Festivals · Northern
Saisiyat Pasta'ay Festival 2026 (Dwarf Spirit Festival)
巴斯達隘（矮靈祭）
The Saisiyat people's most important ritual, held around the full moon of the tenth lunar month, with three nights of continuous ceremonial song and dance. 2026 is the ten year grand festival.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Mon 23 to Fri 27 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Da'ai Village festival ground, Wufeng Township (north group; the south group opens at Xiangtian Lake, Nanzhuang, Miaoli)
- City
- Wufeng
- County or city
- Hsinchu County
- Region
- Northern
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Held around lunar 10/15; small festival every two years and grand festival every ten years (2016, 2026). Dates are fixed by clan elders one to two months in advance.
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Exact dates are not yet announced, because clan elders set them one to two months ahead. The Bureau of Cultural Heritage register entry for the rite states it is held around the 15th day of the tenth lunar month, which falls in late November 2026, opening with the south group at Xiangtian Lake in Nanzhuang and continuing the next day with the north group at Da'ai in Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County. Since the Japanese era the cycle has been a small festival every two years and a grand festival every ten years with the red and white sinaton banner, and 2026 is a grand festival year following 2016. Visitors may watch only from the designated entertainment area and must follow the ritual rules, including never touching the banner. Viewing is free.
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://twh.boch.gov.tw/taiwan_non_material/intro.aspx?id=749&lang=zh_tw. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.