Starbucks confirmed to Fox News Digital that its viral Unicorn Frappuccino Blended Beverage will be returning to its coffeehouses for one weekend later this summer at a date yet to be announced.Starbucks originally released the drink for five days in April 2017 and caused a frenzy as people rushed to their local Starbucks to get the drink and post about it on social media.The hashtag #unicornfrappuccino racked up more than 150,000 posts on Instagram in 2017, with more on other social-media platforms, the Los Angeles Times reported.In April 2026, Starbucks sponsored the Coachella music festival and announced it would be serving the Unicorn Frap, which it called "an icon," a "fan-favorite" and a "viral sensation," at the event for a few hours each day.Starbucks’ description of the drink at its launch was, "A sweet dusting of pink powder, blended into a crème Frappuccino with mango syrup and layered with a pleasantly sour blue drizzle.
It is finished with vanilla whipped cream and a sprinkle of sweet pink and sour blue powder topping," KCUR/NPR reported.AS STARBUCKS CHANGES OPEN-DOOR POLICY, 5 OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WORLD'S LARGEST COFFEE CHAINStarbucks brought back the Unicorn Frappuccino at this year's Coachella musical festival.(Starbucks/Fox News)Starbucks upped the intrigue of the Unicorn Frap further by announcing it came with "a bit of magic" and would change from pink to purple and from sweet and fruity to tangy and tart as it was stirred."The more swirl, the more the beverage’s color and flavors transform," the coffee company said.The buzz the Unicorn Frappuccino initially created also came with backlash from baristas who complained about how labor-intensive and messy it was to make and about the strain of so many customers ordering it.
Those same sentiments are surfacing as the drink is scheduled for its comeback.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ"I have never made so many Frappuccinos in my entire life," barista Braden Burson said in a v...