1st – 10th October 2026 · Uganda

Africa
Coffee Fest

Barista Championships · Marathon · Convention & Expo · Awards · Cupping · Tree Adoption · Concert

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The continental celebration of coffee — from farm to cup to stage.

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Closing Day · 10 October 2026

The Coffee Fest Concert

The Coffee Concert closes Africa Coffee Fest at Africa Coffee Park — Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Reggae and Highlife celebrating African music, creativity and coffee culture alongside marathon festivities on Day Ten.

Headline performer in white on the Africa Coffee Park main stage
Main stage

Coffee Concert · Night One

Africa Coffee Park · arena capacity

Fans cheering at the front barrier during the Coffee Fest concert
Day Ten

Afro Night Live

Pan-African headliners

Night concert crowd at Africa Coffee Park main stage
Festival close

Hip-Hop Stage

Rising East African MCs

Thousands of fans cheering at the front barrier of Africa Coffee Fest
Front Row

The Crowd

Africa's biggest coffee gathering, packed to the barrier

Hosted by

UCDA
INSPIRE AFRICA

About

Africa Coffee Fest is the continent's flagship ten-day gathering — a single park where farmers, baristas, brands and fans meet around the bean that changed Africa.

Hosted at Africa Coffee Park in Uganda from 1st to 10th October 2026: Days 1–6 spotlight the Inspire Africa Barista Championship and historic cupping exhibition; Day 7 hosts the G-25 Coffee Investment Summit and Africa Coffee Awards; Days 8–9 centre on the Convention & Expo with adoption and farm expeditions; Day Ten culminates in the Coffee Marathon and Coffee Concert.

What to Expect

Ten days of competition, conversation and celebration — for the people who grow coffee, the people who brew it and the people who simply love it.

10
Days
07
Pillars
350
Park Acres
01
Coffee Park

The Seven
Pillars

Ten days. Seven flagship programmes. One park. Each pillar runs on its own days but everything is bundled into a single fest pass.

Inspire Africa Barista Championship

World-class baristas and buyers gather for contests, exhibitions and forums. Includes the Coffee Cupping Exhibition — over 50,000 cups from more than 10,000 farmers across Africa.

1st – 6th October 2026

G-25 Coffee Investment Summit

Twenty-five producing countries convene on value addition, industrialisation, investment and intra-African trade — with International Coffee Day programming and export-container flag-off.

7th October 2026

Africa Coffee Awards

The prestigious gala on Day Seven honours excellence across the value chain — alongside the G-25 summit and Coffee Day celebrations.

7th October 2026

Convention & Expo

Exhibitions, B2B networking and innovation showcases — plus a football fixture to launch the Coffee League Tournament.

8th – 9th October 2026

Adoption & Farm Expeditions

Coffee adoption journeys and immersive farm expeditions connecting participants directly with growers — anchored on Convention days.

8th – 9th October 2026

Coffee Marathon

Closing-day marathon spotlight featuring Tyrese Gibson — united with cultural experiences and exhibitions across the park.

10th October 2026

Coffee Concert

Night-one energy on Day Ten — African music, creativity and coffee culture on the main stage as the festival closes.

10th October 2026

Live from Africa Coffee Park

The Fest in Action

From the Inspire Africa Barista Championship stage to the Coffee Marathon finish line — scenes from Africa Coffee Fest.

Lead pack of 42km Coffee Marathon runners on the open road
42KM

The Coffee Marathon

Open road through the Rwenzori foothills

Inspire Africa Barista Championship main stage with speaker and espresso bar
Championships

Barista Stage

Inspire Africa Barista Championship

Coffee Marathon finishers celebrating in branded event shirts
Day Ten

Cultural Experience

Marathon · concert · celebrations

Three Coffee Marathon 21km winners raising arms together at the finish line
Podium · 21KM

Finish-Line Glory

Champions of The Coffee Marathon

Ten Day Schedule

From the Inspire Africa Barista Championship through the G-25 Coffee Investment Summit, Convention & Expo and the Day Ten marathon finale — here's how the programme unfolds at Africa Coffee Park.

Day One — Day Six · 1st – 6th October 2026
InspireAfricaChampionship

Inspire Africa Barista Championship

“50,000 cups in 6 days from 10,000 farmers.”

Day Seven · 7th October 2026

G-25 Coffee Investment Summit 2026

Africa Coffee Park · Uganda

“Innovation, Industrialisation and Value Addition.”

Africa Coffee Awards

Day Eight & Nine · 8th – 9th October 2026

Coffee Convention & Expo

Coffee Adoption & Farm Exhibitions · Expeditions

“Every bean counts in empowering farmers and shaping Africa's coffee future through innovation, trade, and connection.”

Day Ten · 10th October 2026

Coffee Marathon

Coffee Marathon & Cultural Experience · Coffee Concert

Where it happens

Africa
Coffee Park

Purpose-built on 350 acres in Uganda. Africa Coffee Park brings together the convention & expo hall, the championship arena, marathon trails through working coffee farms and the cupping pavilion — all under one continental address for coffee.

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Africa Coffee Park · Uganda

Our Partners

Backed by Africa's coffee leaders

UCDA
INSPIRE
NUCAFE
SCA
IAC&TO
EAFCA

Africa's
Largest
Coffee
Festival

Frequently
Asked
Questions

Got questions about the fest, the pass or how to get to Africa Coffee Park? Start here.

Your pass covers core festival programming including the Inspire Africa Barista Championship period, selected Convention & Expo access, and the Day Ten Coffee Concert according to pass tier. The Coffee Marathon (10 Oct), G-25 summit sessions, gala add-ons and some premium experiences may be separately ticketed — final inclusions will be confirmed at purchase.

Registration for the Coffee Marathon on 10 October 2026 opens in 2026. Check back for distances, pricing, and shuttle options from Kampala. Partner announcements — including marathon ambassadors — will be shared on official channels.

Coffee adoption and farm expedition packages are highlighted on 8–9 October with the Convention & Expo. Adopt a tree, join field visits with farmers, and follow official channels for cooperative partners and GPS reporting where available.

Official partner hotels in Kampala run hourly shuttle services. On-site, the Coffee Park Glamping Village offers 800 furnished tents within walking distance of the main stage — book early, it sold out by July last year.

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