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Brewing soon: What to expect from the 2023 Manila Coffee Festival

by Joyce Remo

PUBLISHED ON March 10, 2023

IT would be a latte fun for coffee enthusiasts as the annual coffee festival in Metro will be back on-ground this March in Pasay City.

The highly-anticipated Manila Coffee Festival 2023 will be brewing from March 17 to March 19 at the MGBX Convention Hall at the Manila Marriott Hotel.

This yearly gathering celebrates the essence and richness of the Philippine coffee culture, the country’s coffee, and coffee growers.

Coffee and culture

It aims to prove that “coffee is more than just a commodity but a part of our cultural identity which we commit to sustain.”

Coffee enthusiasts will surely enjoy this event as it would feature various activities for festival-goers. These include live coffee demonstrations, latte art workshops, and an imaginative discussion with prominent figures in the Philippine coffee industry.

Aside from these, coffee lovers can also expect the presence of various exhibitors during the festival, such as coffee growers from different provinces in the country, cafe and restaurant owners, baristas, roasters, industry advocates, and artisans, to list a few.

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The festival will also hold a mural art competition during its March 17 opening. With the theme “Beyond the Cup: The Next Generation of Philippine Coffee,” artists from ages 16 to 25 are invited to join and compete in a chalk art mural competition.

Participants can join either individually or as a team, with a maximum of four members per group. The event organizers will only choose seven participants to compete during the contest and one will be named as the first Muralista Competition champion of this coffee festival.

Photo courtesy: Manila Coffee Festival on Facebook

Tickets for the 2023 Manila Coffee Festival can be purchased through PouchNATION, at the price of P300 for regular one-day passes and P1,800 for expresso passes.

Students can avail themselves of a P200 discount for the event pass if they present a valid ID.

The regular pass will allow festival goers access to booths, free and unlimited Philippine coffee, live performances from various local artists, and other benefits.

Meanwhile, those who will get the expresso pass will receive the same inclusions but they also have an additional access to free unlimited coffee cocktails during the event. Moreover, they will also have the opportunity to sit down and join the KapeTalks Session with seasoned experts and professionals in the coffee industry.