FAQs

Glasgow Coffee Festival, held in the beautiful halls of The Briggait, has come a long way since launching in 2014 as Scotland’s first-ever coffee festival.

In 2025, we expanded into a second hall to welcome more exhibitors than ever and host the SCA UK Cup Tasters Championship final and Roast Hero competition. Over four sold-out sessions, 2,000+ coffee lovers enjoyed tastings, talks, workshops, and competitions featuring Scotland’s top cafés and roasteries. Sustainability stayed central to our festival: with BorrowCup, we saved 30,000 cups from landfill; 90 litres of used coffee grounds were repurposed with Revive Eco; no waste went to landfill thanks to Change Waste Recycling; and we remained a plastic bottle-free festival with Mossgiel. What a buzz!

 

  • Your festival ticket includes access to over 50 coffee focused stalls by local roasters and cafes as well as loads of free coffee, tastings, talks, roasting demos, workshops and much more!

  • Due to high demand, tickets for this event must be purchased in advance. Tickets will not be available on the door.
    2026 tickets will be launched soon…

  • Please ensure you select the correct day and session time when ordering your tickets.
    Please email getinvolved@glasgowcoffeefestival.com to request if a ticket swap will be available for your selected times.

  • We’ve put together a handy sustainable travel guide to help you plan your visit to this years festival. Check it out here.

  • Festival maps are available on the lead up to the festival.

  • Look our for updates on after-parties and fringe events at this years festival.

  • Food vendors for Glasgow Coffee Festival 2026 will be revealed soon!

  • Yes please! We’ve been single use cup free since 2018.

    We have cup rinsing and sanitising stations throughout the festival venue.

  • Absolutely! Bring your kids along! Any children under the age of 12 can come to the festival free of charge... the Babychinos will be flowing!

    Sadly dogs aren’t allowed to attend The Briggait venue with the exemption of assistance dogs, who are allowed.

  • The venue is wheelchair accessible – on ground level, there are ramps to get inside.

  • Glasgow Coffee Festival has always been in support of independent businesses and the growth of our local coffee industry. We are therefore a ‘not for profit’ event.

    Profits have always been donated to charity. Our 2025 festival was no different, thanks to the sponsorship support by Dear Green, La Marzocco, Oatly and Borrow Cup.

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