Prepare for the caffeine buzz of a lifetime.
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Coffee aficionados, circle Sunday, Nov. 15. The third annual Florida Coffee Festival presented by Florida Coffee Culture is pouring into Festival Park in Orlando with enough caffeine, competition and caprine cuddles to warrant a Broward (or elsewhere) to-Orlando mission.
Running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival brings together coffee shops, roasters, matcha brands and specialty beverage makers from Florida and beyond. Each coffee booth will serve a sample, allowing guests to sip their way through espressos, pour-overs, cold brews, matcha lattes and other creations.
Programming includes coffee cuppings, live music, chef and local artist pop-ups, exclusive merchandise and the Florida Latte Art Championship. There will also be goat cuddling, because somebody wisely looked at a coffee festival and decided it needed hooves. We approve.
The 2026 vendor roster has yet to drop. Still, last year drew Panther Coffee, Charleston Coffee Roasters, La Victoria Geisha Coffee Distributors and dozens of additional vendors, so expectations are properly caffeinated.
General admission currently costs $24.69, including taxes and fees. Tickets rise to $30.37 at the door. Children 12 and younger enter free with a ticketed adult.
VIP admission costs $58.79 and unlocks entry at 10 a.m., free parking, exclusive food and beverage options, a complimentary cocktail, mocktail or beer ticket, VIP activations and restrooms and a merchandise swag bag. General admission parking costs $5, with complimentary shuttle service offered from the off-site lot.
Festival Park sits within a 25-minute drive of Brightline’s Orlando station. Translation: Let somebody else handle I-95 while you prepare to drink an unreasonable number of tiny coffees.
