Seasonal and nature · Outlying Islands
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.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Tue 15 Dec 2026 to Sun 28 Feb 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Ci Lake and Kinmen's lakes and wetlands
- City
- Jincheng
- County or city
- Kinmen
- Region
- Outlying Islands
- Category
- Seasonal and nature
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Winter, mid December through February, when migrating cormorants roost on Kinmen
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
This is a seasonal wildlife highlight rather than a ticketed festival, and no event dates are announced. Kinmen Travel's official guide places Kinmen's winter from mid December through February and describes huge flocks of migrating cormorants flying over the sea in the late afternoon to their winter roosts. Its birdwatching guide lists Ci Lake as a renowned birdwatching location often crowded with cormorants at night, with an autumn, winter and spring viewing season. The season anchors a quiet winter trip built around birdwatching, wetlands and Kinmen's military heritage sites.
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://kinmen.travel/en/discover/travel-guide. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.