For three days this February, Bengaluru won’t just be India’s café capital in reputation, it will quite literally become one giant coffee-scented meeting point. The biggest, bestest and most coffee-coded festival arrives in Bengaluru on 12 February. Will you be there?
Bengaluru Hosts India International Coffee Festival
The India International Coffee Festival (IICF) 2026, one of the country’s biggest celebrations of coffee culture and business, is set to take over Chamara Vajra on Jayamahal Main Road from February 12 to 14. And it’s not the kind of event where you simply walk in, sip a cappuccino, and leave. This is coffee in its most intense, competitive, educational, and delicious form.
Organisers are expecting more than 20,000 visitors, with roasters, growers, café owners, baristas, equipment innovators, and even international participants flying in, including delegates from countries like Germany and Japan. It’s the rare kind of festival that works equally well for someone who just loves a good brew and someone who runs a coffee business for a living.
One of the festival’s biggest draws is how hands-on it gets. Instead of treating coffee like a mysterious art locked behind café counters, IICF opens it up. Visitors can sit in on workshops covering everything from espresso basics to manual brewing techniques like pour-over and French press. There are sessions on roasting fundamentals, sensory evaluation, and cupping; it is the kind of deep-dive learning that usually happens behind industry doors.
Then there’s the tasting, and that is anything but predictable.
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What To Expect From This INSANE Coffee Festival
The festival’s brew bars and tasting zones promise a lineup of rare blends, speciality single-estate coffees, and seasonal roasts that most people won’t casually find on a regular café menu. For coffee lovers, it’s essentially a three-day passport across origins, flavours, and profiles.
The energy spikes even further with the National Coffee Championships, being held live throughout the festival. This includes the National Barista Championship, Brewers Cup, Latte Art Championship, Indian Cup Tasters Championship, Coffee in Good Spirits, and even a Roasting Throwdown where competitors battle it out with blind cupping and precision roasting.
There’s also an Instant Coffee Competition powered by NESCAFÉ, proof that even the quickest cup has its own spotlight here.
But IICF isn’t all serious craft and competition. The organisers have built in the kind of entertainment Bengaluru thrives on; there are stand-up comedy performances, live music sets, and even a drum jam session to close out the festival’s final day.
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With 70+ exhibitors showcasing everything from brewing tech to speciality brands, the festival also doubles as a major networking hub for the coffee industry.
Where: Chamar Vajra, Jayamahal Main Road, Bengaluru
When: 12 Feb – 14 Feb 2026
Cost: Starts at ₹499
This February, Bengaluru won’t just be serving coffee, it will be living it. So, are you coming?
Cover Image Courtesy: greenleaf123/canvapro and iicf.india/instagram
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