8th Annual Columbus Coffee Festival
September 23 & 24, 2023
The 8th annual Columbus Coffee Festival took place on September 23rd and 24th at the Ohio Village and was a sell out both days with 8,500 attendees over the two day event. Our biggest event to date featured 43 coffee roaster partners from all over the midwest, plus craft vendors, baked goods, live music, live poetry readings, a pop-up goat petting zoo, axe-throwing, photo spots, a merch booth, food trucks, and more!
This year’s coffee roasters included:
Angry Bear Coffee, Black Kahawa Coffee, Cafe Graciela, Cafe La Piedra, Caribou Coffee, Cherry Blend Coffee Roasters, Coffee Connections, Coffee Emporium, Crimson, Curly Dog Coffee, Deeper Roots Coffee, Dirt Rich Brew, Doctor Coffee, Double Shot Espresso Company, Earmark Coffee, Finca la Piedra, Florin Coffee, Fruits and Roots, Goldberry Roasting Company, Good Sign Coffee, Hemisphere Coffee Roasters, Humble Mornings Coffee Co., Java Momma, Jennings Java, Kayak Coffee, Koffee Paradise, Morning Ritual, Muddy Banks Coffee, One Line Coffee, Pioneer Coffee Roasters, Roaming Goat Coffee, Royal Flamingo Coffee, Saucy Brew Works, Silver Bridge Coffee Co, The Coffee Mess, Tinker Coffee, The Galaxy Coffee, Third Way Cafe*, The Real Black Goat Corp, Two Tigers Coffee, Viet Espresso and Tea, Viking Coffee Co. and Yield Coffee.
The Columbus Coffee Festival is a consumer-centric showcase of amazing midwest coffees, cold brews, iced coffee, nitro coffee, teas/chais and more. The event also doubles as a fundraiser for Columbus Underground, helping to power locally owned community journalism year-round.
Our festival partners and sponsors this year included Snowville Creamery, School of Rock, Third Wave Water, Experience Columbus (Columbus Coffee Trail), Leaf Home Water Solutions, Leland Smith Insurance Services, The Hills Market Downtown and Slammers. A huge thank you goes out to our staff, volunteers, and Events Director Danielle Hackworth.
Check out some great photos from this year’s event, below, and stay tuned for 2024’s festival! If you’d like to be notified when tickets go on sale next year, CLICK HERE to sign up for the email alerts!
All photos by Derek Ward.
