A Dumpling Feast - 2026

This is the sixth year of Cluain's annual dumpling feast! Join us in the Middle Kingdom - book here! Bookings will be capped at 50 this year, and will close 12 June at midnight. Bookings after the initial 50 will be added to a waitlist, but we cannot cater for food allergies in the waitlist, so please book early! We cannot cater to ginger or allium allergies for this event, but will do our best to cater to other intolerances.

During a particularly bad winter, Zhang Zhongjing is said to have noticed many people with frostbitten ears. To warm the people, he wrapped meat, vegetables, and herbs into dough and formed them into the shape of an ear and boiled them and served them to the people of his village.

We plan to have less frostbite and more dumplings than the story above! If you have any questions about the event, please e-mail the webwright, ask a question on the Cluain e-mail listserv, the Cluain Village Green, or on the "Ildhafn" channel of the Lochac Discord Server.

When: 27 June 2026, 2:30pm-9:00pm (site opens at 1:00 for setup, closes at 10:00pm).

Where: Hardy Guide Centre (near Hamilton Gardens)