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10-13 February 2027 · Ntungamo, Uganda
AfricaCoffee Fest’27
For the Fun & Flavour of African coffee.
Four days for the people who grow, roast, trade, serve and enjoy coffee. Meet buyers, find partners and put your brand in front of the right crowd.
From $2,000 exhibition booths4 days of trade and cultureNo payment today request first
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Africa Coffee Park
Ntungamo, Uganda
01 A continental coffee experience
Where coffee
people meet.
Africa Coffee Fest brings growers, roasters, brands, buyers, investors and coffee lovers together in one place.
At Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo, you can do business, learn from working professionals, taste coffees from across the continent and enjoy the culture around every cup.
Why the festival matters04Festival days
07Flagship experiences
50K+Cups for cupping
10KFarmers represented
01Purpose-built park
Festival partners
Built with strong partners.
Public institutions, industry leaders and Ugandan businesses are working together to make the festival a useful platform for coffee, trade and tourism.
Africa Coffee Park · Inspire Coffee · Inspire Cafe · Explore Uganda · Equity · Tororo Cement · Uganda Baati · MAAIF · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Steel & Tube · Science, Technology & Innovation Secretariat
02 The festival at a glance
What the festival
is here to do.
Create more customers for African coffee, more useful connections for the industry and more value for the people behind every cup.
Business platform
Meet buyers, investors, sponsors, government and development partners looking for opportunities in African coffee.
Learning experience
Explore cupping, brewing, coffee science, barista skills, quality, branding and export readiness.
Cultural celebration
Experience coffee alongside food, fashion, music, sport, tourism, community and African creativity.
Impact platform
Support farmer livelihoods, youth employment, women’s participation, tree adoption and value-chain transformation.
03 Main festival components
Seven ways
to experience coffee.
Do business in the morning, taste coffee through the afternoon and stay for the culture at sunset.
01 · Trade
Convention & Expo
Product showcases, B2B meetings, innovation, buyer engagement and investment conversations.
02 · Craft
Barista Championships
Live competitions, brewing demos, judging, tastings and skills showcases.
03 · Taste
Cupping Experience
Over 50,000 cups from 10,000 farmers, with guided tastings, origin stories, quality evaluation and buyer conversations.
04 · Impact
Tree Adoption
Connect directly with coffee-growing communities through adoption, traceability and long-term impact partnerships.
05 · Excellence
Africa Coffee Awards
Honouring standout brands, baristas, innovators, farmers, exporters, tourism experiences and impact initiatives.
06 · Sport
Coffee Marathon
Race categories, community participation, tourism visibility and a run supporting the IK community of Karamoja through coffee farming.
07 · Culture
Festival Concert
Live music, food and coffee bring everyone together for the festival's final night.
04 Suggested programme flow
Four days.
Here's the plan.
From the first business meeting to Saturday night's concert, each day has its own focus.
01
Opening · Trade · Taste
Convention, Expo & Cupping
Official opening, keynote sessions, exhibition launch, investor networking, coffee tastings and business meetings.
- Official opening
- Expo launch
- Investor networking
- Cupping sessions
02
Skill · Quality · Youth
Barista Excellence & Cupping
Barista Championships, brewing demonstrations, youth skills showcases, coffee education and expert-led tasting.
- Live championships
- Brewing demos
- Youth skills
- Coffee education
03
Recognition · Impact · Origin
Awards, Tree Adoption & Consumer Day
Awards ceremony, tree adoption activations, public exhibitions, tourism showcases and closing business engagements.
- Coffee Awards
- Tree adoption
- Public exhibitions
- Tourism showcase
04
Wellness · Culture · Celebration
Marathon & Festival Concert
The Coffee Marathon, a cultural showcase and a high-energy concert experience bring the festival to a memorable close.
- Coffee Marathon
- Cultural showcase
- Food & coffee
- Festival concert
05 Exhibition zones
Choose the right
place for your brand.
The official venue plan has four physical zones. Each one brings related businesses and visitors closer together.
Coffee Brands & Roasters
Roasted, ground, instant, specialty and ready-to-drink coffee products.
Equipment, Origins & Technology
Processing, machinery, packaging and agri-tech alongside farmers, cooperatives and origin showcases.
Hospitality, Finance & Trade
Hotels, tourism and lifestyle brands alongside banks, investors, insurers, logistics and trade services.
Youth, Skills & Innovation
Academies, universities, start-ups, young professionals, creatives and practical new ideas.
All four zones
See the plan. Pick a number. Send your request.
The booking form lets you choose a preferred booth in Zones 1, 2, 3 or 4. Your selection is held as a request until the festival team confirms it.
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
- Burundi
- Cameroon
06 Who should attend
If coffee moves you,
you belong here.
Meet the value chainExhibitors
Brands, processors, equipment, packaging, hospitality, tourism, logistics, agri-tech and services.
Investors
Capital looking at processing, retail, export, tourism, infrastructure and technology.
Sponsors
Banks, telecoms, airlines, FMCG, government, embassies and impact institutions.
Guests
Coffee lovers, tourists, families, students, creatives, runners and music fans.
Stakeholders
Ministries, authorities, cooperatives, buyers, development agencies, media and academia.
07 Exhibit at the festival
A space for every
ambition.
Choose a footprint that matches your audience, activation and business objective.
Standard Booth
6m × 3m
$2,000USD
For SMEs, coffee brands and service providers.
- Exhibition space
- Basic branding area
- Table and chairs
- Access badges
Premium Booth
Priority placement
$2,500USD
For established brands and exporters.
- Larger space
- Priority location
- Enhanced branding
- Product demo area
Experience Booth
Taste + demonstrate
$3,000USD
For tastings, brewing and live activations.
- Demo counter
- Tasting setup
- Power access
- Interaction space
Corporate Pavilion
Brand-led footprint
$3,500USD
For banks, telecoms, agencies and lead sponsors.
- Large branded area
- Lounge setup
- High visibility
- Meeting space
Country Pavilion
National showcase
$3,500USD
For embassies, regions and producer groups.
- Shared showcase
- Origin storytelling
- Delegation space
- Regional visibility
01Choose how to participate
02Select a space or package
03Confirm setup requirements
04Submit booking details
05Receive confirmation
06Prepare for the festival
08 Sponsorship
Choose the reach
your brand needs.
Sponsorship is separate from exhibition space. Choose a package for festival-wide visibility, a single activity or a defined impact programme.
Maximum visibility across the full festival.
Strong visibility across selected platforms.
Focused activity and audience visibility.
Entry-level visibility and engagement.
Own one flagship festival component.
Fund farmers, youth, women or sustainability.
Investment gatewayBuild at origin.
09 Investor opportunities
Meet the businesses
building what comes next.
Tell us what you want to source, fund or build. We will use your request to line up useful conversations before you arrive.
Processing & value additionInstant & freeze-dried coffeeRoasting & consumer brandsCold brew & ready-to-drinkPackaging & export logisticsCoffee tourism & hospitalityRetail & café chainsDigital traceability & agri-techRenewable energyFarmer finance
The guest experience
Taste it.
Run it.
Live it.
Taste origin coffeesJoin guided cuppingWatch baristas competeMeet farmers and foundersAdopt a coffee treeRun the marathonExplore coffee tourismClose with the concert
10 Where it happens
Africa
Coffee Park.
Ntungamo, Uganda
A purpose-built continental home for coffee, bringing exhibition, competition, culture and community into one destination.
Open in maps11 Frequently asked
What you need
to know.
Exhibitors, investors, sponsors, speakers, buyers, guests, media partners and experience partners can all participate. Choose the route that best matches your objective.
Choose an exhibitor package, select a preferred booth number in any of the four zones and send your request. The organising team will then confirm availability, payment and setup details.
Prepare your company profile, samples, branding, staff details, booth requirements, equipment and power needs, demonstration plan, marketing collateral and business contacts.
Yes. Activity sponsorship is available for the Barista Championships, Marathon, Coffee Awards, Tree Adoption, Cupping Experience, Convention & Expo or Festival Concert.
Yes. Guests can taste coffee, attend demonstrations, watch competitions, visit the expo, join the marathon, adopt a tree and enjoy the closing concert.
10-13 February 2027 · Ntungamo, Uganda