About the Northwest Tea Festival

The Northwest Tea Festival was conceived in spring of 2007 to provide a fun and educational event about the multifaceted world of tea.  Our goal is to provide experiences covering all aspects of tea, from the cultural to the historical and the sensory to the scientific.

Bringing together authors, industry experts, buyers, retailers, artists, and educators, we hope you learn something new and enjoy this most fascinating of beverages!

The Northwest Tea Festival is brought to you by the Puget Sound Tea Education Association (PSTEA).  Our founding members are:
Deborah Barnes, Village Yarn & Tea
Michael Coffey, Tea Geek
Marcus Gramps, Teahouse Kuan Yin
James Norwood Pratt, author of New Tea Lover’s Treasury
Julee Rosanoff, Perennial Tea Room
Ken Rudee, Barnes & Watson Fine Teas

Admission to the main festival location at the Seattle Center's Northwest Rooms (10am - 6pm Saturday, October 4th, and 10am - 4pm Sunday, October 5th) is free to the public, with a suggested donation of $5. Tea dinners and films are priced indiviually.