Nov302026
Lieyu Taro Festival 2026
Little Kinmen's taro season brings taro digging, games, markets and taro dishes to Lieyu Township through the autumn.
Outlying Islands · City guide
What's on in The Islands.
Penghu's fireworks season and basalt islands, Kinmen's battlefield history and old villages, and Lienchiang's Matsu islands: the offshore calendar runs on ferries, flights and the wind.
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Nov12026
Penghu Cross-Sea Marathon 2026
A point-to-point island-hopping marathon across the Penghu archipelago, finishing in Magong.
Nov72026
Matsu Marathon 2026
A hilly, hard-edged marathon on Nangan in the Matsu Islands, close to the China coast.
Nov132026
Houpu Grassland Picnic Music Festival 2026
Kinmen County's lakeside picnic music festival at Jugang Lake in Jincheng.
Dec122026
Penghu Grand March 2026
Walkers march across the 2.5 kilometre Penghu Great Bridge from Xiyu to Baisha in Penghu's signature winter event, finishing with a seafood feast.
Dec152026
Kinmen Winter Cormorant Season 2026-27
In winter, huge flocks of migrating cormorants fly in over the sea at dusk to roost on Kinmen, one of the island's signature wildlife sights.
Jan12027
Matsu New Year Sunrise Hike at Bishan 2027
Hikers climb Bishan, the highest point in the Matsu Islands, to watch the first sunrise of the new year over Beigan.
Jan132027
Penghu Winter Floral Wonderland 2027
Penghu's Lunar New Year flower sea, two hundred thousand petunias blooming through the Lantern Festival.
Jan172027
Kinmen Marathon 2027
A January marathon across Kinmen's battlefield heritage landscapes, just off the Xiamen coast.
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.
Mar12027
Kinmen Green Stone Trough Series 2027
Each spring green algae carpets the weathered basalt troughs at Qingqi Port in Lieyu, and Kinmen runs a season of tours and activities around them.
Mar12027
Kinmen Rock Oyster Cultural Festival 2027
Kinmen's rock oyster harvest season festival, celebrating the island's stone bed oysters.
Apr112027
IRONMAN Penghu 2027
Full-distance IRONMAN racing in the Penghu archipelago, with an IRONKIDS race the day before.
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 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.
May12027
Matsu Blue Tears Season 2027
On dark nights from May to September, bioluminescent plankton can turn the waves around the Matsu Islands blue, drawing photographers to unlit shorelines and the Beihai Tunnel.
May172027
Kinmen Welcoming City God Festival 2027
Kinmen's City God parade through Jincheng, a national folk custom held on lunar 4/12.
Jun122027
Oceanman Penghu 2027
An international open-water swim race weekend at Guanyinting in Magong, Penghu, expected in June 2027 after an inaugural edition in June 2026.
Sep12027
Penghu Chase the Wind Music and Light Festival 2027
Penghu's autumn music festival brings five concerts and a light art show to Guanyinting Recreation Area in Magong.
Sep52027
Matsu Biennial 2027 (4th Matsu Biennial)
The fourth Matsu Biennial is expected to fill villages, tunnels and harbours across the five islands with contemporary art in autumn 2027.
Sep192027
Penghu Island-Hopping 101K Ride 2027
Cyclists ride 101 kilometres from Magong toward Kuibi Mountain, linking scenic spots across the Penghu islands, with a shorter 22 kilometre leisure route.