The "biggest coffee festival Scotland has ever seen" is on its way to Glasgow this May, with coffee fans set to enjoy the most exciting year yet.
The Glasgow Coffee Festival will return to The Briggait for its eighth year on May 13 and 14, with organisers Dear Green Coffee Roasters preparing a weekend of tastings, workshops, top baristas, and more.
Event organiser and Dear Green founder Lisa Lawson expects a huge crowd after last year's sell-out event with more than 2,400 people attending over the course of the weekend.
She said: “This is a celebration of Scotland’s coffee community which has continued to thrive through all the challenges it faces; from Brexit to Covid and now rising utility bills.
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“The coffee industry in Scotland is incredibly creative and resilient, and we’re very proud to be part of it.
“Each year, there’s more demand for the festival as Scotland’s coffee community grows, and more coffee-curious people become coffee lovers.
"Hopefully the festival will encourage even more people to swap their visit to a big chain for an independent coffee shop, which serves coffee by independent roasters and supports the local economy."
She added that though last year's event was their biggest yet, 2023's will have even more events throughout the weekend, stating: "It’s shaping up to be the biggest coffee festival Scotland has ever seen. We’re very excited to share news of the full calendar of events in the coming weeks and we’re proud to give a platform to Scotland’s coffee businesses to reach a new audience."
As has been the case since 2018, the festival will be completely single-use cup-free, something which is expected to help save more than 30,000 cups from landfill this year, thanks to a partnership with KeepCup.
Tickets are £14 per session and will include presentations, tastings, and plenty of coffee.
Profits from this year’s festival will be donated to charity, with over £8,000 raised last year to support the humanitarian effort in Ukraine.
For more information on the businesses involved, and to find out more about the people behind them, you can visit the Glasgow Coffee Festival website.
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