Bristol Coffee Festival
The biggest celebration of speciality coffee in the South West
6th September 2025
Bristol Coffee Festival 2025 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 6th September 2025.
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!
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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
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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
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Click the links below to secure your session:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcoffefestival/1352413
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcoffefestival/1352431
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcoffefestival/1352433
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcoffefestival/1352432
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!”
