On April 29th, accompanied by the rich aroma of coffee and bustling crowds, the 2026 Futian Coffee Life Week kicked off on Central Street of Futian Zhuoyue Center. The event closely follows the significant opportunity of the APEC meeting in Futian, with the core positioning of "international style, technological sense, and cultural significance". It will continue until May 5th, creating an international coffee carnival that integrates coffee tasting, cultural exchange, industrial competition, technological experience, and global consumption for citizens and international guests.
This event is guided by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Futian District Government, hosted by the Futian District Bureau of Commerce, and co organized by the District Committee Propaganda Department, District Investment Promotion Bureau, District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Futian Public Security Bureau, and various street offices. In 2026, Futian District will implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Municipal Party Committee through practical actions. With a zero mentality, it will deeply implement the action of integrating the development of the service industry and manufacturing industry, promote stable economic progress and quality improvement with the first good standard, and achieve a good start and a good start in the first quarter of the first year of the "15th Five Year Plan". It will actively cultivate characteristic consumer formats, enrich urban consumption scenes, and focus on activating the consumer market and gathering popular vitality through festival activities.
Global opening of trendy coffee feast, international market shining brightly in Futian
This year's Coffee Life Week innovatively builds a "1+4+3+N" characteristic activity system, with a coffee carnival as the core, connecting the consumption vitality of the whole district, and making the aroma of coffee waft to every corner of Futian. As the core venue of the event, the Awakening Coffee Festival has created the largest outdoor coffee market in South China. More than 160 premium coffee brands have gathered here across mountains and seas, covering local old brands in Shenzhen, emerging forces in China, as well as coffee brands from 10 countries in Asia, Europe, and Australia. Global renowned roasters and top 100 coffee shops such as La Cabra from Denmark, STITCH COFFEE from Australia, Mok Coffee from Belgium, Filter Supply from Japan, and Strut Coffee from South Korea have all made appearances. From Nordic minimalist flavors and Australian creative specialties to European pure taste, Japanese exquisite hand wash, and Korean balanced and mellow aroma, citizens can immerse themselves in the global coffee flavor without leaving deep, and start an immersive "global coffee taste journey". The sentence is:.
It is reported that this Coffee Life Week has simultaneously set up multi-level sub venues in streets and commercial districts. Yuanling Street will hold an international style coffee culture carnival, with coffee light food markets, fun interactions, and trendy performances taking place in rotation; Huafu Street launches coffee roaming route, unlocking diverse consumption scenarios through online and offline linkage; Lianhua Street upgrades its coffee themed cultural block, bringing fun activities such as hand washing experiences and themed salons. The three major business districts of Lingzhan Central City, Shenye Shangcheng, and Zhonghang Junshang have simultaneously launched coffee roasting markets, coffee+food carnivals, and morning C and evening A themed consumption activities, forming a comprehensive and colorful coffee consumption matrix, allowing coffee to spread throughout the streets and alleys of Futian commercial district.
Coffee Rhyme Linkage Menglian Intangible Cultural Heritage Special Exhibition Lights Up the Scene
This Coffee Life Week takes culture as its soul and industry as its core, making coffee not only a beverage, but also a link between cultural exchange and industrial development. The highly popular Yunnan themed special exhibition of "Brown Fragrance Menglian" on site has become a core check-in point with regional characteristics for this event. Create a comprehensive immersive experience space in the exhibition area, set up a Menglian coffee industry themed cultural wall, and systematically display the development history, industry scale, planting culture, and regional characteristics of Menglian coffee in the form of text and images, intuitively popularizing the overall picture of the coffee industry in the country of origin; At the same time, there is an exclusive experience area for headphones on site, where you can immerse yourself in listening to the local folk music of Menglian by wearing headphones, and instantly immerse yourself in a small border town in Yunnan.
On site, we invited Kunnong, the inheritor of Menglian intangible cultural heritage, to perform the intangible cultural heritage bird dance with great enthusiasm, showcasing the rich Dai ethnic customs and charm of intangible cultural heritage. The event also specially launched cloud linkage, connecting with the origin of Menglian to conduct real-time live conversations, inviting the local coffee plantation manager of the Lahu ethnic group, Jin Tao, to have a cloud conversation, crossing mountains and seas to achieve interaction between the two cities. Jin Tao sincerely shared in the online chat: "Every coffee bean is the result of our patient protection from flowering to fruiting, from picking to processing. When you pick up this cup of coffee, we hope that you can not only taste the taste of Menglian specialty coffee, but also feel the sunshine, rain and dew of the distant mountains and forests, as well as the blessings of our coffee farmers. Coffee is not just a beverage, but also a bridge connecting people and nature – we hope that through this cup of Menglian specialty coffee, we can become eternal friends." The exhibition area displays samples of coffee trees from the country of origin, fresh coffee fruits, and premium green beans, presenting the entire coffee industry chain, allowing citizens and international guests to experience Menglian coffee's "floral fragrance, fruity charm, and distinct layers" up close. Unique flavor, deeply unlocking the origin story, building a two-way connection and cultural integration between Menglian and Futian in Yunnan A solid bridge connecting production and sales.
On the first day of the event, the 2026 World Coffee Collar Competition (WCBC) Shenzhen Division – "China Origin Coffee Summit" kicked off with great enthusiasm. Top coffee blenders from around the world competed on the same stage, focusing on blending and precise adjustment, showcasing their professional blending skills on the fragrant field, attracting cheers from the audience on site. Subsequent coffee cup testing competitions and overseas Chinese brewing competitions will be held one after another, activating the coffee industry exchange through professional events and creating a "flavor stage" for the entire industry chain.
The city's consumption heat is fully fueled by the aroma of curry, empowering the economy and improving quality
A cup of coffee stimulates consumption in a city, and this Coffee Life Week activates the big market through small and micro carriers, becoming an important lever for Futian to boost holiday consumption and enhance urban vitality. In response to the high popularity and dense passenger flow on site, the organizers have thoughtfully set up a wake-up coffee festival rest area in the north section of Zhuoyue Center Central Street, providing citizens with a comfortable resting space; Synchronize the landing of convenient services such as Futian M Restaurant, Food Post Station, and Yuanzu Food, providing energy and heartwarming support for exhibition visitors; A dedicated AI robot coffee zone was set up on site, showcasing smart retail brands such as COFCO, Kafa, and Lingxi. Smart coffee machines, self-service juicers, vending machines, ice cream machines, and other equipment are readily available, injecting new vitality into coffee consumption with technology and showcasing the innovative charm of Futian Digital City.
The 2026 Futian Coffee Life Week aims to gather momentum, promote business, and benefit the people through festivals. Through comprehensive linkage and public participation, it effectively ignites the holiday consumption trend, not only gathering global coffee resources to showcase Futian's open and inclusive international temperament, but also deepening cooperation between local culture and origin industries, promoting the deep integration of culture, consumption, and industry. As an important measure to deepen the integration and development of the service industry and manufacturing industry in Futian District, this Coffee Life Week continues to amplify the radiation effect of the international consumption center urban area, writing a vivid chapter of stable and high-quality economic development in the "best district" with fresh urban fireworks and international standards.