Around 600 coffee lovers are expected to flock to The Oxford Coffee Festival on Saturday (October 25), which is being held for the first time to celebrate the city’s coffee artisans and watch them at work.
Taking place at The Kings Centre on Osney Mead, visitors can watch the latte art knock out competition, listen to experts, book a masterclass, watch demos, try the tasting sessions and talk to the producers, coffee shop owners, roasters, experts and baristas on hand.
Those taking part include Beanworks, Bishops Roast Coffee, Brew Crew Coffee Roasters, Clifton Coffee Roasters, Colombia Coffee Roasters, Dark Horse Coffee Roasters, Jericho Coffee Traders, Kickback Coffee Roasters, Missing Bean Coffee Roasters, Proof Social Bakery, Red Step Coffee Roasters, Routes Coffee Roasters, Saints of Mokha, and Tree Artisan Cafe.
Also on hand will be Bird & Blend, Yan Marzano Pizza, Barefoot Bakery, Sourdough Pizza Co, Skogen Kitchen, Alfonso Gelato, Bernwood Pottery, Sophie’s Cookies, La Cookaracha and Oxford Farmhouse to make sure you are well fed and watered.
‘Oxford is really punching above its weight in turns of its coffee community’
The brainchild of local brothers Ed and David Myatt who were determined that Oxford should have it’s own coffee festival, they decided to take matters into their own hands, and are confident The Oxford Coffee Festival will take off and become an annual event.
“Oxford is really punching above its weight in turns of its coffee community,” Ed explains. “There are so many coffee companies and roasters, coffee shops and baristas here who are really passionate about what they do, so the quality is already here and definitely worth shouting about.
We think there is a real appetite for a coffee festival here in Oxford’
“We think there is a real appetite for a coffee festival here in Oxford, it’s worked well in other cities, and the reaction so far has been amazing. We’ve sold 500 tickets already and all the contributor are really excited about taking part.”
Running from 9am-4pm, the much hyped latte art competition is running from 11am-1pm – where baristas from far and wide compete for the lauded title in the knock out competition taking place over four rounds in front of a panel of judges.
Joto Godai will be one of those competing. Hailing from Brazil, the 32 year-old won the São Paulo latte art competition in 2023, and has been pouring his love and creativity into every cup of coffee he serves and crafts at Tree Artisan Cafe on Little Clarendon Street.
Graziella Ascensao who runs Tree Artisan Cafe EXCLUSIVE: “I saved up for 13 years to open Oxford’s Tree Artisan Cafe.” How dreams do come true! is also hugely excited about taking part. A Total coffee aficionado, Graziella even has Tree Artisan’s own coffee specially roasted in Oxford using coffee beans from women led farms around the world, and has sponsored Brazilian Jota Godoi to join the Tree Artisan team here in Oxford.
“It’s all about the beans and it’s a crazy world,” she grins, “but having latte art in your coffee is a big pull. It’s especially popular with the younger generation of coffee drinkers who appreciate quality and are much more discerning about which coffee shops they frequent. So we maintain very high standards here and it is paying off because we have so many loyal customers.
“So taking part in the first ever Oxford Coffee Festival is really exciting because we pour so much passion into our coffee – we are just very grateful to be included.”
The Oxford Coffee Festival is at The Kings Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford from 9am-4pm on Saturday October 25. Book tickets at https://www.theoxfordcoffeefestival.co.uk/events/the-oxford-coffee-festival-2025
