{"id":136680,"date":"2026-01-24T18:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136680\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:17:08","slug":"san-antonio-coffee-festival-2026-what-to-know-and-must-try-roasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136680\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Coffee Festival 2026: What to Know and Must-Try Roasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio Coffee Festival returns to <a href=\"https:\/\/hemisfair.org\/the-parks\/civic-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hemisfair\u2019s Civic Park<\/a> on Saturday, February 7, bringing together more than 30 local and regional coffee roasters, live music, workshops, and food vendors for its 13th year.<\/p>\n<p>With 80-plus varieties of coffee, as well as coffee workshops, live music, and food, this year\u2019s event is perfect for casual coffee fans, home baristas, inspiring shop owners, and everyone in between!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/47_FEAT_Coffee_JomandoCruz_Web1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"399\"  \/>Photo by JoMando Cruz<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being able to sample and indulge in great coffee, attendees will also be able to purchase and enjoy treats from popular food merchants like Kin Khao Thai Food and Bakery Lorraine, buy original pieces of art from local vendors, and attend informative coffee workshops and talks like Coffee Cocktails: Create. Celebrate. Connect; History of Coffee: Discover. Dialogue. Deepen.; and Roasting at Home: Roast. Refine. Relish., all set to the tune of live music performances by Bexar Brass, Claudette &amp; the Guyz Band, Blackbird Sing, and more.<\/p>\n<p>A ticket is required for entrance, and the San Antonio Coffee Festival offers VIP and General Admission, each with its own incentives. Children will have free access to the event and can participate in kid-friendly activities. Check out the full event schedule, tickets, and a complete list of vendors and roasters at <a href=\"https:\/\/sacoffeefest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sacoffeefest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>General Admission<br \/>One Specialty Coffee Tasting Flight (6 tastings), Admission to the festival, exclusive access to Specialty Coffee Exhibitors, Access to coffee workshops, entertainment, and art and food vendors.<br \/>Food and art are available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>VIP<br \/>Includes early entrance to the festival beginning at 9 a.m.<br \/>VIP Tickets are limited and include: 1 hour early entrance to the festival, a commemorative San Antonio Coffee Festival mug, a Specialty Coffee Tasting Flight (10 tastings), exclusive access to Specialty Coffee Exhibitors, access to coffee workshops, access to the entertainment stage, and access to art and food vendors.<br \/>Food and art available for purchase<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s coffee scene has been booming in the past few years, with new shops and roasters drawing local attention over popular chains like Starbucks and Dutch Bros, shedding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanantoniomag.com\/12-indie-coffee-shops-in-san-antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spotlight on specialty coffee<\/a>. With 30+ coffee roasters taking part in this year\u2019s San Antonio Coffee Festival, here are a few you have to try.<\/p>\n<p>Pulp Coffee<\/p>\n<p>With a decade in business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanantoniomag.com\/pulp-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pulp Coffee<\/a> Roasters are OG\u2019s in the San Antonio coffee scene. Specializing in craft roasting, coffee wholesale, and offering an exclusive tasting room by appointment only.<\/p>\n<p>Select roasts:<br \/>La Casa<br \/>Region: Central America<br \/>Tasting notes: Cinnamon, honey, red grape<\/p>\n<p>Garcia \u2014 Prieto | El Salvador<br \/>Regi\u00f3n: San Miguel, El Salvador<br \/>Tasting notes: Blackberry, passion fruit, honey<\/p>\n<p>Kayon Mountain Guji | Ethiopia<br \/>Region: Ethiopia<br \/>Tasting notes: Raspberry, blueberry, cocoa<\/p>\n<p>Springtown Roasters<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from San Marcon, this women-owned roastery was launched by Misha and her partner, Tosca, in 2017. Since then, they have worked endlessly to promote and support the work and dedication of women coffee growers around the world, donating a portion of their sales to local organizations in hopes of creating a better environment for people and animals.<\/p>\n<p>Select roasts:<br \/>Ethiopia Guji | Suke Quto Farm<br \/>Region: Guji, Ethiopia<br \/>Tasting notes: Citrus florals, vanilla, strawberry, honey<\/p>\n<p>Mexico Veracruz Medium<br \/>Region: Veracruz, Mexico<br \/>Tasting notes: Chocolate, orange citrus, brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>Costa Rica Tarraz\u00fa \u2014 (Women Producers)<br \/>Region: Tarraz\u00fa Highlands, Costa Rica<br \/>Tasting notes: Tropical nuts, dark chocolate, citrus<\/p>\n<p>Estate Coffee<\/p>\n<p>Located on the city\u2019s East Side, the roaster and cafe has been in business since 2016 and currently roasts for 30 accounts around the San Antonio area.<\/p>\n<p>Select roasts:<br \/>Santa Isabel \u2014 El Salvador (Washed)<br \/>Region: El Salvador (San Miguel Volcano)<br \/>Tasting notes: Black tea, currant, orange peel<\/p>\n<p>Mexico \u2014 Chiapas<br \/>Region: Chiapas, Mexico<br \/>Tasting notes: Buttery pastry, sweet brown sugar, bright acidity<\/p>\n<p>Monte Vista \u2014 Honduras (Washed)<br \/>Region: Honduras<br \/>Tasting notes: Sweet toffee<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 The San Antonio Coffee Festival returns to Hemisfair\u2019s Civic Park on Saturday, February 7, bringing together more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3330,49981,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-136680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-coffee","tag-food-and-wine","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}