Ode to coffee
You must have heard of… Coffee is the most traded product after crude oil in the world; it is so precious. All over the world, about half a trillion cups of coffee are consumed per year. The statistics show that 95 out of 100 people in Türkiye like coffee very much; no doubt that we are good at good tastes!
Rewind the date
There are numerous stories on the history of coffee and how it has entered our lives, none of which is definite. The most well-known is the story of the goats; have a listen: Rumour has it that the Arabs shepherding within the borders of Abyssinia – today’s Ethiopia – observed that the goats stayed awake for days, moreover they were quite energetic. Consequently, people searched for the reason. They were surprised to find out that the animals were consuming a plant which was not much common. As they took the plant to a wise dervish, it appeared that this fruit had similar effects on humans too. The plant that we call coffee in our day used to be ground and mixed into bread dough… Over time, that coffee started to be boiled in water and drunk, and then it has survived to this day.
What is the famous coffee festival? When and where?
Let’s answer item by item:
- Having been in our lives since 2014, the festival is considered the biggest coffee festival in Europe by the experts in the subject.
- İstanbul Coffee Festival will be held on 07-08-09-10 October 2021, four days in a row, around Küçükçiftlik Park.
What is there in İstanbul Coffee Festival?
İstanbul Coffee Festival, known as the “the Festival that wakes the City up”, is a rich event that brings quality coffee, various brewing methods, and the best coffee companions to coffee lovers. Moreover, there are concerts, seminars and workshops. Many workshops such as principles of coffee roasting and beverage trends after the pandemic that will be enlightening and opening up horizons will be experienced, and many musicians from famous names well known by most of us to young and promising talents will take the stage. In the event, there are a total of 32 concerts, four concerts in each session. Jabbar, Fikri Karayel, Feridun Düzağaç and Gökhan Türkmen are some of the musicians that will cheer up the crowd in İstanbul Coffee Festival.
There could be few better ways to spend a satisfying weekend in the city in this season, what do you think?
Covid-19 measures
Actually events and our usual lives have turned back to an extent, but still there are certain rules and regulations that we must pay attention to and abide by for the health of us all. Just for this reason, before you go to İstanbul Coffee Festival, do not ignore having a look at the measures that we have listed below! May your coffee be plenty, your health be well!
Covid-19 measures
In participating in the festival:
* Having taken two doses of vaccine will be required.
* People who have no PCR test taken within 48 hours at the latest or who have no certificate for a passed disease (according to the period of time scientifically accepted as immune after the Covid-19 disease) will not be admitted to the festival area. The people who do not satisfy these conditions will by no means be provided with ticket returns.
– At the entrance of the event, a HES code query will be made via the application of “Hayat Eve Sığar” (Life Fits into Home).
– The session hours must be regarded due to the Covid-19 measures.
– The visitors are obliged to enter the area with masks due to the Covid-19 measures.
– All participants are obliged to comply with the rules applicable within the scope of the Covid-19 measures.
