The 26th Macau Food Festival will be held from November 20 to December 6 near Praça do Lago Sai Van (Sai Van Lake Square – 澳門西灣湖廣場), featuring roughly 150 local food and beverage businesses, the organiser announced yesterday.
Once again, 17-day event is organised by the United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macau. A press conference was held at The Plaza Restaurant yesterday, attended by 26th Macau Food Festival Organising Committee Chairman Andrew Chan Chak Mo, Director Lei U Weng, Deputy Director Fong Kin Fu, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Tourism Product and Events Department Chief Ip Weng San, and representatives from more than 230 businesses.
The booth application process, which was launched yesterday, will run until September 24.
Successful applicants will have to pay a deposit of 3,000 patacas. The operators are required to use a POS (point-of-sale) system provided by the association, which will deduct 10 percent from the operators’ revenue to cover its outlays, such as for promotions, decorations, water and power supply, security, and cleaning services, Chan said.
According to Chan, the festival will showcase Macau’s diverse food culture and the fusion of Chinese and Western culinary traditions, whilst providing residents and visitors with a variety of dining experiences.
The culinary festival will party coincide with the Macau Grand Prix (MGP), which is slated to be held between November 19-22.
Chan noted that traffic congestion and pedestrian safety had been persistent issues during previous editions, with some local families driving to the festival but being unable to find parking spaces and ultimately returning home.
Chan added that organisers are applying for a temporary plot of land to set up a parking area between Sai Van Lake Square and Avenida do Lago Nam Van. The site is expected to accommodate more than 200 private cars and motorcycles.
A new direct shuttle bus service between Hengqin Port and Macau Tower will also be introduced this year, operating non-stop from Friday to Sunday, Chan added.
(From left to right) MGTO Tourism Product and Events Department Chief Ip Weng San, 26th Macau Food Festival Organising Committee Chairman Andrew Chan Chak Mo, Director Lei U Weng and Deputy Director Fong Kin Fu look on during yesterday’s press conference at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape. – Photo: MPD
