The eagerly awaited Glasgow Coffee Festival will return to the Briggait this year after two years of pandemic disruptions.
Coffee aficionados from all over the country will gather at the historic city centre venue on May 7 to 8 for a programme that's filled with special events from film screenings to tasting sessions.
Now in its seventh year, the Glasgow Coffee Festival aims to showcase the very best of the local scene and urge caffeine lovers to give independent producers a go.
An impressive list of industry pros like Mossgiel Organic Farm, Steampunk and Faodail Roastery have already confirmed their involvement in this year's event.
Organiser Lisa Lawson, founder of the Glasgow Coffee Festival said: “In Scotland we can often be seen as the underdogs but we should be rightfully proud of the community of coffee professionals who are driving coffee standards forward locally.
"The skill of our ever-increasing community of roasters and baristas should be celebrated as being on par with some of the best in the world.
“It’s dramatic to see the change since I launched Dear Green in 2011.
"I love seeing more and more new speciality coffee businesses opening and the industry growing.
"Bringing us all together under one roof really does showcase how far we have all come. With the festival selling out each year it also proves how much Scotland loves great coffee!”
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Lisa will be joined in her efforts this year by Hannah Davies, founder of the Manchester Coffee Festival and Cup North, an organisation committed to the development of the speciality coffee industry in the UK.
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Hannah said: “Manchester and Glasgow have a lot in common, so it’s been great to watch the coffee scene in Glasgow go from strength to strength.
“The great thing about people in coffee is, for the most part, they are all about celebrating and supporting each other and building each other up.
"That’s why I’m proud to be part of an event like this which makes coffee more accessible and helps to grow a vibrant community.”
For more information on the Glasgow Coffee Festival click here.
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