Jan32027
Leisurely Literature: An Exhibition on Travel Literature
An exhibition on travel literature at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan, reading Taiwan's places and journeys through its writers.
Tainan · City guide
What's on in Tainan.
The oldest city: temple festivals and the Yanshui beehive fireworks, the Chimei Museum in Rende, Anping's fort and canals, and a food culture the rest of the country measures itself against.
On in Tainan
On now
Jan102027
Pharaoh: King of Egypt
Chimei Museum hosts the British Museum's exhibition on Egypt's pharaohs, with 280 pieces in the largest display of its kind ever staged in Taiwan.
Coming up
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.
Nov132026
4th Taiwan International Platycerium Competition
Staghorn fern growers from across Asia compete and trade at ICC Tainan in the fourth Taiwan International Platycerium Competition.
Nov202026
2026 TTF Tainan International Travel Fair
Southern Taiwan's consumer travel fair fills ICC Tainan with tour, hotel and airline offers for four days in November 2026.
Nov202026
2026 Tainan IT Month AI Tech Expo
Tainan's IT Month show turns to artificial intelligence for its 2026 edition at ICC Tainan.
Nov202026
2026 Tainan Pet Supplies and Healthcare Products Expo and Tainan Cat Festival
A pet supplies and healthcare expo paired with the Tainan Cat Festival at ICC Tainan in November 2026.
Nov292026
Tainan Autumn Marathon 2026
The 14th Tainan Autumn Marathon, starting at Luermen Tianhou Temple in Annan.
Dec62026
Hutou Pi 168 Half Marathon 2026
A half marathon at Hutou Pi, Taiwan's oldest reservoir, in Xinhua, Tainan.
Dec122026
STANCE FEST TAIWAN 2026
More than four hundred custom and stance cars gather at ICC Tainan for STANCE FEST TAIWAN 2026.
Dec202026
Nankunshen Marathon 2026
A marathon starting at the grand Nankunshen Daitian Temple in Beimen, Tainan.
Dec202026
Tainan Fucheng International Half Marathon 2026
A half marathon festival in Annan District, Tainan, on Sunday 20 December 2026, starting at the Orthodox Luermen Mazu Temple and running toward Taijiang National Park.
Dec252026
Longci Light Festival (Kongshan Festival) 2027, Tainan
The Longci Light Festival turns Tainan's badlands park into a ticketed night time art trail, expected from Christmas 2026 into March 2027.
Jan172027
Tainan International Marathon 2027
A city marathon through Taiwan's oldest city, sharing the January race weekend with Kinmen.
Jan302027
Yuejin Port Lantern Festival 2027, Yanshui
Tainan's art led Yuejin Port Lantern Festival is expected in Yanshui from 30 January to 7 March 2027.
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.
Feb262027
2027 Tainan Auto Show
Southern Taiwan's motor show returns to ICC Tainan across the late February 2027 holiday weekend.
Feb262027
Taiwan International Orchid Show 2027
One of the world's three major orchid shows returns to Houbi, Tainan, with growers and buyers from around thirty countries.
Mar12027
Tainan Arts Festival 2027
Tainan's spring performing arts season brings theatre, dance and music to venues across the city from March to May.
Mar72027
Tainan Ancient Capital International Half Marathon 2027
The 21st edition of Tainan's ancient capital half marathon, a March fixture in the old city.
Mar112027
Next Art Tainan 2027
Tainan's city-backed award exhibition links the city's commercial galleries in a month-long season for emerging artists.
Apr12027
Meiling Firefly Season 2027
Fireflies light the plum orchard valleys of Meiling, in Tainan's Nanxi hills, on spring evenings.
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.
Apr302027
Tainan May Jam 2027
Taiwan's longest running independent music festival returns to the lakeside at Hutoupi for the Labour Day weekend.
May232027
Jiangjun Fishing Port Marathon 2027
A late spring marathon at Jiangjun Fishing Port on the Tainan coast.
Jun72027
Tainan International Dragon Boat Championships 2027
Tainan's five nights of dragon boat racing on the canal in Anping are expected from 7 to 11 June 2027.
Jun262027
Tainan International Mango Festival 2027
Tainan celebrates its Irwin mango harvest with a festival season across Yujing and the hill districts east of the city.
More on in Tainan
On now
Mar312027
Taiwan International Bird Watching Marathon
A season-long birdwatching marathon on the southwest coast, timed to the arrival of black-faced spoonbills and other winter migrants.
Coming up
Dec132026
Zengwen Reservoir Marathon 2026
Taiwan's oldest reservoir marathon circles the Zengwen Reservoir in the Tainan hills.
Jul312027
Tainan Summer Music Festival (Jiangjun Roar) 2027
Two nights of free concerts at Jiangjun Fishing Port headline Tainan's summer music festival, drawing crowds to the city's quiet northwest coast.