Festivals · Northern
Zhuzian Zhongyuan Cheng Huang Festival 2027
竹塹中元城隍祭
Ghost month rites centred on the Hsinchu City God Temple, from the Hang Jia release rite on the first day of the lunar seventh month to the City God's relief procession around the full moon.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Mon 02 to Mon 16 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Hsinchu City God Temple (Du Cheng Huang Temple), No. 75 Zhongshan Road, North District
- City
- Hsinchu
- County or city
- Hsinchu City
- Region
- Northern
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Follows the lunar seventh month each year, opening on lunar 7/1 with the Hang Jia rite and peaking with the City God procession on lunar 7/15.
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Dates for the 2027 festival are not yet announced. The festival is listed at national level in the Tourism Administration 2026 to 2027 Taiwan Tourism Biennial Calendar, which also lists its signature Hang Jia Jie E rite separately. The rites follow the lunar calendar: the Hang Jia release ceremony opens the festival on the first day of the seventh lunar month, 2 August 2027, and the City God's procession takes place around the 15th day, 16 August 2027. The temple, founded in 1748, is the highest ranking city god temple in Taiwan. Watching the processions 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://admin.taiwan.net.tw/fapi/AttFile?type=NewsAttFile&id=39344. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.