2026滇池国际咖啡文化嘉年华将于8月启幕 打造咖旅融合新场景The 2026 Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival will kick off in August, creating a new scene of coffee tourism integration

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Kunming, June 13th (Reporter Wei Wenqing) - On June 12th, the 2026 Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival media conference was held in Kunming. The reporter learned from the meeting that the 2026 Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival, with the theme of "Dian Coffee Gathers All Things to Live", will be held along the Dianchi Lake in Kunming from August 1st to 9th. Through various activities such as industrial exchanges, cultural experiences, and leisure consumption, it will continue to build Yunnan's coffee culture brand and showcase the urban charm of "Lakeside Spring City, Landscape and Flower City".

On site press conference (photo by Wei Wenqing, reporter from China National Radio)

As a key cultural and tourism IP developed by Kunming, the Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival has been held for two consecutive sessions since its establishment in 2024. The first event set a Guinness World Record for the largest coffee tasting party, attracting 650000 participants in 9 days; The second event achieved linkage between the east and west banks of Dianchi Lake, receiving over 2.8 million visitors and becoming one of the representative activities of Yunnan's "coffee tourism integration".

It is reported that this carnival will comprehensively upgrade around four directions: industrial development, cultural and tourism experience, consumption scenarios, and green concepts, further promoting the deep integration of the coffee industry and cultural and tourism consumption. In the industrial sector, the event will introduce the "2026 Second Yunnan Treasure Coffee Green Bean Competition (Yunnan Excellence Cup Pilot Competition)". The competition will be held from June 15th to 25th, and the selected high-quality coffee beans will be available for public tasting during the carnival period. At the same time, the event will also hold the "All Things Live" Dianchi International Coffee Industry Roundtable, inviting industry experts and business representatives to exchange ideas on the development of Yunnan's coffee industry and jointly explore new paths for industrial upgrading.

Experience sharing by Sai Minzuo, the manager of the champion estate of the previous Yunnan Excellence Cup pilot competition (photo by Wei Wenqing, a reporter from China National Radio)

In the experience section, the organizer will launch special activities such as "Dianchi Horse Curry Pine" and "Coffee Fragrance Flower Landscape Yunnan Coast Tour", allowing citizens and tourists to experience the charm of coffee culture in sports, leisure, and sightseeing. Relying on the Dianchi Lake Greenway and the ecological resources along the lake, the event will create an immersive experience scene that combines interactivity and participation.

In terms of creating consumer scenarios, this year's carnival plans to gather 200 coffee trucks, setting a record for the most in history. During the event, a variety of themed performances such as ethnic, trendy, and jazz performances will be launched, as well as cultural activities such as sketching exhibitions and sunset concerts, allowing tourists to experience the slow life of the spring city amidst the lake and mountain scenery.

It is worth noting that the event will link multiple characteristic spaces on the east and west banks of Dianchi Lake, setting up six sub venues including Zhangmei Pier, Danxia Camp, Yuyuan, Rongchuang Dianchi Houhai, Yunnan Ethnic Village, and PAKK on the west bank of Dianchi Lake, to build a cultural and tourism experience network covering diverse formats such as leisure, sports, music, and coffee consumption. Among them, the west bank of Dianchi Lake will create a trendy consumption scene of "coffee+music+sports+e-sports", attracting more young consumer groups to participate through activities such as music festivals, lakeside coffee sports tribes, and hot air balloon landscapes.

In addition, this carnival will also launch activities such as the "Sea, Land, and Air Coffee Roaming Plan" and the "Environmental Protection New Life Plan", integrating the concept of green development into the entire process of the event, achieving resonance between cultural and tourism activities and ecological protection of Dianchi Lake.

The relevant person in charge of Kunming Culture and Tourism Group stated that this carnival will further promote the integrated development of Yunnan coffee industry and urban consumption scenes, continuously enhance the brand influence of "coffee tourism integration", and create an important window to showcase Kunming's urban image and Yunnan coffee culture.

It is reported that after the event, multiple coffee commercial projects will continue to operate on a regular basis, enriching the consumer industry along the Dianchi Lake and injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of Kunming's cultural and tourism industry.