Specialty Tea Events

24 events

Late July, Sunday

London Tea Friends Summer Tea Festival

London, United Kingdom · Lincoln's Inn Fields

FestivalGongfu in the fields.

13 to 14 June (annual mid-June)

Paris Tea Festival

Paris, France · Cité Internationale + Mairie du 15e

FestivalFrance's specialty tea weekend.

First weekend of June, 2 days

京都吉田山大茶会 (Kyoto Yoshidayama Grand Tea Gathering)

Kyoto, Japan · Yoshida Shrine

FestivalFour traditions, one grove.

Mid to late May, weekend

全国煎茶道大会 (National Sencha-do Convention)

Uji, Japan · Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji Temple

CeremonySencha returns to its home temple.

Late May to early June, dates vary

勐海国际茶王节 (Menghai International Tea King Festival)

Menghai, China · Menghai County town + tea-mountain villages

FestivalMenghai crowns its year.

Mid May, 2 days

易武斗茶大会 (Yiwu Tea Contest / Mengla Tribute-Tea Festival)

Yiwu, China · Yiwu Town, Mengla County

FestivalPuer at its ancestral village.

Early May, ~5 days

보성 다향대축제 (Boseong Green Tea Festival)

Boseong, South Korea · Boseong Green Tea Plantation

FestivalKorean green tea at its source.

25 May annually

차의날 전국 차문화축제 (Tea Day National Tea Culture Festival)

Seoul, South Korea · National Assembly lawn, Yeouido

FestivalKorea's national tea day on the Assembly lawn.

Early May, 5 to 6 days

하동 야생차문화축제 (Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival)

Hadong, South Korea · Hadong Wild Tea Healing Center

FestivalKorea's oldest tea land, six days a year.

Around 20 April, autumn edition also runs

安溪铁观音开茶季 (Anxi Tieguanyin Tea-Opening Season)

Anxi, China · Xīpíng Town (rotates with Gǎndé Town)

FestivalTieguanyin comes home.

Four seasonal gatherings across the year

阿里山四季茶旅 (Alishan Four Seasons Tea Journey)

Alishan, Taiwan · Alishan National Scenic Area

FestivalHigh-mountain oolong, four times a year.

Early March (around Jīngzhé)

喊山祭茶 (Wuyishan Tea-Calling Ceremony)

Wuyishan, China · 九龙窠 Da Hong Pao mother-tree area

CeremonyThe oldest calling of the harvest.

Mid to late March

西湖龙井开茶节 (West Lake Longjing Tea-Opening Festival)

Hangzhou, China · Yǒngjīn Park + West Lake picking villages

FestivalThe Longjing harvest opens.

30 January 2027

Amsterdam Tea Festival

Amsterdam, Netherlands · Westergas

FestivalEurope's specialty tea weekend.

Early 2027 (annual, winter)

Toronto Tea Festival

Toronto, Canada · Toronto Reference Library

FestivalCanada's biggest tea weekend.

1 December annually

北野天満宮献茶祭 (Kitano Tenmangū Tea Offering Festival)

Kyoto, Japan · Kitano Tenmangū Shrine

CeremonyKyoto's tea schools open the temple doors.

7 to 8 November 2026

Berlin Tea Festival

Berlin, Germany · silent.green

FestivalBerlin's autumn gathering.

Mid November, 5 days

梧州六堡茶文化节 (Wuzhou Liubao Tea Culture Festival)

Wuzhou, China · Wuzhou Convention Center

FestivalGuangxi's dark tea homecoming.

3 to 4 October 2026

Vienna Tea Festival

Vienna, Austria · Reaktor Wien

FestivalCentral Europe's specialty gathering.

October 2026 (annual)

Xiamen International Tea Fair

Xiamen, China · Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center

Trade FairWhere the tea industry meets, at full scale.

Early to mid October, 9 days spanning National Day

南投世界茶業博覽會 (Nantou World Tea Expo)

Nantou, Taiwan · Zhongxing Assembly Hall + Grand Parade Ground

FestivalTaiwan's biggest tea gathering.

First Sunday of October

宇治茶まつり (Uji Matcha Festival)

Uji, Japan · Ujigami Shrine + Byōdō-in area

FestivalMatcha's home town in October.

26 to 27 September 2026

Brussels Tea Festival

Brussels, Belgium · Flagey

FestivalThe Belgian specialty gathering.

Late September 2026 (annual)

Northwest Tea Festival

Seattle, United States · Seattle Center

FestivalTwo days of tastings in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates shift year to year. Always check the event’s own site before booking travel.

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