Coffee Festivals Worldwide

Choosing a consumer coffee festival

Start with what you want to do. For tasting different roasters’ coffees under one roof, look at the exhibitor list and public programme. For learning, prioritise guided tastings and hands-on brewing sessions. For a trip connected to coffee farming and local culture, Kona offers a different format from an exhibition-hall festival.

This guide concentrates on events that welcome ordinary coffee drinkers, rather than professional championship results or trade-show coverage. The wider coffee events guide explains the broader calendar.

The selection below is not an exhaustive directory. It distinguishes announced editions from undated event websites, because a recognisable festival name is not sufficient evidence that an event is currently bookable.

Coffee festivals worldwide: confirmed dates by destination

These are the editions advertised by organisers when checked on 2 November 2026. Dates describe the whole event unless the public-access column says otherwise.

A confirmed date does not mean that every workshop, exhibitor or ticket category has been finalised. Recheck the organiser’s booking page before arranging travel.

European destinations: London, Amsterdam and Paris

London: choose the public weekend

The London Coffee Festival combines coffee sampling, demonstrations, workshops and food with a substantial industry audience. Its next announced edition is at The Truman Brewery from 13 to 16 May 2027; Thursday and Friday are industry days, followed by the public weekend.

For a consumer visit, select 15 or 16 May rather than assuming any festival ticket grants access throughout the event. The organiser was directing visitors to ticket reminders when checked. Its visiting page still displayed the previous edition’s session timetable, so those older entry times should not be used to plan a 2027 visit.

Best fit: someone who wants tasting and demonstrations without needing a professional coffee background.

Amsterdam: tasting and practical learning

Amsterdam Coffee Festival advertises its next edition for 8 to 10 April 2027 at NDSM-Loods. The advertised mix includes coffee tastings, live roasting, workshops, masterclasses, food and music.

This is a useful candidate if you want to alternate between meeting roasters and learning a practical skill. Before booking, check which activities require a reservation and which public-access conditions apply to your chosen day.

The official page contains its announced dates alongside some older “dates coming soon” wording. Follow the dated announcement and current ticket information, then reconfirm before travelling.

Paris: pay attention to session length

Paris Café Festival announces 24 to 26 April 2027 at Le Carreau du Temple. Its programme includes a roasters’ village, practical coffee workshops, masterclasses and latte-art demonstrations.

The booking page is particularly useful for planning: it offers three-hour session tickets alongside full-day options. Decide whether your priority is a concentrated tasting visit or enough time to include several programmed activities.

The organiser reports 8,255 visitors in 2026. That is an organiser-published attendance figure, not an independently audited count, and it should not be treated as a prediction of crowding in any particular 2027 session.

For the tasting-led format rather than destination planning, see specialty coffee festivals.

The Americas: São Paulo and Kona

São Paulo: roasters, sensory experiences and food

São Paulo Coffee Festival’s announced next edition runs from 25 to 27 June 2027 at the Bienal in Parque Ibirapuera. The organiser describes coffee tastings, cafés and micro-roasters, workshops, masterclasses, sensory experiences, food, art and live music.

It suits a visitor who wants coffee to anchor a broader food-and-culture day. Check the language of any teaching session before reserving it, particularly if a guided workshop is the main reason for your visit.

Some programme material on the website still refers to 2026. Treat that as evidence of the previous format, not confirmation that an individual attraction will return in 2027.

Kona: a regional cultural festival

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival runs from 6 to 15 November 2026 across multiple locations, rather than inside one festival hall. Its published programme includes farm visits, tastings, a lantern parade, an artisan market and cultural activities.

For example, the Holualoa Coffee and Art Stroll is scheduled for 7 November 2026. Other activities take place on different days and at separate venues, so build an itinerary around individual listings rather than arriving at one address expecting everything to be there.

Admission arrangements also vary. The programme uses a festival button for many activities, while some events have additional admission or reservation requirements. Read each listing separately.

Best fit: a visitor interested in the people, places and cultural life around coffee production, not simply sampling several roasters in an afternoon.

Asia and Africa: Tokyo and Cape Town

Tokyo: an outdoor winter edition

Tokyo Coffee Festival advertises its Winter edition for 30 and 31 January 2027 in the United Nations University courtyard. Published opening hours are 11:00 to 17:00 on both days.

Its listed participants include Japanese and international coffee businesses, alongside food and other stalls. The courtyard setting makes this a different proposition from an enclosed exhibition venue: plan clothing and breaks around an outdoor winter visit.

The organiser lists open entry. Do not interpret that as a promise that every drink or tasting experience is included; check the current arrangements for sampling before arriving.

Cape Town: a public show with a festival-style programme

The inaugural Cape Town Coffee Show is announced for 21 and 22 November 2026 at Newlands Cricket Ground. Although named a show, its public programme fits this guide: roasters, tastings, cuppings, demonstrations, food and music.

Cupping means a structured comparative coffee tasting. Beginners need not know the professional vocabulary before attending, but should check whether a particular session is guided.

Tickets are available through the organiser’s linked iTickets service. The FAQ explicitly says that standard admission does not include unlimited or complimentary coffee from exhibitors, although visitors can access the Sample Bar and cuppings.

Choose this event for discovering South African roasters and attending demonstrations, rather than expecting every stand to serve drinks as part of admission.

Seasons and events without confirmed dates

Think in local seasons rather than treating the calendar as one worldwide festival season. The announced European editions above fall in April and May, Tokyo’s next edition is explicitly a winter event, and São Paulo’s June dates fall in the Southern Hemisphere’s winter. Kona and Cape Town both have November 2026 editions, but offer quite different programmes.

Do not turn one year’s dates into a permanent annual rule. A festival can change month, venue or format.

Two names need particular caution:

• New York Coffee Festival: the official website displays “2027 Dates Coming Soon” while also retaining a 2026 placeholder. No exact next-edition date was verified.
• Toronto Coffee Festival: the official homepage states “TBC” and “New Dates Coming Soon”. It is not a confirmed dated destination in this guide.

These are watch-list entries, not evidence of cancellation. Equally, an undated website is not enough reason to organise a festival trip.

Tickets and a practical visiting checklist

Compare access conditions before comparing the attractions on the poster. London distinguishes industry and public days; Paris offers timed sessions; Kona requires activity-by-activity planning; Cape Town distinguishes admission from coffee supplied by exhibitors.

Use this checklist:

1. Confirm the edition. Match the year, dates and venue across the organiser’s homepage and booking page.
2. Confirm consumer access. Check for industry-only periods or accreditation requirements.
3. Read the ticket inclusions. Look separately for entry, samples, guided tastings, workshops and any tasting-token arrangements.
4. Reserve the essential activity. If one workshop makes the visit worthwhile, establish its booking process before finalising the trip.
5. Check practical access. Ask about step-free routes, seating, toilets, companion arrangements and any outdoor sections relevant to your visit.
6. Read entry and transfer terms. Check session times, re-entry, ticket transfers and cancellation conditions.
7. Make a short tasting plan. Choose a few roasters to visit and leave room for an unexpected discovery.

For a more useful tasting visit, take brief notes rather than trying to remember every stand. Record the roaster, coffee, brewing method and what you liked: floral and tea-like, chocolatey and rounded, or bright and citrus-led.

Ask what was served and how it was brewed. The most useful souvenir from coffee festivals worldwide may be a clear idea of which coffee you want to drink again, and how to prepare it.