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Toucheng Qianggu (Ghost Grappling) Festival 2027
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Teams race up greased pillars and a bamboo trestle tower in Toucheng on the last night of Ghost Month, in Taiwan's largest ghost grappling competition.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Mon 30 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Wushi Harbor area, Toucheng Township, Yilan County
- City
- Toucheng Township
- County or city
- Yilan
- Region
- Northern
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Held every year on lunar 7/29, the closing night of Ghost Month
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Expected date. The Ministry of the Interior's Taiwan Religious Culture Map records that the Toucheng competition is held at 23:00 on the twenty-ninth day of the seventh lunar month, the closing night of Ghost Month. Converted to the Gregorian calendar, that date is 30 August 2027, and the conversion is calculated from the official lunar schedule published by the Ministry of the Interior. Teams climb pillars over ten metres tall to reach a platform and a taller bamboo spire, competing for offerings and a flag at the top. The tradition was revived in 1991 with modern safety measures and now draws thousands of spectators.
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://taiwangods.moi.gov.tw/html/landscape_EN/1_0011.aspx?m=EN&%3Fm=EN&%3Fi=21. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.