9 & 10 April 2025
The Little Food Festival is Australia’s first food festival created especially for kids. A free community event, it promotes health, wellbeing and sustainability education, focused on the food system.
During the April 2025 school holidays, at Melbourne’s iconic Federation Square, kids will roll up their sleeves up to plant seedlings, dive into the world of bush food, unleash their creativity in craft activities, master the art of preparing nutritious meals and more!
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EMPOWER KIDS.
FEED THE FUTURE.
The Little Food Festival is a celebration of possibility – two vibrant days of hands-on activities to spark curiosity and excitement about the entire food system.
From the soil where food is grown to the tables where it’s shared, we showcase the magic of food and the role we all play in shaping a sustainable future.
Early childhood experiences are pivotal to how kids see the world and the choices they make. By helping them understand the connections between food, health, and the environment we’re planting the seeds for lifelong habits.
When kids fall in love with the magic of food – how it’s grown, prepared and shared – they grow up ready to care for it, protect it, and champion it.
The Little Food Festival empowers the next generation to imagine a brighter future, where people and planet can thrive.
2025 Program
We partner with like-minded organisations to deliver engaging, educational activations and stage performances that spark curiosity and inspire a lifelong love for food and sustainability.
In our activation zones, kids will explore every stage of the food system: from growing, moving, and buying food to cooking, eating, and recycling.
The Festival program will be announced soon. Sign up for updates.
Interested in partnering with us?
We’re on the look out for like-minded organisations to support the upcoming Festival. If you believe in our mission, and want to help us make the Little Food Festival a fun and engaging experience for kids, complete a partnership expression of interest and we will be in touch.