The Melbourne Tea Festival, at Meat Market in North Melbourne, is an interactive experience designed to help people discover and experience specialty tea; encourage and grow passion for tea through education; and showcase quality specialty tea providers. The festival day has two elements: a tea market and an educational program of workshops, talks and tastings. 

TEA MARKET

The tea market features dozens of stallholders – tea brands with specialty loose leaf tea and tisanes of all styles, and a range of teawares and food purveyors with tempting sweet and savoury treats. All entry tickets include a take home porcelain tea tasting cup valued at $5.00.

TEA EDUCATION

Immerse yourself in the fine details of tea with some of Australia’s leading tea specialists, as they host educational talks, tastings, demonstrations and hands-on sessions. Sessions cover a range of topics. Tickets are available online in advance and are purchased separately to an entry ticket. The program will be announced closer to the festival date.

TEA COCKTAILS

Visit the Four Pillars bar for a tea cocktail and sample their range of award-wining gins, distilled in the Yarra Valley.

FREE TEA LEAF READING DEMONSTRATION

Join Tea With Annie for a free tea leaf reading demonstration in the Cobblestone Pavilion.