Tea Festival season begins for us in the West and Midwest! One of the reasons I was drawn to tea, is its goodness. Tea is healthy and those who enjoy sharing tea are some of the nicest people I’ve met. A win-win.
Get a group together and come on out to a tea festival near you and enjoy the tastes, the smells of tea from around the world. If you have the time and means, sign up for some educational classes – there are many about all things tea. For an immersive experience, think about volunteering.
If you happen to be attending the Los Angeles or Northwest Tea Festivals (and maybe the San Francisco Tea Festival), please stop by and say hello. We will have many tea accoutrements for you to browse and experience.
Hope to see you soon,
Stephanie Thompson
TICKET INFORMATION (discount information below):
The annual Portland Tea Festival TEAFESTPDX (Saturday, July 20th, 2019) still has tickets available. VIP tickets are sold out but Pre-Sale tickets are still available.
Los Angeles Tea Festival (Saturday & Sunday August 10th & 11th, 2019).
Midwest Tea Festival (Kansas City, MO Saturday & Sunday September 7th & 8th, 2019).
Tickets will be available for the Northwest Tea Festival (Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th, 2019) on September 1st, 2019.
Tickets are not yet available for the San Francisco International Tea Festival (Saturday & Sunday, October 19th & 20th, 2019).
Chicago International Tea Festival (Friday through Sunday, November 1-3, 2019) – Industry and 3 Day VIP tickets went on sale today (7/8/19). All classes and special meal events are available for purchase at this as well. The remaining types of tickets will go on sale July 29th, 2019. Please note, only the first 1200 people are guaranteed a reusable shopping tote and collectible porcelain tea tasting cup.
We are bringing our ‘show on the road’ to the Los Angeles Tea Festival and the NW Tea Festival but not the Midwest Tea Festival this year. Sorry, Kansas City, we will miss seeing you this year. We are undecided about vending at the San Francisco International Tea Festival at this point, we have requested vendor information. This is the closest Festival to our home in San Jose, CA, a definite plus. AND the location is the Palace of Fine Arts this year, another plus.
DISCOUNTS:
The generous folks organizing the Los Angeles Tea Festival are allowing us to offer you 25% off admission tickets with code THOMPSONS25. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.
We (Tea Lover Gift Baskets and Tea Lover Teas) will be having show specials throughout the two days of the LA and NW Tea Festivals (and San Francisco if we vend there). Please come by and visit.
Early bird tickets for the Midwest Tea Festival are sold out already. We do not have a discount code for the $13 (for both days) general admission ticket.
Attendees purchasing one of the first 1000 tickets for Midwest are guaranteed a swag bag with a porcelain tea tasting cup. Otherwise all attendees will receive a disposable tea tasting cup.
Do please check out the Midwest Tea Festival home page for this year’s list of participating vendors and the long list of tea education workshops (reasonable extra fee) available both days of the festival. Please note, there will be plenty to see and do without paying for extra workshops. Check it out!
Would you like to really immerse yourself in the tea festival experience? Volunteer!
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
Midwest Tea Festival volunteers receive admission to the festival for the whole weekend, a commemorative pin, swag bag with tasting cup AND snack and drinks. Full day volunteers receive all of that plus an invitation to at least one volunteer appreciation tea party, and a break to attend a lecture or workshop (at 50% off). Sound good? Sign up here.
LA Tea Festival volunteers, click here for more information.
Northwest Tea Festival volunteers, click here for more information.
Portland Tea Festival volunteers, click here for more information.
Chicago International Tea Festival volunteers, click here for more information.
San Francisco International Tea Festival 2019 volunteers, details are not yet available.