2026 15th Suzhou Cultural and Creative Design Industry Expo (Suzhou Creative Expo)

The 15th Suzhou Cultural and Creative Design Industry Expo, referred to as the "2026 Suzhou Cultural Expo", is officially scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 2, 2026, at the Suzhou International Expo Center. This highly anticipated industry event will gather enterprises from various countries and regions around the world to showcase the latest achievements in China's cultural creativity sector.

Looking back at the 14th Expo held from October 31 to November 2, 2025, with the theme of "Cultural Creativity Makes Life More Interesting," it attracted nearly 500 participating enterprises from over 40 countries and regions globally, as well as all 31 provinces and municipalities in China, and hosted over 100 unique activities, further promoting exchanges and cooperation in the cultural and creative industry.

This year’s expo will feature four main exhibition halls: the Cultural Heritage Creative Hall, the Cultural and Entertainment Creative Hall, the Urban Cultural Creative Hall, and the Cultural Tourism Creative Hall, covering a total exhibition area of 41,000 square meters. Exhibits will include the Palace Museum’s "Centenary Palace Series" cultural products, the National Museum of China’s "Unexpected Dark Horse" series of new cultural innovations, and upcoming products from the Suzhou Museum such as the Lotus Bowl and Cup set.

Additionally, a special digital cultural heritage copyright service platform will be established to showcase immersive digital exhibitions such as "Adventures at Sanxingdui" and "What Defines Civilization," highlighting new applications of digital technology in the cultural and creative industry. A "Metro Cultural Creative Assembly" area will also be set up, gathering cultural creative products from metro systems in eight cities including Beijing and Chongqing, promoting cultural exchanges and sharing across cities.

This expo will cover various domains including cultural creativity and trendy toys IP licensing and design, artistic spaces, museum cultural creativity, urban cultural creativity, temple cultural creativity, artisan gifts and collectibles, and digital tourism applications, showcasing a rich array of cultural creative resources.