The 2026 World AeroPress Championship Heads to Mexico City
Daily Coffee News Staff| August 14, 2026 All images courtesy of World AeroPress Championship. For the first time in its 18 seasons, theWorld AeroPress Championshipis heading to Mexico City. The event will take place Sunday, Dec. 6, atFrontón Bucareliin the city’s Colonia Centro. The competition portion will be surrounded by a full day of coffee activities and festivities, including coffee tastings, local food, DJs, tea and gear demonstrations. At the Roasters Village, 12 local and international roasting companies will pour more than 30 coffees. Attendees can taste their way through the lineup, meet participating roasters and vote for the “2026 Best of the Village.” Elsewhere at the festival,Spirit Teawill operate a dedicated tea counter, whileAeroPressand grinder manufacturerComandantewill offer hands-on equipment experiences. From the 2025 World AeroPress Championship in Seoul. Of course, the main attraction will be the competition, which centers on a simple manual brewing device that has endeared itself to thousands of coffee aficionadossince it first appeared at a Coffee Fest trade show in 2005. The 2026 world championship will culminate a global season of regional and national events. In 2025, nearly 8,000 people competed in more than 230 events across 68 countries, according to organizers. Dozens of national champions are expected to square off at this year’s event, which gives competitors five minutes to brew and present a single AeroPress coffee to a panel of judges. After tasting the entries, the judges point simultaneously toward their preferred cup. One brewer advances from each heat and the others are knocked out until only one champion remains standing. The United States representative for Mexico City will be determined Aug. 21 at theAmerican AeroPress Championship in Boston. Hosted byAtomic Coffee RoastersatBig Night Live Studio B, the competition is expected to feature approximately 36 brewers advancing through heats, quarterfinals, semifinals and a
Daily Coffee News Staff| August 14, 2026 All images courtesy of World AeroPress Championship.
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