Lisbon coffee festival
Lisbon kicked off Portugal’s biggest coffee festival running March 23–29 with tastings, workshops and industry panels — a must for coffee‑focused culinary tourists (theportugalnews.com). The week‑long event packs barista demos and trade programming for both travelers and pros in the specialty coffee scene (theportugalnews.com).
Curated by Tasteology and organized by Sofia Ferraz, the festival team scaled the concept after a previous Porto edition and is positioning Lisbon as the national hub for specialty‑coffee programming. (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) Organizers describe this as the second edition and are projecting attendance above 3,000 visitors for the series of citywide events. (perfectdailygrind.com) (perfectdailygrind.com) The on‑site Coffee Market will be staged at the industrial 8 Marvila venue and is expected to host about 40 national and international roaster and equipment exhibitors. (8marvila / lisboncoffeeweek.pt) (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) A headline competition this year is the Espresso Skills Championship, which judges entrants on sensory communication, creativity and hospitality in addition to technical espresso performance. (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) Program listings show more than 30 distinct activities across pop‑ups and partner venues, including roastery tours, roasting and cupping masterclasses, latte‑art workshops, a Sensory Laboratory pairing coffee and cocoa, and an opening networking party at Neighborhood Lisbon. (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) (lisboncoffeeweek.pt) Tickets for pop‑ups and the Coffee Market start from €10, the market’s opening session is scheduled for 14:30 on its Friday kickoff, and organisers say the market weekend will concentrate talks, trade training and unlimited tasting stations. (lisboasecreta.co / presstur.com) (lisboasecreta.co)
