kumda bar kitchen

Kumda Bar opened in 2018 to serve Festival audiences. Kumda Kitchen opened during the pandemic and took on its own identity in 2022. Alongside its daily menu, it hosts private events and the Festival’s gastronomy evenings.

As the kitchen of the Gümüşlük Festival Academy, it prepares meals for students, artists and the Festival team.

Gastronomy events, from themed menus to tastings and gatherings, take place both during the Festival and independently of it. Uzun Masa (the Long Table) offers special menus and shared tables, by reservation.

Healing Tables (İyileştiren Sofralar) was held at the Festival Centre on 29 August 2026, organised by the Festival with the Eco Legacy Mediterranean Association and the Etki Çemberleri Foundation, bringing producers, chefs, scientists and civil society representatives together around one table. The evening opened with a recital by students of the GFA violin masterclass, followed by three themed tables: earth (local, pesticide-free produce), sea (invasive species) and spirit (culture). It closed with a short recital by pianist Faruk Kalaycı.