ALDI is thrilled to be returning as Official Supermarket Partner to Electric Picnic, Ireland’s largest music festival. Bringing ‘picnickers’ amazing value festival essentials along with festival themed Specialbuys! ALDI also has its own festival lineup! With cooking demonstrations, charity brunches, live podcasts and DJ sets from their very own Kevin The Carrot, it’s going to be a belter of a weekend!
Situated in the Andy Warhol campsite, the ALDI Pop-Up Supermarket is on hand to keep campers fuelled and hydrated by stocking a range of delicious snacks, sandwiches, chilled drinks, and fresh fruit. Festival goers can also pop in and pick-up last-minute camping equipment to see them through the weekend. The store will open from 4pm-11pm on Thursday for the early birds, 7am-2am from Friday to Sunday and 7am-11am on Monday. It’s entirely cashless to ensure smoother, faster service with extra tills added to decrease wait times.
As well as the ALDI Pop-Up Supermarket, there is a stellar line up of exciting ALDI events. For the podcast lovers out there, don’t miss a live episode of the award-winning parenting podcast, Mamia & Me, hosted by the beloved Jen Hogan. Join Jen at the podcast tent on Sunday 18th at 1:30pm where special guest Louise Duffy, RTÉ presenter and mum of two, will chat about her life, career and favourite Electric Picnic moments.
Cook up a storm with ALDI Ambassador and chef, Trisha Lewis (@trishas.transformation) as she hosts a demonstration in the Theatre of Food at 4pm on Friday 16th. The always entertaining Trisha will show you how to prepare mouth-watering meals using a range of ALDI’s 100% Irish Bord Bia Quality Assured meats that are both delicious and nutritious. You’re not going to want to miss this one!
ALDI is committed to making a difference for its charity partner, Barnardos which is why they have arranged a couple of fundraising initiatives to help the thousands of children in need of Barnardos' services. As there will be no DRS machine at the pop-up store, ALDI will donate all deposits collected from DRS related products to the charity. Customers can still redeem their deposits at any ALDI store after the festival. Also, this year’s EPic Charity Brunch - taking place at the Theatre of Food on Sunday, August 18th at 12pm - will be in aid of Barnardos. The delicious gathering, supplied by a range of Aldi’s Irish suppliers, has already sold out. In total, over €10,000 will be donated to Barnardos to help the most vulnerable in society as a result of these initiatives.
ALDI is once again providing its popular Mamia Baby and Toddler Feeding and Changing Area, located in the heart of Little Picnic. This calm space offers a clean, family-friendly environment with dedicated spaces for changing and nursing, as well as the chance to sample ALDI’s award-winning range of Mamia nappies and baby care products.
Last but not least, ALDI will keep the party going in-store with DJ Kev (aka Kevin The Carrot), who is set to get behind the decks and perform exclusive live sets over the weekend. Fancy winning a €100 ALDI gift card? Take a picture or video of DJ Kev and post it on your social media feed using #AldiFest2024 for your chance to win one of a number of gift cards to help you recover from the post-festival blues!
For more information on ALDI at Electric Picnic, keep an eye on ALDI’s social media accounts and the Electric Picnic app. See you in Stradbally!
Slán go fóíll.