In its sixth year, the Toronto Tea Festival welcomed more than 3,000 leaf fans at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 2 to 4.
Nearly 50 vendors — from as far away as California, Montreal, Vancouver and Hawaii — were there to serve, making the tea fest about double the size of the previous year, organizers said.
They presented 300-400 varieties of tea, as well as all kinds of relevant products and accessories.
LEAF FANS: Thousands of tea lovers pored over samples of tea from around the world.
DISCUSSING IT OVER TEA: Robert Coons from Chayotea.com, explains the intricacies of his product.
UNIQUE FINDS: Vitaly Shemet, a four-year veteran of the fest, stocked up on his supply of artisanal teas that he says could not be found anywhere else.
TEA ROWS: Up to 400 varieties of tea were shown and sold at the festival.