Northwest Tea Festival

09/18/2026

Festival stickers and pins! Gets yours at the Information desk at the front of the Exhibition Hall, Seattle Center.
Thank you to Nazanin with Tea Thoughts - Nazanin for her collaboration on the pins, Cyrene for all of her wonderful graphics, Roberta for hosting our work group, Amy with lizzy kate, Lauren with Lauren Hall-Stigerts 🍵, Chris, Virginia and Andrew for their help on these projects and other behind the scenes volunteer work.

09/18/2026

Happy Friday! Today our vendor is...La Conner Tea Co! La Conner Tea Co is a luxury tea brand based in La Conner, Washington and specializes is black, green, and herbal tea. The pride themselves in the fact that all the tea is farmed on estates certified by the Ethical Tea Partnership. Try their fruity/floral Valley View Blend Black tea or an Herbal/nutty Rooibos Chai called Cascade Chai. Be sure to check out their events page and see them at the Barkley Village Market. But of course, you can grab some of their luxury tea at The Northwest Tea Festival!

Photo by Ace Azul

https://www.laconnertea.com
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09/17/2026

Our Thursday vendor spotlight is...Brew and Blossom! Brew & Blossom brings small-batch Chinese teas from garden to cup, with a focus on origin, craftsmanship, and education. Founded by tea science graduate Shirley Chen, the brand works directly with family tea makers and partner growers in China to share teas with clear provenance and distinctive character.

Festival attendees can explore a curated lineup of Chinese loose-leaf teas and learn how factors like cultivar, harvest season, and processing shape aroma and taste. We will also offer guided tastings and informal tea demonstrations at the booth, designed to help both beginners and tea enthusiasts build sensory vocabulary and enjoy Chinese tea more deeply. We're excited to see them at this year's festival!

https://brewblossomtea.com

09/16/2026

Our next vendor is...JETRO! JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. With all of the Japanese tea at the festival, we do count on trade organizations. Come and thank them for all they do, while you drink some matcha, sencha or Hōjicha.

https://www.jetro.go.jp/usa.html

09/16/2026

We love the new NW Tea Festival enamel pin! Purchase yours at the Festival Info Booth at the front of the Exhibition Hall on Sept. 26-27. Thank you to Nazanin with for her partnership on this project!

09/15/2026

Our next vendor spotlight is...Wendy Ann Creations! Wendy Morgan of Wendy Ann Creations, is always a staple at the festival. Her fabric work for all things related to tea and kitchen appliances is loved by all who come join us at the festival. Her large table of beautifully crafted items is something you can't miss if you are in the hall. Come check out her handmade items at the Northwest Tea Festival!

An except from our website: A Northwest artist, Wendy Morgan carefully handcrafts tea cozies, pot holders and more. Using a wide range of fabric her creations range from traditional to whimsically decorative patterns. Wonderful to own and great as gifts. Come and see her wide selection.

https://www.nwteafestival.org/wendy-ann-creations

09/15/2026

tea fans! Can you believe it? We are already under two weeks away from the Northwest Tea Festival!

For today's vendor spotlight we have...Amu Nutrition! Amu Nutrition is an herbal company founded by Khulan Enkh, a U.S.-certified nutritionist and Ayurvedic practitioner. Each formula has to do with function, not just taste. One of the favorites is a Mongolian Tartan Buckwheat Tea, which gives a nutty finish to a warm herbal tea. Come congratulate them for winning the Natural Choice Award forBest Immune Support Supplement for a second year in a row! Each herbal product gives comes with a great description on how it can effect your health, so you can find the drink that is right for you. Be sure to check them out at the Northwest Tea Festival!

https://amu-nutrition.com
Amu Nutrition

09/11/2026

Hello Everyone! For our vendor spotlight today we have...HARIO! HARIO has been in the business of making heat-proof glassware for over 100 years in Japan. That means no matter what brew of tea or coffee you brew, HARIO has you covered. Be sure to check out their new matcha collection, a sleek design for however you drink your matcha . One aspect of HARIO that I really love, is that if you are in need of only a part of your product, they have an entire catalogue of spare parts for most products. While they sell online and around the world, you are able to check out their product starting in just a few weeks at the Northwest Tea Festival.

Photo by Jane Yang

https://global.hario.com

09/11/2026

Read Dan Bolton's blog post on the festival on the Tea Journey Magazine website.

Taste teas from around the world at the 16th Northwest Tea Festival, September 26–27 at Seattle Center. Explore exhibitors, workshops and teaware.

09/10/2026

Happy Thursday! Today our vendor spotlight is...Steep N' Clay! While their Tea shop is in Elgin IL, we are lucky to have them here! Even though Steep N' Clay has a large variety of tea in almost any tea type that you can think of, they also have a large variety of beautiful mugs, tea pots and tea pets and more! Come in for different tea tasting at different prices. Help us congratulate them on the opening of their second location, that opened up in April in Geneva, IL We are so excited they made the trip to join us at the Northwest Tea Festival!

https://steepnclay.com