Austin, Texas is without doubt one of the nice espresso cities within the American South. The Stay Music Capital of the World can also be a metropolis that loves festivals, most notably South by Southwest and the Austin Metropolis Limits Music Pageant (RIP Enjoyable Enjoyable Enjoyable Fest) and can also be one of many coolest cities in America, full cease. (Sizzling Take: Houston is in truth one of the best metropolis in Texas and it’s actually not even shut.)

So what’s a coffee- and festival-loving metropolis like Austin to do? Have a espresso competition after all. And that’s precisely what they’re doing. Happening on the finish of September, the Austin Espresso Pageant is 2 days of espresso, espresso talks, competitions, and music, and tickets are on sale now.

Now in its third 12 months, the Austin Espresso Pageant might be placed on by Huge Image Media, taking the reins from Craft Hospitality group (and if there’s any extra Austin in 2024 than a New York Metropolis-based media group taking up for one more New York Metropolis-based media group, I’ve but to listen to it). On the coronary heart of the consumer-focused competition are the roasters. So many roasters Almost 40 totally different espresso roasters with a presence in and round Austin might be on the occasion going down on the Palmer Occasions Heart on September twenty eighth and twenty ninth, serving espresso for in attendance. Roasters embody manufacturers like Intelligentsia, Better Items Espresso, Creature Espresso, Medici, Barrett’s, Benefit, and Cuvée.

 

However there’s extra to life than simply ingesting espresso. There’s additionally speaking about espresso and competing with espresso. That’s why the Austin Espresso Pageant will function three totally different studying classes led native business professionals, together with Mike McKim of Cuvée Espresso, Charles Emile Lauriat of Trianon Espresso, Michael Vaclav of Medici, and Kimberly Zash of Sightseer Espresso Roasters. There’s additionally going to be a large two-day latte artwork competitors, with the winner taking dwelling $500 money. (Signal-ups for the throwdown may be finished right here.)

And since that is ATX, there might be reside music as effectively. Every session will function a special choice of bands and musicians enjoying reside units, so you should definitely examine the line-up earlier than choosing out once you need to attend.

Tickets for the Austin Music Pageant begin at $24 for a single session basic admission and go as much as $58 for VIP all-day passes that achieve you entry to each of the session for the day in addition to early admission.

It’s going to be a caffeine-fueled two days for the primary two days in Austin that will not be excruciatingly sizzling. For extra data, a full checklist of roasters, dialogue matters, and musical acts, or to purchase your tickets, go to Austin Espresso Pageant’s official web site.

Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Community and a employees author based mostly in Dallas. Learn extra Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.