Wichita matcha festival will be ‘something a little different and very green’
It’s the most brilliant shade of milky green, and it’s the star of one of the most trendy coffee-shop drinks of the past decade.
Now, matcha is about to get its own Wichita party.
Danny Sun, the owner of the 4-year-old event business ICT Bazaars, says that he’s putting on an event called Matcha Madness, which will feature matcha drinks, matcha food, even matcha facials. It will happen from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Revolutsia, the shipping container mall at 2721 E. Central.
Sun, who owns a clothing business in Revolutsia called Dummy Apparel Company, said that although he’s not a huge fan of matcha (he’s working on it), he’s noticed that the rest of Wichita is.
“In all those Facebook groups, you always see people asking, ‘What’s the best matcha in Wichita?’” he said.
Sun, whose ICT Bazaars puts on a few market-centered events a year, decided to organize one around matcha, which for the uninitiated is a powder made from ground Japanese green tea leaves and used to make the green drinks that locals order at coffee shops ranging from Starbucks to Coffee Daze.
Next month’s event will include local vendors selling matcha drinks and competing in a judged competition. So far, Sun has signed up two vendors — Adelitas Coffee Co, 120 E. First St., and pop-up shop Sola Coffee. He’s looking for two to three more.
The owner of Wichita catering business Mokko Cuisine will be there, too, not only selling ramen from a pop-up shop but also putting on a demonstration on preparing ceremonial matcha, which is the highest-quality matcha powder.
Noble Nine Bakery, which operates across the street from Revolutsia, will provide matcha-themed desserts. And Revolutisa-based business Skin Is In Studios will offer on-the-spot matcha facials as well as take-home matcha skin care products.
Those who want to do some yoga on the upper-level deck of the former Prost space in Revolutsia can show up an hour early — at 10 a.m.— and take a class with Wichita Ashtanga Yoga.
Matcha Madness will take place in the courtyard of Revolutsia unless the weather is uncooperative, Sun said. In that case, events will move inside to the old Prost restaurant space, which has been vacant since Austin and Manu English moved their German restaurant to 134 St. Francis last year.
ICT Bazaars is also the organizer of the annual Spooky Bazaar that happens around Halloween at Revolutsia, and it also is about to begin its series of First Friday events there.
As the owner of a business that operates in the development, Sun said, one of his goals is to expose more people to it. Revolutsia has many vacancies at the moment.
“A lot of people love the space,” he said. “But a lot of people just don’t know that it exists. This is going to help me help the area, bringing in all these events and bringing in the community.”
Admission to Matcha Madness will be free, but people will be able to buy $20 passports at the door that will entitle them to free samples from all the matcha vendors. The first 50 people who purchase the passports that day will get a free glass stamped with the Matcha Madness logo.
Sun said he hopes to make Matcha Madness an annual event. Anyone interested in becoming a matcha vendor can contact ICT Bazaars at 316-313-7608.
This story was originally published February 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM.
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