List of coffee festivals

This is a list of notable coffee festivals around the world.

Historic national and cultural coffee festivals

Name Year Location Notes Image
Feria de las Flores y del Café 1950 Boquete, Panama Began as a coffee festival in 1950; became 'Feria de las Flores y del Café' in 1973.
Fiesta Nacional del Café 1960 Calarcá, Quindío, Colombia National coffee festival featuring the Reinado Nacional del Café.
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival 1970 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA Established in 1970; the oldest continuously running coffee festival in the United States. Celebrates the heritage of Kona coffee over 10 days every November, featuring farm tours, cupping competitions, and cultural performances.[1]
Yauco Coffee Festival (Festival Nacional del Café de Yauco) 1975 Yauco, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's oldest coffee festival and second oldest continuously running festival in the United States. Annually between late February and early March. 50th anniversary edition celebrated in 2025.[2]
Sintercafé – International Coffee Week 1975 Costa Rica (San José/Playa Herradura)
Coffee Fest 1992 Seattle, Washington, United States
Expo Café México 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Long-running national trade & consumer fair
India International Coffee Festival (IICF) 2002 Bengaluru (rotates), India Biennial festival organized by the Coffee Board of India since 2002.
Seoul International Cafe Show 2002 Seoul, South Korea East Asia's first large-scale coffee exhibition, held annually since 2002.
Buôn Ma Thuột Coffee Festival 2005 Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk, Vietnam Biennial national festival; first held in 2005 (9th edition in 2025).[3][4][5]
London Coffee Festival 2011 London, United Kingdom Flagship UK specialty coffee festival at Truman Brewery; acquired by William Reed in 2022.[6]
Expocafé Perú 2011 Lima, Peru National platform for producers & brands; running since 2011.
Melbourne International Coffee Expo – MICE 2011 Melbourne, Australia Major industry expo; established 2012.[7]
Prague Coffee Festival 2012 Prague, Czechia (formerly Czech Republic)
Istanbul Coffee Festival 2014 Istanbul, Türkiye
Amsterdam Coffee Festival 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands Inaugural edition held in 2014; part of Allegra/LCF family of festivals.
Independent Barcelona Coffee Festival (IBCF) 2015 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Berlin Coffee Festival 2015 Berlin, Germany
Helsinki Coffee Festival 2015 Helsinki, Finland Began in spring 2015; among the largest in Northern Europe.
New York Coffee Festival 2015 New York, New York, USA
Tokyo Coffee Festival 2015 Tokyo, Japan Founded in 2015; biannual outdoor festival at United Nations University courtyard.
Vienna Coffee Festival 2015 Vienna, Austria
Athens Coffee Festival 2016 Athens, Greece Large regional event[8]
Jakarta Coffee Week (Jacoweek) 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia Launched in 2016; now attracts 30k+ visitors.
San Francisco Coffee Festival 2016 San Francisco, California, USA Launched in 2016; celebrates Bay Area roasters; separate from 'Coffee Fest' trade shows.
Warsaw Coffee Festival 2016 Warsaw, Poland
Malaysia Coffee Fest 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Inaugural national coffee fest in 2017 at KLCC.
Milan Coffee Festival 2018 Milan, Italy
Los Angeles Coffee Festival 2018 Los Angeles, California, USA
Capetown Coffee Festival 2019 Capetown, South Africa
Lisbon Coffee Festival 2019 Lisbon, Portugal
Paris Café Festival 2019 Paris, France
Swiss Coffee Festival 2019 Zurich, Switzerland
Toronto Coffee Festival 2019 Toronto, Canada Founded 2020; annual at Evergreen Brick Works.[9][10]
São Paulo Coffee Festival 2022 São Paulo, Brazil Inaugural 2022 drew 12,000+ visitors.[11]
World of Coffee 2022 Dubai, United Arab Emirates SCA's World of Coffee expanded to Dubai in 2022; annual trade event.
Dublin Coffee Festival 2024 Dublin, Ireland

Coffee festivals by country

The following is an incomplete list of notable coffee festivals, expos or exhibitions, including both current and defunct festivals of note.

Australia:

  • Melbourne International Coffee Expo – MICE

Brazil:

  • São Paulo Coffee Festival

Colombia:

  • Fiesta Nacional del Café (Calarcá, Quindío)

Czech Republic:

  • Prague Coffee Festival

Finland:

  • Helsinki Coffee Festival

France:

  • Paris Café Festival

Germany:

  • Berlin Coffee Festival

Greece:

  • Athens Coffee Festival

India:

  • India International Coffee Festival (IICF)

Indonesia:

  • Jakarta Coffee Week (Jacoweek)

Ireland:

  • Dublin Coffee Festival

Italy:

  • Milan Coffee Festival

Japan:

  • Tokyo Coffee Festival

Malaysia:

  • Malaysia Coffee Fest

Mexico:

  • Expo Café México

Netherlands:

  • Amsterdam Coffee Festival

Panama:

  • Feria de las Flores y del Café (Boquete)

Peru:

  • Expocafé Perú

Poland:

  • Warsaw Coffee Festival

Portugal:

  • Lisbon Coffee Fest

Puerto Rico (U.S. Territory):

Saudi Arabia:

  • Saudi Coffee Festival

South Africa:

  • Cape Town Coffee Festival

South Korea:

  • Seoul International Cafe Show

Spain:

  • Independent Barcelona Coffee Festival (IBCF)

Switzerland:

  • Swiss Coffee Festival

United Arab Emirates:

  • World of Coffee Dubai
  • Dubai International Coffee & Tea Festival (DICTF), started in 2009 now defunct since 2020

United Kingdom:

  • London Coffee Festival

United States:

  • Kona Coffee Cultural Festival (Hawaii)
  • New York Coffee Festival
  • Los Angeles Coffee Festival
  • San Francisco Coffee Festival
  • NJ Coffee Festival (New Jersey)
  • Columbus Coffee Festival (Ohio)
  • CoffeeCon (traveling consumer festival)
  • Coffee Fest (Seattle)

Vietnam:

  • Buôn Ma Thuột Coffee Festival

References

  1. ^ https://bigislandnow.com/events/event/i1v1o3w2q2e2s/
  2. ^ https://boricuaonline.com/en/yauco-national-coffee-festival/
  3. ^ https://en.sggp.org.vn/buon-ma-thuot-coffee-festival-opens-post34576.html
  4. ^ https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/en/post/99
  5. ^ https://news.tuoitre.vn/buon-ma-thuot-festival-highlights-vietnams-coffee-culture-10385166.htm
  6. ^ https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/news/william-reed-acquires-the-london-coffee-festival
  7. ^ https://www.gcrmag.com/why-melbourne-international-coffee-expo-is-a-must
  8. ^ https://cultureisathens.gr/en/event/athens-coffee-festival-1
  9. ^ https://www.horecaadvert.com/event/133/the-toronto-coffee-festival
  10. ^ https://perfectdailygrind.com/events/toronto-coffee-festival-2023
  11. ^ https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/news/inaugural-sao-paulo-coffee-festival-attracts-12-000-visitors
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