Colombo is getting ready for a weekend of Taste, Create, Connect and Celebrate as IN GOOD TASTE 2026, presented by The Shoppes at City of Dreams, brings together food, fashion, art, music, shopping and entertainment on 7 and 8 November 2026. In partnership with the Wijeya Group, comprising Daily Mirror, Daily FT, Sunday Times, Lankadeepa, Lankadeepa Online, HI Online, HI Magazine and HI TV, as well as Derana and Ada Derana News Channel as the Official Electronic Media Partner, this two-day lifestyle festival promises an unforgettable weekend for visitors of all ages. Taking over Levels 7, 8 and 9 of The Shoppes, the festival will bring together leading brands, local talent, emerging creatives and exciting experiences, with free entry from 10.30 a.m. onwards on both days. Enhancing the overall experience will be a vibrant selection of stalls featuring corporate giants including Singer, Paan Paan, Quantum Fitness and many more. Visitors can also explore an exciting range of food, fashion, jewellery, beauty, homeware, arts and crafts, table and bed linen, and much more, brought together by talented home bakers, artisan craftsmen and small businesses. With something for everyone, IN GOOD TASTE 2026 promises a weekend of shopping, food, fun, entertainment and experiences, bringing Colombo together under one roof for two unforgettable days.

TASTE

TASTE takes centre stage with IN GOOD FLAVOUR, an islandwide culinary competition featuring the Signature Dish and Dress the Cake competitions, alongside the ROAR Challenge Cocktail Competition. The Signature Dish challenge invites participants to create and present their own standout main course, while Dress the Cake gives bakers the opportunity to transform a cake into a creative showpiece. Celebrity Chef Koluu; Founder of Harpo’s Café and Restaurants Harpo Gooneratne; Executive Chef, Cinnamon Life, Anish Padgaonkar; Executive Chef, Cinnamon Grand and MasterChef judge Kapila Jayasinghe; Editor of HI Magazine, Shyamalee Tudawe; Founder of Cake Factory, Hafsa Husain; Founder of Sugar Daddy LK & Cake Date, Mahika Ferreira; and Queen of Cakes, Maya Rajapakse, will officiate at what promises to be a fun-filled culinary extravaganza, with participants competing for exciting internship opportunities at Cinnamon Life, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Grand. The ROAR Challenge, a cocktail competition where participants will mix and shake their way to the top, will be judged by Head Sommelier of Cinnamon Life, Wellington Muromba; Artisan Beverage Strategist, Wines & Spirits, Luxury Brands, Vronsky Arendtsz; Co-Founder of Kampong, Nadishka Dayawansa; and Navindi Jayasooriya and Kemashi Wickramasinghe of SERVD.