu

What's on at Taste 2019?

Mark Olive masterclass

11 am – 3 pm, 11 May 2019 — Bowali Visitor Centre

Australia’s premier Indigenous chef hosts a fascinating cooking demonstration at Bowali.

Fervor masterclass with Paul Iskov

11 am – 3 pm, 18 May 2019 — Bowali Visitor Centre

Paul ‘Yoda’ Iskov from Fervor returns to Taste of Kakadu with an informative open-air cooking class.

Anme Garringun Ganji Mayambolk (Dinner under the Milky Way)

7–9.30 pm, 17 May 2019 — Cooinda Lodge Kakadu

Enjoy an evening of Kakadu-inspired food and a beverage package at a one-of-a-kind event at Cooinda Airstrip.

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Where grassroots meets gourmet

Guests at last year's Taste of Kakadu enjoyed an array of culinary and cultural events in some of Australia's most spectacular scenery.

Take a look at our highlights gallery below to see what you missed out on.

Folding chalkboard advertising Taste of Kakadu launch party later that night

Indigenous man and young boy in traditional face paint performing a dance in front of a crowd

A tray of buffalo meat cooked in a traditional ground oven

Traditional painting of a turtle hanging from a tree

Young girl sitting on the ground weaving a traditional basket

Ben Tyler and Kylie-Lee Bradford from Kakadu Kitchen standing in front of the food garden at Patonga Homestead

Hand pouring a drink from a cocktail shaker into a glass beside a bottle of green ant gin

Chef Zach Green cooking in a frypan as three children look on

Clayton Donovan's pepperberry and ginger panna cotta with quinoa rhubarb, rosella and native dukkah

Shellie Morris seated on a stool, playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone

A tray with a canape on it and billabong scenery in the backgound

Two women wrapping food in bark as a small boy watches. Another woman prepares a campfire in the background.

Two people looking out over Anbangbang Billabong towards Nourlangie

A small dish with raw minced buffalo, wattleseed and sliced waterlily stem

Image of a darkened table with cups, wine glasses etc. A string of lights is overhead and blurred figures of people are in the background.

Here's what some of our Taste 2018 visitors had to say

Watching the sun set over Yellow Water Billabong, eating canapes inspired by native food (thanks Kakadu Kitchen) while a didgeridoo plays softly in the background. Truly unforgettable.

—Garry Norris (@garry_norris)

Taste of Kakadu was an amazing experience and I’m so thankful I could be a part of it today. The traditional owners of this land are gracious hosts. Thank you for having us.

—Eve, Northern Territory

These are the sort of events we search out as often as we possibly can, as the experiences and learning opportunities are so rich and multi-layered. Today was definitely a highlight of our time here.

—Andrea, Queensland