Nov82026
National Palace Museum Asian Art Festival: Himalayan Moon
The Southern Branch's annual Asian Art Festival takes a Himalayan theme for 2026, with a month of programmes around the special exhibition.
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Festivals in Taiwan.
Every festivals event on the calendar, checked against official sources.
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Nov142026
Sun Moon Lake Music and Fireworks Festival 2026
Weeks of lakeside concerts capped by fireworks over Sun Moon Lake, closing 14 November 2026.
Nov152026
Hualien Pacific Hot Spring Festival 2026
Hualien County's hot spring festival linking the Ruisui and Antong spring areas for a month of autumn weekends.
Feb282027
Winter Love Lanyang Hot Spring Season 2026-27
Yilan County's autumn and winter hot spring season in Jiaoxi, running from mid October 2026 to the end of February 2027.
Jun302027
Taiwan Hot Spring and Fine-Cuisine Carnival 2026-27
The national hot spring season record: a Tourism Administration carnival spanning 19 spring areas to June 2027.
Jul312027
Zhiben Hot Spring Season 2026-27
The Zhiben spring area's year round season under the national Taiwan Good Soup programme.
Coming up
Oct312026
Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival
A winter season festival around the purple crow butterflies that overwinter in the valleys of Maolin National Scenic Area.
Oct312026
Caoling Historic Trail Silver Grass Season 2026
The silver grass season on the Caoling Historic Trail, with weekend shuttles, markets and period costume experiences.
Oct312026
Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival 2026
Vast patterned flower carpets bloom across the Xinshe plateau for Taichung's annual flower carpet festival.
Nov72026
Kungshen Wangye's Salt for Peace Festival
A two-day festival in Beimen blessing salt for peace, rooted in the Wangye faith and Tainan's historic salt fields.
Nov72026
Vagabond Festival 2026
The eighth Vagabond Festival takes place over two days on open grassland by the Guanxi Platform in Anping, Tainan, with a bill mixing Taiwanese and Japanese acts.
Nov212026
Pingtung Sichongxi Hot Spring Season 2026-27
Illuminated hot spring season at Sichongxi in southern Pingtung, expected late November 2026 to March 2027.
Nov232026
Saisiyat Pasta'ay Festival 2026 (Dwarf Spirit Festival)
The Saisiyat people's most important ritual, held around the full moon of the tenth lunar month, with three nights of continuous ceremonial song and dance. 2026 is the ten year grand festival.
Nov272026
CKS Shilin Residence Chrysanthemum Festival 2026
Annual chrysanthemum show in the former Chiang Kai-shek residence gardens, themed 'Dreams' in 2026.
Nov282026
Qingshan King Festival 2026
Wanhua's biggest temple festival, with night patrols and a birthday procession for Qingshan King, 28 to 30 November 2026.
Dec192026
Yunlin Christmas Celebration 2026
Douliu's annual Christmas celebration pairs an afternoon international market at Pangshu Forest Park with an evening concert at YunTai Hall.
Dec312026
Shining New Taipei 1314 Cross-River Fireworks
New Taipei's early-evening New Year's Eve fireworks over the Tamsui River at Fisherman's Wharf and Bali, expected again on 31 December 2026.
Dec312026
Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Fireworks
The world-famous midnight fireworks fired from Taipei 101 to welcome 2027, closing the City Hall New Year's Eve party.
Dec312026
Taipei New Year's Party 2027
Taipei's official New Year's Eve party at City Hall square, with six hours of live performers and the Taipei 101 countdown.
Jan12027
Founding Day of the Republic of China (New Year's Day) Holiday
Taiwan opens the year with a three day weekend for Founding Day on 1 January.
Jan132027
Penghu Winter Floral Wonderland 2027
Penghu's Lunar New Year flower sea, two hundred thousand petunias blooming through the Lantern Festival.
Jan152027
Sun Moon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
Blossom season around Sun Moon Lake, expected mid January to early March 2027 on the 2026 pattern.
Jan152027
Taipei Camellia Show 2027
Taipei's winter camellia show at the Floriculture Experiment Center on Yangmingshan, expected in mid January 2027.
Jan292027
Tianyuan Temple Flower Viewing Sakura Festival 2027
Night lit tri-colour cherry blossoms behind Wuji Tianyuan Temple in Tamsui, expected in late January to February 2027.
Jan302027
LOHAS Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
Neihu's night cherry blossom festival along the Neigou River trail, expected in late January to February 2027.
Feb42027
Lunar New Year Holiday Period 2027
Taiwan's longest public break of the year: seven days off for Lunar New Year, 4 to 10 February 2027.
Feb52027
Happy Yilan Year New Year's Eve Party 2027
Yilan's county Lunar New Year's Eve party, a late night concert at Zhongxing Cultural and Creative Park.
Feb52027
Yangmingshan Flower Festival 2027
Taipei's blossom season on Yangming Mountain, expected early February to mid March 2027.
Feb62027
Kaohsiung Wonderland 2027 (Winter Carnival)
Kaohsiung's winter carnival fills Love River Bay with giant character inflatables, light shows and a harbor fun park.
Feb62027
Lunar New Year Day 2027 (Year of the Goat)
Lunar New Year's Day falls on Saturday 6 February 2027, the first day of the Year of the Goat.
Feb112027
Sanxia Qingshui Zushi Temple Festival 2027
Sanxia's Lunar New Year temple festival for Qingshui Zushi's birthday, with its famous sacred pig contest, expected on 11 February 2027.
Feb112027
Shan-Tseng-Chi Flower Festival 2027
Sloping flower fields shaped like a crested serpent eagle in Beitou, expected from mid February to mid March 2027.
Feb122027
Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Season 2027
Taiwan's most famous high mountain cherry blossom season fills Wuling Farm's valley with pink for about two and a half weeks.
Feb132027
Fushoushan Farm Cherry Blossom Season 2027 (Qianyingyuan)
The Thousand Cherry Garden at Fushoushan Farm, Taiwan's highest cherry garden, blooms in waves from mid February into early April.
Feb142027
Miaoli Bombing Dragon Festival 2027
Miaoli City's Hakka Bombing Dragon series is expected from 14 to 22 February 2027, with dragon teams bombarded by firecrackers through Lantern Festival week.
Feb182027
Matsu Baiming Festival 2027, Lienchiang
The Matsu Islands' Baiming night offering festival is expected over the Lantern Festival nights of 18 to 20 February 2027.
Feb192027
Penghu Lantern Festival Qigui Rites 2027
Penghu's Lantern Festival turtle begging rites, the islands' biggest folk celebration of the year.
Feb192027
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival 2027, Tainan
Yanshui's beehive fireworks storm the streets on Lantern Festival eve and night, expected 19 to 20 February 2027.
Feb202027
Bombarding Master Handan 2027, Taitung
Taitung's Bombarding Master Handan ritual, where a bare chested volunteer is pelted with firecrackers, is expected on Lantern Festival day, 20 February 2027.
Feb202027
Lantern Festival Day 2027
Lantern Festival, the closing celebration of the New Year season, falls on Saturday 20 February 2027.
Feb202027
Wujie Zou Wang Festival 2027
The Lizejian sedan chair race at Yong'an Temple, Wujie's Lantern Festival rite.
Feb262027
CKS Shilin Residence Tulip Festival 2027
More than 110,000 tulips in the gardens of the former presidential residence in Shilin, expected in late February 2027.
Feb282027
Peace Memorial Day (228) 2027
Peace Memorial Day on 28 February commemorates the 228 Incident, with the official ceremony in Taipei's 228 Peace Memorial Park.
Mar62027
Taipei Azalea Festival 2027
Taipei's city flower in bloom around Daan Forest Park, with concerts and a picnic market, expected in March 2027.
Mar62027
Taipei Rose Festival 2027
Around 800 rose varieties and 5,000 bushes in bloom at Xinsheng Park, expected from March to early April 2027.
Mar102027
Alishan Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
Taiwan's most famous blossom season, expected to repeat the 10 March to 10 April window at Alishan.
Mar122027
Bagua Mountain Grey-faced Buzzard Watching Festival 2027
Thousands of grey-faced buzzards pass over Bagua Mountain on spring migration, watched from Changhua's ridge lookouts.
Mar132027
Zhuzihu Calla Lily and Hydrangea Festival 2027
Calla lilies then hydrangeas across the farm terraces of Zhuzihu in Yangmingshan, expected from March to June 2027.
Mar202027
Neimen Song Jiang Battle Array 2027
Martial arts troupes perform the Song Jiang battle array, a centuries old temple tradition, at Neimen Zizhu Temple.
Mar212027
Eid-al-Fitr in Taipei 2027
Taipei's city Eid celebration with stage performances, a halal market and cultural workshops, expected in March 2027.
Apr12027
Dapeng Bay Marine Festival 2027
Taiwan's largest sailing festival brings regattas and water activities to Dapeng Bay lagoon each April.
Apr12027
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival 2027, Nantou
White tung blossom, falling like snow, covers Nantou's Hakka hill towns through April and May.
Apr12027
Meiling Firefly Season 2027
Fireflies light the plum orchard valleys of Meiling, in Tainan's Nanxi hills, on spring evenings.
Apr12027
Miaoli Hakka Tung Blossom Festival 2027
Each spring Miaoli's Hakka townships celebrate the tung blossom season, when white flowers cover the hills like snow.
Apr32027
Sun Moon Lake Starry Firefly Season 2027
Night-time firefly watching around Sun Moon Lake, expected April to May 2027 on the 2026 pattern.
Apr52027
Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming) 2027
Tomb Sweeping Day falls on Monday 5 April 2027, when families honour ancestors at graves and columbaria.
Apr92027
Baosheng Cultural Festival 2027
Weeks of temple ritual, folk opera and processions around Baosheng Dadi's birthday at Dalongdong Baoan Temple, expected in spring 2027.
Apr92027
Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage 2027, Taichung
The nine day Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage is expected to walk from Taichung to Chiayi and back from 9 to 18 April 2027.
Apr92027
Liyu Lake Firefly Season 2027
Guided firefly watching on the Liyu Lake south trail, on Friday and Saturday evenings in spring.
Apr112027
Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage 2027, Miaoli
The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage, famous for its route chosen by the goddess's palanquin, is expected in mid April 2027.
Apr252027
Beigang Mazu Birthday Parade 2027
Beigang's Chaotian Temple stages its annual Mazu tour and parade, with banquets, firecrackers and folk art troupes filling the town streets.
Apr262027
Penghu International Fireworks Festival 2027
Penghu's signature fireworks season over Guanyinting bay, expected late April to late June 2027 on the classic pattern.
Apr292027
Mazu Birthday 2027
Mazu's birthday, the biggest day of the year at Taiwan's hundreds of Mazu temples, falls on Thursday 29 April 2027.
Apr292027
Mazu in Matsu: Tianhou Temple Birthday Celebration 2027
Matsu celebrates the birthday of its namesake goddess with processions and island blessings centred on the Tianhou Temple in Magang, Nangan.
Apr292027
Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) Memorial Ceremony
Tainan's annual memorial ceremony for Zheng Chenggong, held at the Koxinga Shrine on the fixed date of 29 April.
May12027
Labour Day 2027
Labour Day on 1 May 2027 is a holiday for private sector workers, with a substitute rest day on 30 April.
May132027
Buddha's Birthday 2027 (Buddha Bathing Festival)
Buddha's Birthday falls on Thursday 13 May 2027, marked by Buddha bathing ceremonies at temples across Taiwan.
May172027
Kinmen Welcoming City God Festival 2027
Kinmen's City God parade through Jincheng, a national folk custom held on lunar 4/12.
Jun42027
Xiahai City God Cultural Festival 2027
Dadaocheng's biggest temple festival, centred on the City God's birthday procession, expected in June 2027.
Jun92027
Dragon Boat Festival 2027
Dragon Boat Festival falls on Wednesday 9 June 2027, a single day public holiday.
Jun122027
Taipei Water Dance Festival 2027
Nightly choreographed water, light and music shows on the Keelung River at Rainbow Bridge, expected in June 2027.
Jul12027
Miaoli Ocean Festival 2027
Miaoli's summer Ocean Festival brings fireworks, popular music and portside activities to Yuanli, Zhunan and Tongxiao.
Jul32027
Keelung Squid Festival 2027
Keelung's summer squid season, built around night fishing boat trips and the Keelung Sea Fishing King contest for squid, hairtail and mackerel run by certified local charter boats.
Jul32027
Taiwan International Balloon Festival 2027
Dozens of hot air balloons from Taiwan and overseas fly over the Luye Highland tea plateau at dawn and dusk, with night glow shows on selected evenings.
Jul82027
Daxi Daxi Festival 2027
Three weeks of celebration in Daxi old town building to the Guan Sheng Di Jun birthday processions on the 23rd and 24th days of the sixth lunar month, the town's second New Year.
Jul152027
Dulan Ilisin (Amis Harvest Festival) 2027
The Amis community of Dulan holds its Ilisin harvest festival on the village plaza each July, three days of song, dance and ceremony led by the age grade organisation.
Jul152027
Pacific Austronesian Joint Harvest Festival 2027
Thousands of Indigenous dancers from Taiwan's Austronesian peoples gather in Hualien for four days of harvest ceremony, song and dance, food and craft stalls.
Jul242027
Dadaocheng Summer Festival 2027
Taipei's riverside summer festival pairs fireworks and drone shows over the Tamsui River with concerts, light installations and food stalls at Dadaocheng Wharf.
Aug22027
Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival 2027
Taiwan's oldest and largest Ghost Festival, a month of rites in Keelung running from the opening of the ghost gate at Laodagong Temple to the main pudu offering and the water lantern release on the harbour.
Aug22027
Zhuzian Zhongyuan Cheng Huang Festival 2027
Ghost month rites centred on the Hsinchu City God Temple, from the Hang Jia release rite on the first day of the lunar seventh month to the City God's relief procession around the full moon.
Aug82027
Qixi Festival 2027
Qixi, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, marks the annual meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and is celebrated as Chinese Valentine's Day.
Aug82027
Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Midsummer Festival 2027
Three Sunday evenings of themed fireworks and a river light show light up Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, with markets and stage shows through the afternoon.
Aug162027
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan) 2027
On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, temples and households across Taiwan hold pudu offerings for wandering spirits, the peak of Ghost Month.
Aug192027
Hakka Yimin Festival 2027
The Hakka Yimin Festival honours the Hakka militia who died defending their settlements, with three days of ceremony at the Baozhong Yimin Temple in Xinpu.
Aug282027
Hsinchu City International Kite Festival 2027
Two days of giant show kites over Hsinchu Fishing Port, with international kite teams, stage shows, family activities and a festival market.
Aug302027
Toucheng Qianggu (Ghost Grappling) Festival 2027
Teams race up greased pillars and a bamboo trestle tower in Toucheng on the last night of Ghost Month, in Taiwan's largest ghost grappling competition.
Sep152027
Mid-Autumn Festival 2027
Taiwan's Mid-Autumn Festival is a national public holiday of moon watching, mooncakes and pomelos, and famously of barbecues held on pavements and rooftops.
Sep282027
Donggang King Boat Festival (Ying Wang Ping An Festival) 2027
Once every three years Donggang spends eight days welcoming the plague deities, ending with the burning of a full size wooden king boat at Zhenhai Park.