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Sign up by Friday, August 1, 2025 to be included in printed advertising!

Become a Vendor

Interested in being part of Wilmington Coffee Fest 2025? If you are a coffee roaster, coffee shop, tea supplier, or in the coffee industry fill out our Vendor Form. We are curating a coffee industry based festival and we will send an individual message with the next steps on finalizing your entry.

Sign up by Friday, August 1, 2025 to be included in printed advertising!

What’s new this year? We are expanding the space to allow for more attendees and twice as many local and regional roasters, along with our local coffee shops, industry vendors, artisans, and more to our community. Showcasing the best of what our craft coffee scene has to offer, attendees will be immersed in a festival of all things coffee. As always, we will be supporting local nonprofits and our environment by making this festival a minimal waste event.

Friday, Sept. 26th – Industry Pro Day is designed specifically for you!
Morning includes cuppings, equipment demonstrations, and roundtable discussion for coffee industry professionals.
4:30 – 6:30 pm – the 1st Annual Cocktail Showdown, celebrating talented local and regional bartenders, mixologists, and baristas competing for best coffee cocktail. Ticketed event, open to public, ages 21+.
7:00 – 9:00 pm – 4th Annual Latte Art Throwdown, featuring local and regional baristas in a latte art competition. Open to the public, all ages.

Saturday, Sept. 27th – Coffee Lovers Day
Coffee roasters & coffee shops serving samples and connecting with local coffee enthusiasts. Judges and the public will vote for Best Coffee and Best Cold Brew.
Tea, bakery and artisan vendors as well.
Ticketed event 9am – 3pm

What is the entry fee? This is the break down for vendor fees:
Coffee Industry $225
Tea, Bakery, Artisan, or Other $100

Included in coffee vendor fee. We need a headcount, please email wilmingtoncoffeefest@gmail.com if your choice changes.
Included in coffee vendor fee.
(Hurricane date is Saturday, October 18, 2025)
Coffee vendor fee includes 3 outlets with 110v. Each additional outlet is $50.

We’re Social!

(And We take great coffee pictures)