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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Rotterdam Coffee Fest
The pilot edition of Rotterdam Coffee Fest is set to take place 11-12 October 2025 in the historic Timmerhuis building in central Rotterdam. Organized by Stichting Coffee Block, the festival will become the annual headline of Rotterdam’s coffee culture, uniting professionals, enthusiasts, and specialty coffee lovers for a spirited weekend of culture, community, and creativity.
Over two days, the festival will bring together around 15 local roasters such as A Matter of Concrete, Manhattan, Ripsnorter, Grounded, Evermore, and more in a Roaster’s Village, plus around 15 complementary coffee-adjacent businesses like Espresso Service West, Nomadschai, and more in a packed vendor exhibition. The festival also offers curated talks, workshops, and panels over topics on city history, culture, and social responsibility, to name a few. Guests will have full access to cuppings and tastings from roasters and green coffee importers, as well as tea experts, among others. Brand activations from names like HOKA with a fringe morning run event or Oatly with an engaging festival booth will offer new ways to engage the local coffee community.
A standout feature of the event is “Rotterdam’s Favorite Café/Roastery 2025” competition, a playful, community-driven poll that encourages fans to support their favorite local coffee businesses. Each participating café receives a unique voting link (rotterdamcoffeefest.com/vote) tied to ticket purchases—when community members buy a festival ticket through that link, it counts as a vote, while also receiving discounted entry. This initiative strengthens local engagement and helps amplify word-of-mouth enthusiasm across Rotterdam’s diverse coffee neighborhoods.
The festival’s mission is to foster an inclusive and energetic environment, where passion for coffee can flourish on a platform that highlights Rotterdam’s local talent, tell the city’s stories, showcase homegrown innovations, and contribute to community growth year after year. Early bird tickets are available now, offering reduced entry prices and full access to all scheduled activity.