Northwest Tea Festival

The Northwest Tea Festival is the primary initiative of the Puget Sound Tea Education Association, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington. First held in 2008, the Northwest Tea Festival is a unique gathering of tea lovers, aficionados, providers, experts, and consumers. The festival is planned and executed by volunteers and a small staff, all of whom are passionate about the world of tea and tea culture. Over the two day long festival, tea is discussed, dissected, tasted, debated, amplified, and acquired. Festival attendees have opportunities to sample dozens of teas provided by vendors and they are able to learn about different aspects of tea and tea culture in stage presentations, workshops, and at the Tea Bar.

The primary mission of the tea festival is to connect people and enrich lives through tea, by providing a diverse range of educational and cultural experiences.

Most of the people involved with the festival, including vendors, presenters, and visitors, are from the greater Puget Sound region, but there are always some people and companies from out of state and even from outside of the United States.