The Jackson Coffee Festival is running it back in Mississippi’s capital city for another round of freshly brewed fun.
After a successful debut in 2025, roasters from across the Magnolia State and beyond are gearing up to serve some of their most popular coffee products, while seasoned baristas host workshops that aim to display their talents and also educate audiences.
The coffee festival will be held Saturday inside the Trade Mart building within the state fairgrounds and will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Admission is $12 per person with tickets allowing a guest to sample products from more than a dozen vendors on-site and entry into various workshops.
“We are a one-day event,” Jackson Coffee Festival co-founder Jim Currie said. “Plan to spend an hour to two hours with us because, once you get in and start having fun, you tend to find that it’s pretty sticky. You want to stick around. We’ve got great coffee companies from all over the state [and beyond].”
Event schedule
- 9 a.m.
- Exhibit Hall opens to consumers
- All exhibitor booths open with samples
- 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Morning Workshops and Coffee Demos Throughout exhibit hall
- 9:30-10:15 a.m.
- First coffee class (Hall A classroom)
- 10:30-11:15 a.m.
- 2nd Coffee Class (Hall A classroom)
- Coffee Bean Mascot appearances throughout the exhibit hall
- 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Morning workshops and coffee demos throughout the exhibit hall
- 11:30-12:15 p.m.
- Third coffee class (Hall A classroom)
- 1:00-2:00 p.m.
- Afternoon workshops and coffee demos throughout the exhibit hall
- 12:30-1:15 p.m.
- Fourth coffee class (Hall A classroom)
- Coffee Bean Mascot apparencies Throughout the exhibit hall
- 1:30-2:15 p.m.
- Fifth coffee class (Hall A classroom)
- 2:00-3:00pm
- Afternoon workshops and coffee demos throughout the exhibit hall
- 3:00 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall closes
Who will be serving coffee
Local coffee companies
- Coffee Bean Corral (Jackson)
- Cups Espresso Café (Ridgeland)
- Exploradora Coffee Roasters (Oxford)
- Just Vanilla Coffee Bar (Jackson)
- MS Coffee Co / MS Coffee & Tea Works (Flowood)
- MuluKakao Coffee (Hattiesburg)
- Northshore Specialty Coffee (Jackson)
- Opossum Coffee (Lucedale)
Regional coffee companies
- Beanline – Coffee subscription service
- Community Coffee – Baton Rouge (Louisiana)
- Cupper’s Choice Imports – Ferriday (Louisiana)
- Ethnos Coffee – Memphis (Tennessee)
- FigBrew – Huntsville (Alabama)
- HD Processing – Lafayette (Louisiana)
- Parishioners Coffee – Ruston (Louisiana)
Guests will have plenty of opportunities to indulge in some of their favorite offerings, including coffees with which they’re quite familiar. But Currie encourages those in attendance to step away from the status quo and try something they have yet to build the courage to consume.
“I think the exploration that we want to encourage is to get way out of your comfort zone,” he said. “Try something whacky or different or unusual.”
