Festivals · Southern
Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival
A winter season festival around the purple crow butterflies that overwinter in the valleys of Maolin National Scenic Area.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 31 Oct 2026 to Wed 31 Mar 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Maolin National Scenic Area, Kaohsiung and Pingtung
- City
- Maolin
- County or city
- Kaohsiung
- Region
- Southern
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Butterfly season runs each year from around November to March in Maolin National Scenic Area
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Tourism Administration's official events calendar lists the Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival from 31 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 in Maolin National Scenic Area. The season celebrates the mass overwintering of purple crow butterflies in sheltered valleys across the Kaohsiung and Pingtung foothills. Guided viewing and Indigenous cultural programmes run through the season.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002019. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.