Festivals · Nationwide
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan) 2027
中元節
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.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Mon 16 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Temples and communities across Taiwan
- City
- Nationwide
- County or city
- Nationwide
- Region
- Nationwide
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Held every year on lunar 7/15
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The published Taiwan holiday calendar lists the Hungry Ghost Festival on Monday 16 August 2027. The day is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, when the gates of the underworld are believed to stand fully open. Families, businesses and neighbourhoods set out tables of food, fruit and incense, and temples hold large communal pudu ceremonies led by priests. It is an observance rather than a public holiday, so shops and offices keep normal hours. The biggest public celebrations are in Keelung, where the festival runs for the whole lunar month.
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: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/taiwan/spirit-festival. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.