The Barra Slow Festival is marking its first anniversary, returning with yet another edition slated for November 27- 29 that will have over 180 stalls, along with performances, discussion sessions and workshops.
Themed “Coffee Moment × Design Delight”, the upcoming event is organised by the District Development Center of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macao, (UGAMM), widely known as Kai Fong, giving event details in a recent statement. The festival is also held in conjunction with TOPLAY Market Coffee Festival and the UNFOLD Art & Design Fair.
Among the highlights is the return of the TOPLAY Market Coffee Festival, which sees 40 specialty brands from the Chinese mainland, Seoul, Busan, Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, as well as 15 local cafés, the statement said. Champion baristas and founders from various brands will also be on site, while the “Macao Slow Living Collection” will feature baristas, creative talents, independent makers, and snacks.
Music performances will be held at the Bamboo Space and the newly added “Dock Area Vinyl Open-Air Living Room”, with highlights including CY LEO (Ho Cheuk Yin), who the statement said is “widely regarded as the finest harmonica player in the world”, ROSEMANCES, thetiredeyes, Chan I and Herson Si, along with DJ sets.
The statement pointed out other new venue additions with the opening up of the idle space in the former customs headquarters building in Barra as the second venue of another highlight: the UNFOLD fair, marking the first time that it will be held across two venues, while there will be over 105 creative design and publishing units.
While admission to the festival is free, the UNFOLD fair requires one to purchase a ticket, which also covers a Brazil-themed exhibition presented by a Brazilian visual-culture studio for the 2026 China–Brazil Cultural Year, and the Macau premiere of the artists’ book group show “This Is Not a Book”, according to the statement. The section also sees “The Table Is Set: Evi O.’s Food Book Design”, being slated to showcase over 40 book designs by Evi O.
This undated handout photo recently provided by the District Development Center of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macao shows audience members watching a performance during a previous edition of the Barra Slow Festival.
