
Information about festivals from every angle, from hosting to vending to attending

Tea Fest PDX 2022
After so many events were canceled due to COVID-19, it was with much anticipation that I attended the 2022 Tea Fest PDX.

A Tea Tour and Conference Event in the Country of Georgia
An upcoming tea conference in Georgia, which reminded me of trying their tea.

Midwest Tea Festival 2022 – The Review
What is it about Tea Festivals? May 7-8 was the first post-pandemic in-person tea festival. The Midwest Tea Festival was not only the first of 2022...

Midwest Tea Festival, May 7-8, 2022
Tea Festivals Are Back! The first festival of the year is just a month away. Sampling new teas, sipping long-time favorites and sharing the...

James Norwood Pratt: the Origin of U.S. Tea Festivals
I think of our tea festivals in the United States, as an important chapter in our story as America is becoming a tea-consuming society. Something that we were not before.

PA Tea Festival 2021
The 6th Annual Pennsylvania Tea Festival took place in historic downtown Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania…

2020 International Virtual Tea Festival – Registration and Classes
Need a wonderful tea distraction this weekend? We know that this has been an exhausting year, especially the last few months. But we have a tea for...

2020 International Virtual Tea Festival – Educational and Entertainment Program
Current Event Statistics Attendee Count: 1356 and counting (777 w/ swag boxes - final #)Vendors, Booth Staff, Speakers & Guest Speakers:...

2020 International Virtual Tea Festival
Invitation to our Virtual Tealand With so much going on in the real world, it’s time to gather -- as best we can -- in Tealand. Join us for two days...

How can a tea festival be virtual?
The 2020 International Virtual Tea Festival (was the Chicago International Tea Festival) can now build on what some of the other tea organizations have done over the last six months, IVTF is offering a weekend tea marketplace along with meetings and webinars and some interactive fun.

Drinking Tea Virtually
Guest contribution by: Jennifer Brenner, Director of TeaFestPDX For many of us who run tea festivals, it was a hard decision this year to cancel...

NW Tea Festival Seattle 2019 – What it is Like to be a Vendor at a Famous Expo – Part 2
Continued from NW Tea Festival Seattle 2019 – What it is Like to be a Vendor at a Famous Expo - Part 1 Event Day We came early before the event to...

NW Tea Festival Seattle 2019 – What it is Like to be a Vendor at a Famous Expo – Part 1
On September 28, 2019, one of the most popular and leading-edge consumer tea expos in the world was held in Seattle, WA. This is the 12th year of...

My First Tea Festival and Other Exciting Firsts
Despite the fact that I’ve been the Managing Editor for T Ching for almost two years, I never had the opportunity to attend one of the many amazing...

Japanese Green Tea Company at Portland Tea Festival 2019 – Part 2
Continued from Japanese Green Tea Company at Portland Tea Festival 2019 - Part 1 We were excited to be part of Portland Tea Festival (Tea...

Japanese Green Tea Company at Portland Tea Festival 2019 – Part 1
We were excited to be part of Portland Tea Festival (Tea Fest PDX) which was held on July 20th 2019 at World Forestry Center in...

Los Angeles Tea Festival
“Your Passport to the World of Tea” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The Los Angeles Tea Festival comes to Los Angeles on August 10th and 11th as one of the...

First Annual Chicago International Tea Festival
( With this post, we introduce a new category: Tea Festivals ~ editor ) Premieres November 1-3, 2019 The first annual Chicago International Tea...