Festivals · Northern
Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival 2027
鷄籠中元祭
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.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Mon 02 Aug to Wed 01 Sep 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Laodagong Temple and venues across central Keelung
- City
- Keelung
- County or city
- Keelung
- Region
- Northern
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Runs from lunar 7/1 to lunar 8/1 each year, with the main pudu on lunar 7/15 and the water lantern release on the night of lunar 7/14.
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Dates for the 2027 edition are not yet announced. The festival follows the lunar calendar every year, opening on the first day of the seventh lunar month and closing on the first day of the eighth lunar month, which in 2027 fall on 2 August and 1 September. The main events are the water lantern parade and release on the night of the 14th day and the main pudu offering on the 15th day, 16 August 2027. The festival is listed at international level in the Tourism Administration 2026 to 2027 Taiwan Tourism Biennial Calendar, and clan associations take turns as lead sponsor each year. Most events around Laodagong Temple and the harbour are free to watch.
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://admin.taiwan.net.tw/fapi/AttFile?type=NewsAttFile&id=39344. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.