Welcome to the Sprudge Coffee Events Calendar! This is your go-to resource for upcoming coffee festivals, barista competitions, cupping sessions, latte art throwdowns, coffee trade shows, roaster pop-ups, and specialty coffee community gatherings around the world. Whether you’re a professional barista, coffee roaster, café owner, or passionate home brewer, this coffee events guide helps you discover where to taste, learn, compete, and connect in the global coffee scene.
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World Coffee Championship Judge Skills Program
For the first time ever in the United States, World Coffee Championship Judge Skills Program will be held this August. The workshops focusing on Barista Skills and Brewers Skills will take place at Carrboro Coffee Roasters in North Carolina August 14 – 17, 2026.
The WCC Judge Skills Program introduces participants to the judging process, scoring systems, competition rules and evaluation methods used across the World Coffee Championships. It is the ideal first step for anyone who wants to judge more consistently, prepare to compete more strategically, or coach competitors with greater comprehension.
Instructors are certified WCC reps with decades of experience:
☕ Roukiat Delrue “Rouki” has been a Certified WBC Judge and Head Judge since 2008, and is currently certified for WBC, WLAC and WCRC and WBrC.
☕ Sebastian De Rodt “Seb” started his judge certification journey in 2012 and has been a WCC Rep since 2018. Seb is a Judge Operations Lead for the World Latte Art Championship.
They will be supported by Scott Conary, WCC Rep & a Judge Operations Lead for the World Barista Championship. Living in the United States, Scott has been a WCC Judge since 2005 and is also a SCA Q Instructor and CVA Trainer / Ambassador, & a Head Judge (QC) and Instructor for the Alliance for Coffee Excellence’s Program since 2015.
Slow Pour Supply is a generous sponsor of this program, as well as continuing to provide ongoing support for national & world coffee competitions