Here's What You'll Be Eating Between Shows at Sydney Festival 2018

If you've spied the program for the upcoming edition of the Meriton Festival Village, which will pop up in Hyde Park once again as part of Sydney Festival, you'll know it's packed with enough cultural goodness to keep you busy for days. Luckily, the event — which runs from January 5-28 in 2018 — is also set to feature a solid supporting cast of food vendors, ensuring punters are extra well-fed while lapping up all the other mind-bending experiences.

Announced today, the culinary program is just as diverse as the Village's other offerings, featuring a roll call of well-loved Sydney food vendors. Pizzas, deep-fried lasagne and dessert calzone will be flying from Happy As Larry's Italian truck, while the folks at El Capo Food Truck plate up their take on South American fusion fare. Or you might opt for decadence, in the form of fried chicken, and beef and mushroom burgers from Mary's.

Meanwhile, dessert time's set to be a nostalgic affair, as Gelato Messina recreates those milk bar freezer classics, like the Golden Gaytime, the Weis Bar and the Maxibon. To wash it all down, the bar will be stocked up with liquid treats from Four Pillars Gin, Tyrell's Wine and 4 Pines Beer.

It's all on offer alongside Meriton Festival Village's jam-packed lineup of events and activities, featuring shows and performances in the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent and a carnival-style antics with a ghost train, a karaoke carousel and shipping container pools.

Find the Meriton Festival Village at Hyde Park North (entry via Central Avenue Walkway), from January 5–28, 2018, as part of Sydney Festival. For more info, visit sydneyfestival.org.au.