

The festival experience starts here

Get your wristband and a welcoming coffee
Get your ticket online or at the entrance. Choose a 1-day ticket or a 3-days pass. Pick up your wristband and head straight to the Welcome Bar for your first coffee – on the house.
Your ticket unlocks all experiences: workshops, cuppings, tastings, live acoustic concerts, DJ sets and everything in between.

Dive into Coffee Culture Extravaganza
Step into the main show-trade area, where iconic and emerging brands, equipment distributors, hospitality and creative businesses come together.
Expect tastings, product launches and experiences shaped directly at the stands, for both professionals and enthusiasts.

Explore the Four Markets
In the Coffee Market, regional roasters brew filter coffee, host tastings and showcase beans for home.
The Taste and Beverage Markets bring small-batch, artisanal goods, craft spirits & drinks.
While the Design Market features a hand-picked selection of ceramics, jewelry, candles, kids toys and design objects

Taste, learn, get hands-on
Join cuppings led by green coffee traders, hands-on workshops (coffee and beyond), lectures and exhibitor-hosted tastings.
Follow the schedule on Instagram and book your spot in advance – all included in your ticket.

Catch more coffee at the bars
Throughout the festival, your favourite cafés and roasters rotate behind two bars, serving espresso and milk beverages in one-hour shifts.
All on the house.

Watch talent take the stage
Three days of energy, skill and crowd-cheering moments. Baristas compete in individual and team formats, across qualifiers and finals.
Who will become the GreatEast Barista and the GreatEast Team of 2026? Stay close – this one gets intense.

Attend acoustic concerts & DJ sets
From R&B, alternative and hip-hop to dream pop, nu-jazz, heartfelt performances and experimental grooves. Catch a set, take a break, or let the music follow you all day.
Full schedule below and on Instagram.

Take a break, stay social
Grab a bite from the Eatery, then step outside to reset, catch up with friends and enjoy a slower moment between tastings and conversations.
Easy, urban, relaxed – right next to the festival flow.

Latte Art Throwdown by Napolact
A two-day, head-to-head competition featuring 16 competitors per category, in a single-elimination bracket format. Dedicated to both coffee enthusiasts and professionals.
It’s coffee culture in its most entertaining form.
Festival Schedule
Friday, March 20th
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11:00 – 13:00
DJ SET- Dirty Boys
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11:00 – 16:00
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Mastery Cup Qualifiers
The challenge: Signature Beverage -
14:00 – 15:00
Piano Session – Jeremy Challender
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16:00 – 17:00
Live Performance – Diana Căldăraru
A blend of classic soul, R&B and rich piano harmonies -
17:00 – 17:30
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Mastery Cup Finalists Announcement
Saturday, March 21st
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11:00 – 13:00
DJ SET- Dirty Boys
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11:00 – 15:00
Latte Art Throwdown – Community
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11:00 – 16:00
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Team Cup Qualifiers
The challenge: Latte Art -
14:00 – 15:00
Live Performance – Corina Sîrghi
Romanian and Italian songs, touches of jazz and folklore -
16:00 – 17:00
Coffee Comedy Quiz with Alex Kitain
Get ready to laugh your socks off as Alex Kitain, founder of The Cofffeevine and Quiz Host extraordinair, takes the stage to host an unforgettable Coffee Comedy Quiz. Full of mind-boggling questions, this quiz will test your coffee knowledge and offer lots of unexpected surprises. -
16:00 – 17:00
Electro-Acoustic Set – om la lună
Alternative Rock -
17:00 – 17:30
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Team Cup Finalists Announcement
Sunday, March 22nd
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11:00 – 16:00
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Finals
11:00 – 12:30 Mastery Cup Challenge: Espresso & Milk
12:30 – 14:30 Team Cup Challenge: Speed Service
14:30 – 16:30 Mastery Cup Challenge: Signature Beverage -
11:00 – 13:00
DJ SET- Dirty Boys
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11:00 – 15:00
Latte Art Throwdown – Industry
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14:00 – 15:00
Live Performance – Mara Halunga & Cauê de Marinis
A blend of samba and bossa nova -
16:00 – 17:00
Acoustic Set – Ana Coman
Indie-alternative and deeply personal -
17:00 – 17:30
GreatEast Cup 2026 – Champions Announcement
GreatEast Barista & GreatEast Team 2026
