Bristol Coffee Festival

The biggest celebration of speciality coffee in the South West

14th September 2024

Bristol Coffee Festival 2024 is coming!

After an amazing turn out last year, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be back again at our beloved Bristol Beacon on 14th September 2024.

This inclusive event is about bringing people together and showcasing the breadth of the speciality coffee industry in the South West. You’ll get the chance to immerse yourself in the world of coffee, guided by industry professionals. The festival has over 40 exhibitors, panel talks, workshops and competitions. 

Plan Your Visit

Click to expand and view the timetable for our inspirational talks and cupping sessions, or to book onto our Speed Networking sessions!

  • INSPIRED BY COFFEE. POWERED BY PEOPLE.

    10:30 David Rickenback

    Rethinking Café Spaces: Cultivating Community and Maximising Engagement Beyond Specialty Coffee

    11:00 Aashifa Hussain & Eve Wagg

    What is so much talent leaving the coffee industry?  (Bringing the 5th Wave article / Future of Coffee report to life)

    11:30 Wycliffe Sande

    Beyond Arabica: The Rise of Specialty Robusta  and why you should care.

    12:00 Ana Luiza Pellicer

    Climate Clusterf**ck and Physiological Stress

    13:30 Jessie May Peters

    How to extract the most from coffee; for those that produce it

    14:00 Sarah Kern

    Bean There, Done That - Lessons from Coffee Chains

    14:30 Claire Wallace & Roosa Jalonen

    Team work makes the dream work: How to coach and compete for success!

    15:00 Izzy Austen

    Stirring the Pot: The Rise of Coffee Influencers and Their Industry Role

    15:30 Esther Hope

    Finding your place in the industry: how to build a career that works for you

    16:00 Fabiana Carvalho

    Specialty Canephora: The Elephant in the Room

    16:30 Emma Haines & Luiza Pereira Furquim

    How much more can coffee producers do when they get cheaper credit?

    17:00 Radu Judele

    Balancing Virtual and Real-World Coffee Connections as a Home Barista

  • 10:30 - Volcafe 

    11:30 - Unic // Eldorado Green Coffee

    12:30 - Cofinet // DR Wakefield

    13:30 - Primavera Coffee // Khipu Coffee

    14:30 - Yun Coffee Bean // Algrano

    15:30  - Royalty Specialty Coffee // Manta Gray

Check out the gallery to get a flavour of what you can expect from the Bristol Coffee Festival

I loved the decaf filter OddKin offered along with the taste test. Radical blew my mind with the Ice Process coffee, and my partner loved the Chai vendor!
— coffee enthusiast

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