Fan of cold coffee? This Lexington festival is brewed and bigger this year just for you.
Making its fifth annual appearance, the Cold Brew Coffee Festival will be back in Lexington on Aug, 19 featuring over 20 shops and roasters from in and out of the state.
The festival will be held in collaboration with the Lexington Farmers Market downtown at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park, 215 W. Main St. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with free admission and offer customers the opportunity to purchase full size, specialty drinks and cold brew flights. The flights will be priced at $7 and feature a four-pack of samples. Single tastings will also be available to buy.
Customers can also expect additional space this year to improve crowd and vendor spacing after last year’s concerns and the festival’s growth in vendors and customer activity since its start in 2018.
This year there will be fan favorite and judged awards. The people’s choice contest will be led by returning panelists Laura Farnsworth of the Downtown Lexington Partnership and former ABC 36 WTVQ anchor Erica Bivens.
Past winners for the Best Cold Brew were Drinklings Coffee, Leestown Coffee, 4th Level Roaster, Lussi Browns and Cherry Seed Coffee Roasters, which is now closed.
Reigning champions 4th Level Roasters and Drinklings Coffee have confirmed their appearance for this year, along with High Bar Coffee, North Lime Donuts, Happy People Coffee Company and more.
