PRODUCER MARKET

Here you’ll find a bevy of stallholders specialising in ferment-based food and drink production: think kimchi, miso, sourdough, kefir, kombucha, vinegar, salumi, cheese, sauces and more. You’ll also find a range of equipment suppliers selling all the accoutrements of home brewing, ageing, fermenting and preserving.

MASTERCLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS

Keen to get hands-on?

Our dedicated workshop area will be in full swing all day long with presentations and hands-on classes that will give you all kinds of knowledge about fermentation techniques, health and wellness education, food sustainability and more.

ON THE STAGE

Ready to flex your funk?

To keep things fresh all day we’ve got a non-stop DJ lineup (dancing highly encouraged), along with multiple bar outlets serving up wine from organic, biodynamic and low intervention producers. You’ll also find local beer and cider producers with a thing for wild ferments; plus, more sake, vermouth, mead, whiskey, gin and cocktails than you can poke a (sourdough bread) stick at. 

HUNGRY?

The kitchen will host an incredible lineup of chefs – all focusing on fermented ingredients to bring you some seriously tasty eats for the day.

SO WHY BREAD & CIRCUS? 

Still used in political parlance today, the phrase “bread and circuses” has its roots in ancient Rome, where it was coined by a powerful and outspoken Roman satirical poet by the name of Juvenal. Not one to be fooled by populist propaganda, Juvenal called to attention the government’s frequent use of free food (“bread”) and entertainment (“circuses”) as a shady diversionary tactic designed to steer the public’s attention away from the government’s failures, shortcomings and controversies. Sneaky buggers.

OK, but what’s all that got to do with fermentation? First of all, we’re not agents of some populist regime, and we’re certainly not here to pull any shady Roman stunts, we just want to fling a bit of poetry around to get you primed to take a delicious day-long journey through the wonderful world of fermentation – something the ancient Romans knew a thing or two about.

WHO’S INVOLVED?

Bread & Circus will see us collaborating with our good friend, celebrated fermentation champion, Sharon Flynn of THE FERMENTARY to offer a full-blown festival of all things fermented. Put it this way: if it’s funky, we’ve got it. From sauerkraut and kimchi to kefir, kombucha, cheese, wine, beer, cider, sake and salumi – you’ll find it all at Bread & Circus. 

THE REVEL DIFFERENCE

Flipping the script on the ancient Roman tradition, our version of “bread and circuses” will use food and entertainment to empower rather than distract. With endless opportunities to taste, smell and explore the art of fermentation, Bread & Circus will leave you feeling inspired, excited and downright delighted about the funkier side of food and drinks. 

Keen to perfect your sourdough baking, kombucha brewing or kraut making skills? Step right up. Cheese freak? We feel you. Crazy for kimchi? Get amongst your people!

Bread & Circus is your chance to deep-dive into the world of fermentation – in all its stinky, funky, fizzy, health-giving magnificence. It’s an open invitation to spend a day nerding out with fellow ‘fermentalists’ learning all about how fermented food and drinks are made, where they come from and how to make yours taste good.