Global Tea Events

As there is a lot going on around tea, here is a list of some of the global tea events, which usually take place anually.

Europe

Festival du The - France

Asia

Hong Kong International Tea Fair – Hong Kong
International Tea Expo - China
International Tea Symposium – Moscow, Russia
International Tea Expo – Taipei, Taiwan
China Tea Expo – Beijing, China
India International Tea Festival – Guwahati, India
Da-hyang Tea Festival – Boseong, Korea
International Tea Convention & Expo – Changsha, China
Speciality Tea & Coffee Convention – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Uji Tea Festival – Kyoto, Japan
Shanghai Tea Expo – Shanghai, China
Busan International Tea & Craft Fair - Busan, Korea
Tea and Health Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

North America

World Tea Expo – Las Vegas, United States
Northwest Tea Festival – Seattle, United States
Canadian Tea & Coffee Show – Toronto, Canada
Victoria Tea Festival –  Victoria, United States
Tea Extravaganza – Chicago United States
Coffee & Tea Festival –  New York City, United States

Various Locations

Tea & Coffee World Cup

Did you know

Green and white teas were unknown to the eastern world for a long time, because China originally only exported black tea (red tea in China). Black tea was considered lesser quality and was not desired by the Chinese, thus they were sending the tea abroad.