Cincinnati will be abuzz with the annual Cincinnati Coffee Festival this fall.

Tickets for the caffeinated celebration are now on sale. The Cincinnati Coffee Festival returns to Music Hall Ballroom Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27. A major fundraiser for the Ohio River Foundation (ORF), organizers say the festival has become the Midwest’s premier coffee event.

Thousands visit the festival every year to experience the variety of coffee roasters, tea purveyors, bakers, pastry shops and chocolatiers. Popular local roasters like Seven Hills Coffee, Deeper Roots and two-time People’s Choice Award winner FigBrew will also be on hand. Attendees can enjoy hundreds of free tastings, plus live music, latte art, professional demonstrations and the chance to see the latest equipment and accessories.

The Latte Art Throwdown is one of the festival’s most popular events, where you can watch a master barista create latte art. The competition will be head-to-head, bracket-style where the judges will determine whose milk-pouring aesthetics will advance until one barista is crowned the Supreme Latte Artist of Greater Cincinnati.

To help manage crowds, the event will once again use timed entry, with a limited number of tickets available for each time slot. You’re also encouraged to buy tickets in advance.

Ticket prices are:

• Weekend Pass: $35 in advance/$41 day-of
• Exclusive Early Entry (8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday): $25 in advance/$31 day-of
• Early Entry (9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday): $20 in advance/$26 day-of
• All other entrance times: $17.50 in advance/$23.50 day-of