Muddy grounds and rainy weather cause chaos and frustration at 2026 Coffee Hong Kong @WestK over Easter weekend
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAmbrose LiPublished: 9:10pm, 7 Apr 2026Mud and rainy weather caused chaos and frustration at a high-profile open-air coffee festival in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District over the Easter weekend, as it was hit by squally thunderstorms and showers that flooded parts of the venue.
The weather put a dampener on the four-day 2026 Coffee Hong Kong @WestK, which took place on the Great Lawn of the district’s Art Park, with one vendor reporting a 60 per cent drop in business.
Some visitors to the festival were seen wearing shoe covers as they walked over the muddy lawn. Coffee Hong Kong, the event organiser, earlier said it had deployed water suction machines to help reduce the amount of water on site.
The owner of Return Coffee, who only gave her last name as Cheng, said her stall was flooded as it was located in a low-lying area, adding that the waters reached her ankles.
She said the business could face losses close to HK$20,000 (US$2,550), as some of her coffee beans had become damp.
“Services [by the organiser] were actually very good last year. This year, the organiser was a bit unprepared … they could’ve done better,” Cheng said. “We need to inspect the beans and can only repackage them for selling if they are undamaged.”
