Northwest Tea Festival

06/04/2026

Welcome to our 2026 sponsor spotlight! Today we are pleased to give spotlight to our platinum sponsor: Sugimoto Tea! Sugimoto has been with the festival for a very long time and is celebrating 80 years of business. Hailing from Japan, they have a huge variety of teas, from Matcha and Sakura Sencha to Wakoucha. Check out their 80 year history and their teas including their 2026 Shincha, at https://www.sugimotousa.com.

We are so glad to have them back!

05/28/2026

Do you have an idea for an educational presentation or a workshop you would like to present at the 2026 festival? We are accepting proposals now! See our website for more information and the form for submitting a proposal. https://www.nwteafestival.org/proposals

05/21/2026

Happy International Tea Day! We are so excited to be working hard for the 2026 festival. What tea re you drinking today?

Check out this great link from Tea Journey to learn about some great events today and this week.

Happy Steeping!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/international-tea-day-2026-tea-biz-cnntc/

05/05/2026

The enthusiasm and participation of the wonderful people in our local tea community make it possible for us to present the festival each year. If you are inspired to show your support outside of attending the festival, we invite you to make a donation during the annual GiveBIG campaign which starts tomorrow. https://www.wagives.org/organization/Puget-Sound-Tea-Education-Association

04/24/2026

Hi Tea Fans! It's time to Save the Date! This year's Northwest Tea Festival is September 26th and 27th, 2026.

There will be workshops, stage presentations, visiting the booths of 50+ vendors, and hanging out at at the Tea Bar & Lounge. Entry to all of the Stage Presentations and Workshops is included with your festival ticket. Reservations will be required for workshops.

Tickets go on sale on August 1st, less than four months away!

Also, we are so excited to announce that Sugimoto Tea is the Platinum sponsor for this year. We congratulate them on 80 years of tea.

04/11/2026

Cascadia Tea Festival is today in Forest Park!

04/10/2026

Hello tea fans! We here at the Northwest Tea Festival would love to know: What tea literature are you reading? What are some great titles you have read about tea, tea education, tea novels, cookbooks the use tea in the recipes? We hope to make a reading list for our fans based off of your suggestions.

02/04/2026

In 2025, The Northwest Tea Festival partnered with creator and producer Christy Hui to help bring this wonderful look at the story of tea, Camellia sinensis, to our tea community.

We want to remind people about the movie and invite everyone to view it or view it again as we approach the Lunar New Year, AKA Chinese New Year.

Lunar New Year �Tuesday, February 17, 2026 �Many people in countries such as the United States celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. ENJOY TEA: THE DRINK THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Stream Free on Tubi
Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100029460/tea-the-drink-that-changed-the-world

Or stream on Amazon: STREAM TEA ON AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DBY6JXMF?&linkCode=sl2&tag=amc072-20&linkId=8ca0643fbeb4da70c9f5e9cefd2f4fc9&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

"A never-before-told story of tea history, mystery, and tea culture, from mystical Chinese origins to global icon. Journey into the forbidden tea regions of Wuyi Mountains, where tea masters reveal how an accidental invention-Black tea-toppled empires, sparked the American Revolution, and led to history's most daring tea heist. A stunning documentary that transforms how you view your cup of tea."

Please let us know what you think and Happy Lunar New Year.

02/01/2026

An interesting interview of James Norwood Pratt (JNP) by Christy Hui, director of TEA: The Drink That Changed The World documentary.

🌿 "Tea is a calling, and you're very lucky if you hear the call." – Norwood PrattWhen China—the birthplace of tea—crowns you the...

01/16/2026

Here are more photographs from our good friend Ace Azul. He has been photographing The NWTF for several years and has a great eye for everything tea. Do you recognize anyone in the pictures? We hope to see you all again the last weekend of September 2026, same time, same place. Planning is well underway. Again, thank you to all our tea loving attendees and to all our wonderful volunteers.