This October, coffee lovers across the UK unite for UK Coffee Week 2025, the national celebration of coffee, community and positive change. Whether you’re a casual coffee drinker or a die-hard specialty enthusiast, there’s something for you to taste, attend and support. Below is your curated guide to the must-see events this year.
Why it matters
Beyond the joy and the caffeine hit, UK Coffee Week has a mission: connecting you to the stories behind your cup and giving back to coffee-growing communities via Project Waterfall. This year’s events are all about bringing people together: from breakfast networking session to chocolate and coffee tasting, every single event has a good cause behind it and it’s a good opportunity to learn something new.
What’s on this year
Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening and why you might not want to miss it.
1. London: Business Breakfast
When: 14 October 2025, 9:00 AM
Who’s behind it: UK Coffee Week, in partnership with Sanremo
Why go: start your day with a caffeinated boost and some insight: networking, conversations with industry folks, plus plenty of good coffee, warm croissants, and the perfect chance to chat. If you’re in business, hospitality, or the coffee trade (or just love meeting inspiring people over a flat white),this is your morning.
Sign up: Business Breakfast Tickets, Tue 14 Oct 2025 at 09:00 | Eventbrite
2. London: Chocolate & Coffee Tasting
When: 14 October 2025, 6:30 PM
Who’s behind it: Spring Valley Coffee × Cocoa Runners
What to expect:
- a journey through African cacao and Kenyan speciality coffee
- tasting sessions pairing craft chocolate with coffee
- stories of how coffee and chocolate share origins, influences and flavours.
Why go: For curiosity, taste bud speed-dating, anddiscovering new sensations. You’ll leave with a deeper appreciation of bean andcocoa.
Get tickets: AfricanChocolate & Coffee Tasting with Spring Valley Coffee
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3. Ongoing offer: £5 Tasting Packs
When: From 1 October 2025 at 9:00 AM
Who’s behind it: Amamus
Details: Special trial packs priced at £5, with 100% of your contribution going to Project Waterfall
Why go: This is the low-risk, high-reward way to get involved: try something new, help a cause, and feel a connection beyond your mug.
Get your tasting pack: UK Coffee Week – Amamus Specialty Coffee
4. London: Immersive chocolate and coffee pairing
Host: In collaboration with Divine Chocolate and The Roasting Shed
What it promises:
- a sensory pairing experience where chocolate meets coffee
- immersive storytelling around flavour, origin and process
- a deeper connection to the craft and source behind both chocolate and coffee.
This adds a whole new dimension, you’ll not just taste, you’ll experience the pairing.
5. Vietnamese Coffee Cupping
When: Monday, 13 Oct 2025 10:30 - 12:00 BST
Host: ZeroToOne
What to expect:
- tasting a curated line-up of innovative Arabica and Fine Robusta coffees
- learning about pioneering fermentation methods and farmer collaborations
- exploring how water and sustainability play a role from farm to cup
- sharing impressions and joining the discussion on Vietnam’s place in the specialty stage.
Why go: To discover the Vietnam’s specialty coffee scene, to learn about cupping and to hear stories of innovation, farmers& flavour.
Get tickets: Vietnamese Coffee Cupping
How to make the most of UK Coffee Week
- Mix and match your events. Go to the Business Breakfast in the morning, then swing by an evening tasting. It’s your week to combine purpose with pleasure.
- Bring a friend. Coffee is social so invite someone to discover cocoa, explore tasting packs, or attend a talk with you.
- Share your experience. Post pics, tag the hosts, use #UKCW25 to amplify awareness and drive more support.
- Ask questions. At tastings and breakfasts, be curious: where do the beans come from? How is sustainability embedded? You’ll get more insight than you think.
- Support. When you love something from those trial packs or a roaster you meet, buy direct, supporting smaller growers and ethical supply chains.
What your cup becomes
When you're enjoying that latte or tasting that chocolate-coffee pairing, remember: taste is rooted in a global story of growers, sustainability, community. UK Coffee Week invites you not just to consume, but to participate, learn, and support.
