Becoming a vendor at Cola Cafe Fest offers a powerful opportunity to grow your customer base while building meaningful connections within Columbia’s cafe community. The festival brings together highly engaged attendees who are eager to discover new brands, support local businesses, and become loyal customers. Vendors gain direct exposure to new audiences, valuable face-to-face feedback, and increased brand visibility in a setting designed for discovery and connection.

Beyond customer growth, Cola Cafe Fest creates space for collaboration and networking with fellow cafe owners, roasters, bakers, tea makers, and specialty drink creators. It’s a chance to form partnerships, exchange ideas, and connect with people who can help your business grow—whether through wholesale relationships, collaborations, or shared resources. As part of a growing annual festival, vendors benefit not only from immediate sales but from long-term visibility within Columbia’s expanding cafe culture.

Sponsoring Cola Cafe Fest is a strategic way to grow your brand while connecting with an engaged audience of an estimated 1,000+ attendees. Sponsors gain meaningful visibility through on-site brand placement, activations, and promotional exposure before, during, and after the event—putting your brand directly in front of a community that values local businesses and authentic experiences.

Beyond visibility, sponsorship offers access to valuable networking opportunities with cafe owners, roasters, makers, and fellow partners, opening the door to future collaborations and wholesale relationships. By supporting Cola Cafe Fest, sponsors benefit from a built-in marketing boost while playing a key role in uplifting Columbia’s growing cafe culture and helping shape a festival designed to grow year after year.