Welcome to The London Coffee Festival the flagship event of UK Coffee Week!

We're back! And our second year promises to be BIGGER and BETTER than ever! Join the 12,000 coffee lovers and foodies, professional baristas, coffee shop owners and top decision-makers in the coffee industry for the UK's most inspiring and dynamic celebration of coffee and food culture.

Graze your way through The Street Food & Artisan Markets, learn about coffee through tastings and demonstrations, watch the UK Barista Championships and enjoy live music throughout the uniquely themed zones – Hyde Park, Shoreditch, Soho, The Lab, The Showroom and The Growing Community.

And don't forget! 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to Project Waterfall, a clean water initiative currently providing communities in Tanzania's Mbulu District. In fact for every three tickets sold we can enable one person access to safe drinking water, purchase two taps or even buy enough cement to build two latrine platforms.

伦敦咖啡节——庆祝英国咖啡文化

在4月底的大不列颠咖啡周中,伦敦将举行“伦敦咖啡节”,庆祝伦敦的咖啡文化。

咖啡节将分为几个节日区,如海德公园、Shoreditch、Soho、The Lab和The Growing Community。届时除了会有“咖啡师”现场调制香醇咖啡及各式茶出售,还会有令人垂涎欲滴的食品摊位及现场音乐。伦敦咖啡节为期三天,“英国2012咖啡师锦标赛”也会在此时举行。

这是“伦敦咖啡节”第二年举办,主办方预计将吸引12000名咖啡爱好者前来参加,其中既包括美食爱好者,也会有专业咖啡师和咖啡店主。

16世纪中期,伦敦第一家咖啡店开业,该店地址设于城中Cornhill,离Old Truman brewery不远,而Old Truman brewery 是本次节日主办地。同时,牛津城宣称英格兰第一家咖啡店是在牛津城开业的。

“伦敦咖啡节”于4月27-29日举行。交易日为4月27日(早上10点至下午5点,下午5点-10点对公众开放),之后两日每天从早上10点到晚上7点对公众开放。时限为3小时的参观票票价为12.5英镑,但线上优惠价为9.5英镑。VIP票价格为17.5英镑,线上优惠价为14.5英镑,附赠《2012伦敦咖啡指南》一本。所有门票收入的一半将捐给慈善机构Project Waterfall,该机构在坦桑尼亚实施清洁水源项目。

(来源:英国旅游局)