2026 Kaohsiung Coffee Festival to Feature 70 Brands, Focus on Iced Coffee

Kaohsiung, Taiwan – The city's "2026 Kaohsiung Coffee Festival" is set to brew on August 22-23 at Aozidi Forest Park. This year's event centers on "iced coffee" and will gather 70 local Kaohsiung coffee brands, indigenous tribal producers, and dessert makers. The festival aims to showcase Kaohsiung's robust coffee culture, from its urban "boutique coffee" scene to its indigenous coffee-growing regions in Taoyuan, Namaxia, and Maolin.

This marks the festival's third iteration. It will feature award-winning participants, including "Café Natural Awakening," a champion in the World Coffee Roasting Competition, and "Hongxing Winery," which won a gold medal at the 2026 Tokyo International Whiskey and Spirits Competition. "KEEP Coffee Roastery," ranked 46th in the "2026 World's Top 100 Coffee Shops," will also be present. Organizers hope these interactions will highlight Kaohsiung's coffee industry's international standing.

The Kaohsiung mountains offer high altitudes, favorable climates, and rich soil, producing specialty coffees with unique floral and fruity notes. The festival will include "Dongxi Original Workshop," a social enterprise from the Liugui Mountain Children's Home, integrating public welfare, tribal culture, and local development. Over 10 other tribal businesses, such as "Tengzhi Malishan Coffee" and "Chuangxuan Wushi Coffee Estate," will also exhibit.

The coffee festival will coincide with the Agriculture Bureau's "Shennong Market." Visitors are invited to enjoy coffee and experience Kaohsiung's urban lifestyle in the northern part of the city during the summer afternoons.

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Kaohsiung has a port city boutique coffee culture, as well as indigenous coffee-producing areas like Taoyuan, Namaxia, and Maolin. It is one of the few cities in Taiwan that combines urban coffee culture with indigenous coffee industry.