San Antonio Espresso Competition returns to Hemisfair in February

Caffeine connoisseurs take pleasure in a cup o’ joe not less than yr’s competition. Credit score: Courtesy / San Antonio Espresso Competition

San Antonio Espresso Competition will return to Civic Park at Hemisfair on Saturday, Feb. 7, marking its thirteenth yr celebrating the pick-me-up beverage within the Alamo Metropolis.

The competition includes a full day of tasting and studying about espresso and can embody extra distributors and tastings than ever earlier than, based on organizers. This yr’s installment will run 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are on sale now on the San Antonio Espresso Competition web site, beginning at $25.

“The 2026 competition will function its largest roster of roasters up to now, with greater than 30 espresso roasters from San Antonio, the Hill Nation and throughout Texas providing samples all through the day,” competition organizers mentioned in an emailed assertion.

Tastings will signify a variety of roasts, origins and brewing types, making for essentially the most sturdy tasting expertise within the competition’s historical past, organizers added.

The competition additionally will provide a full day of espresso workshops, sponsored by the AARP. These will embody training on house brewing methods, tasting fundamentals and different matters.

Workshops will happen all through the day.

Along with its many espresso roasters, the competition will embody cubicles of meals distributors and artisans promoting coffee-inspired items, skincare, syrups, native honey, pop artwork, treats, recent flowers and extra.

All through the day, acts together with Bexar Brass, Blackbird Sing, Dub Gideon, Claudette and the Guys, Gladhatter’s Jazz Band and The Noah Peterson Quartet will carry out reside music. New activations all through the park will embody a Cafe Tulum DJ space and a pop-up bookstore.

Basic Admission ticket holders obtain a flight of six espresso samples and a commemorative ceramic mini-mug. VIP ticket ($42) holders obtain 10 espresso samples, early entry and a full-size commemorative mug.

“Every year, San Antonio’s espresso neighborhood continues to develop and evolve, and this competition displays that momentum,” competition founder Linda Brewster mentioned in an announcement. “With extra roasters, extra espresso to expertise, and an unbelievable setting at Civic Park, 2026 is shaping as much as be our most enjoyable yr but.”

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embody cubicles by native artisans and meals distributors. Distributors’ wares will embody coffee-inspired items, skincare, syrups, native honey, pop artwork, treats, a recent flower stand and extra.

The occasion may also function reside music from Bexar Brass, Blackbird Sing, Dub Gideon, Claudette and the Guys, Gladhatter’s Jazz Band, and The Noah Peterson Quartet. New activations all through the area will embody a Cafe Tulum DJ space and a pop-up bookstore.

Basic Admission ($25) ticket holders obtain a flight of six espresso samples and a commemorative ceramic mini-mug. VIP ticket ($42) holders obtain ten espresso samples, early entry, and a full-size commemorative mug.

“Every year, San Antonio’s espresso neighborhood continues to develop and evolve, and this competition displays that momentum,” says Linda Brewster, competition founder. “With extra roasters, extra espresso to expertise, and an unbelievable setting at Civic Park, 2026 is shaping as much as be our most enjoyable yr but.”