Philippine Coffee Expo 2026
Philippine Coffee Expo 2026: Where Local Brews and the People Behind Them — Take Center Stage
There's a moment that happens at every good coffee event. You take a sip of something unfamiliar — a washed Sagada, a honey-processed Benguet, a Kalinga peaberry — and you realize the cup in your hand came from a real farm, tended by a real family, on a mountainside you may never see. The Philippine Coffee Expo 2026 is built entirely around that moment.
Running June 5 to 7, 2026 at The SPACE at One Ayala in Makati, the country's largest coffee-centric gathering returns with a theme that says everything about where Philippine coffee is headed: "Creating Shared Ground." Organized by the Philippine Coffee Guild, this year's edition isn't just a trade show. It's a three-day argument that the future of Filipino coffee belongs to everyone who touches it — from the farmer to the roaster to the barista to the person who simply loves a good cup.
A theme with a point: unity over hype
Past expos leaned into innovation and exploration. This year, the Guild has deliberately turned the spotlight inward — toward connection. "Creating Shared Ground" is about strengthening the relationships among farmers, roasters, traders, café owners, educators, technicians, baristas, and consumers who, too often, operate in separate worlds.
The idea is simple but quietly radical for an industry still finding its footing: growth shouldn't be a zero-sum game. When a smallholder farmer in the Cordilleras gets a fairer price, the roaster gets better beans, the café gets a better story to tell, and the customer gets a better cup. The Expo puts all of those people in one room and dares them to talk.
The makers in the spotlight
This is where the Expo earns its reputation. More than 50 exhibitors fill One Ayala's event space — spanning coffee shops, roasters, equipment suppliers, exporters, government agencies, and industry groups across the entire coffee chain.
Among the homegrown roasters and specialty brands joining the floor are familiar and rising names alike: Fuel Roastery, Taza Coffee Company, Melbean Coffee Mfg, Cuppa Espresso PH, A.M. Espressomnl Cafe, Exchange Alley Coffee House, Mangkas Coffee Roasters, and Second Shot Coffee + Roastery, alongside larger players like Astoria and Glico – Almond Koka, plus institutional presence from the Department of Agriculture.
What makes this lineup matter isn't the logos — it's the stories behind them. Each booth is a small business, a founder's bet, a community's livelihood. Walking the floor is less like shopping and more like meeting the people quietly building an industry from the ground up.
What's actually happening across the three days
The Expo packs a remarkable amount into 72 hours. Highlights include:
PCQC 2026 Awarding & Auction — The prestigious Philippine Coffee Quality Competition recognizes the country's top producers, then puts their award-winning lots up for auction. It's the clearest signal that Filipino coffee is being judged — and valued — on quality.
Roasters and Producers Forum — Where the supply chain sits down together to talk shop, share challenges, and hammer out the kind of collaborations the theme is all about.
Cupping Exchange — A dedicated cupping laboratory where attendees taste their way through locally produced and internationally recognized coffees, sharpening their palate one slurp at a time.
Coffee Competitions — Live battles in brewing, latte art, signature beverage, and cup tasters, each run by official partner brands and competition bodies.
Pocket Classes & Learning Sessions — Bite-sized education for the curious, plus deeper paid workshops for those who want the science.
Kape't Kwentuhan & Community Roundtable — The heart of the "shared ground" idea: honest, casual conversations among people who love coffee.
Roasters Fiesta & Brewbar Takeovers — Because for all the serious industry talk, the Expo never forgets that coffee is supposed to be a good time.
For the deeply curious: the workshops
If you want to go past tasting and into understanding, select paid workshops run alongside the main program (separate registration required). One standout is a hands-on cupping and sensory analysis program led by Mike Hernando of One Coffee Studio, grounded in the Coffee Value Assessment framework and offered with SCA certification — priced at around P1,200 per head, materials included. Other sessions break down how sweetness, saltiness, bitterness, savoriness, and sourness shape what's in your cup, whether you're brewing professionally or just chasing a better morning ritual.
Tickets and how to get in
Access is refreshingly affordable for an event of this scale:
1-Day Pass — P650
3-Day Pass — P1,500 (you save P450)
Tickets are available through the official website and the Gevme platform, and walk-ins are welcome, with onsite purchase available. A standard pass gets you into the main exhibition hall plus the Kape't Kwentuhan talks, live demonstrations, competitions, pocket classes, and the community brew bar. Note that select workshops require their own separate registration and fee.
Why it matters
It's easy to dismiss an expo as a weekend of free samples. But the Philippine Coffee Expo is doing something more deliberate. The Philippines has every ingredient to be a serious origin on the world stage — altitude, climate, heirloom varieties, and a generation of growers and roasters obsessed with getting it right. What it has lacked is the connective tissue: the spaces where a farmer in Sagada and a café owner in Makati can actually find each other.
That's the quiet ambition behind "Creating Shared Ground." For three days, the Expo becomes that connective tissue — a place where conversations turn into collaborations, and collaborations turn into a stronger industry. The brews are the headline. The makers are the story.
So whether you're a roaster scouting your next single origin, an entrepreneur sketching a café concept, or simply someone who can't start the day without a cup — this is the room to be in.
Philippine Coffee Expo 2026 📍 The SPACE at One Ayala, Level 5, Ayala Center, Ayala Avenue, Makati City 📅 June 5–7, 2026 🎟️ P650 (1-Day) / P1,500 (3-Day) — walk-ins welcome 🌐 Organized by the Philippine Coffee Guild | Follow @PHCoffeeExpo for updates
