The month ahead · Sun 01 Nov 2026
Taiwan in December 2026: what's on
December 2026 on the calendar: 100 events with confirmed dates, the picks worth planning around, soonest first.
December 2026 on the calendar: 119 events touch the month, 100 of them with confirmed dates, across 34 cities and towns. These are the ones to plan around, soonest first, each with its date status shown the way it appears on its own page.
Festivals
- Fri 04 Sep 2026 to Wed 30 Jun 2027 Taiwan Hot Spring and Fine-Cuisine Carnival 2026-27 Nationwide Confirmed dates
- Thu 15 Oct 2026 to Sun 28 Feb 2027 Winter Love Lanyang Hot Spring Season 2026-27 Jiaoxi Township Confirmed dates
- Sat 31 Oct 2026 to Wed 31 Mar 2027 Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival Maolin Confirmed dates
- Fri 27 Nov to Sun 13 Dec 2026 CKS Shilin Residence Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Taipei Confirmed dates
Illuminations
- Fri 04 Sep 2026 to Sun 03 Jan 2027 Valley Light Festival: Lishan and Guguan Taichung Confirmed dates
- Fri 13 Nov to Sun 27 Dec 2026 Christmasland in New Taipei City 2026 New Taipei Confirmed dates
- Sat 28 Nov 2026 to Sun 31 Jan 2027 Liyu Lake Waterfront Light Festival 2026-27 Shoufeng Township Confirmed dates
Arts and culture
- Fri 17 May 2024 to Sun 15 Aug 2027 The Splendor of Dream of the Red Chamber Taipei Confirmed dates
- Thu 13 Nov 2025 to Sun 03 Jan 2027 Leisurely Literature: An Exhibition on Travel Literature Tainan Confirmed dates
- Thu 29 Jan 2026 to Sun 10 Jan 2027 Pharaoh: King of Egypt Tainan Confirmed dates
- Wed 27 May 2026 to Sun 28 Feb 2027 All of Us: One Health in Action Taichung Confirmed dates
- Thu 04 Jun 2026 to Tue 06 Apr 2027 Going Below to Go Beyond: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Taichung Confirmed dates
- Wed 10 Jun 2026 to Sun 02 May 2027 Days, Years, Lifetimes: The Good Old Times of Lukang Taichung Confirmed dates
Music
- Sun 29 Nov to Tue 01 Dec 2026 Interstellar Film Concert Taipei Confirmed dates
- Wed 02 Dec 2026 Interstellar Film Concert Kaohsiung Confirmed dates
- Sat 05 to Sun 06 Dec 2026 Asia Artist Awards 2026 in Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Confirmed dates
- Tue 08 Dec 2026 FKJ Tyber Tour New Taipei Confirmed dates
Expo and trade
- Thu 04 Jun 2026 to Tue 06 Apr 2027 Harmony with Geothermal: A Sustainable Dialogue on Humanity, Resources, and Environment Taichung Confirmed dates
- Fri 06 Nov 2026 to Fri 03 Nov 2028 Tang Prize Exhibition at the National Science and Technology Museum Kaohsiung Confirmed dates
- Fri 04 to Sun 06 Dec 2026 Taiwan MOA Exhibition 2026 Taipei Confirmed dates
- Thu 10 Dec 2026 to Sun 19 Dec 2027 Tang Prize Exhibition at the National Library of Public Information Taichung Confirmed dates
Markets
- Sat 24 Oct to Fri 25 Dec 2026 Taichung Shopping Festival 2026 Taichung Confirmed dates
- Fri 04 to Sun 20 Dec 2026 German Christmas Market 2026 Taipei Confirmed dates
Family
- Fri 18 Dec 2026 to Sun 18 Apr 2027 Mundo Pixar Experience: Pixar World Tour Exhibition, Taiwan Station Kaohsiung Confirmed dates
Sport
- Thu 01 Oct 2026 to Wed 31 Mar 2027 Taiwan International Bird Watching Marathon Beimen Confirmed dates
- Sat 05 to Sun 06 Dec 2026 LEXUS LAVA Dapeng Bay Triathlon 2026 Donggang Township Confirmed dates
- Sun 06 Dec 2026 Hsinchu City Marathon 2026 Hsinchu City Confirmed dates
- Sun 06 Dec 2026 Hutou Pi 168 Half Marathon 2026 Tainan Confirmed dates
The full month is on the December 2026 page, and everything is on the events calendar.
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