Nov142026
Sun Moon Lake Music and Fireworks Festival 2026
Weeks of lakeside concerts capped by fireworks over Sun Moon Lake, closing 14 November 2026.
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What's on in Central.
Events across the Central region, checked against official sources.
On now
Dec252026
Taichung Shopping Festival 2026
Taichung's citywide shopping festival runs from late October to Christmas Day 2026, with receipt lotteries and merchant promotions across the city.
Jan32027
Daito Manabe: RELATIONAL TIME: Life Beyond Simulation
Japanese media artist Daito Manabe's first major overseas solo exhibition, with new immersive works created for the Taichung Art Museum's double-height galleries.
Jan32027
Valley Light Festival: Lishan and Guguan
Night illuminations light up Taichung's mountain resort towns of Lishan and Guguan through the autumn and winter season.
Feb282027
All of Us: One Health in Action
An exhibition on One Health, the approach that treats the health of people, animals and the environment as connected.
Mar282027
Sojourn in the Glow: The 9th Science Images Exhibition
The ninth edition of the National Museum of Natural Science's Science Images exhibition, presenting images produced in the course of scientific research.
Apr62027
Going Below to Go Beyond: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
A special exhibition explaining carbon capture, utilization and storage, and the role these technologies play in cutting carbon emissions.
Apr62027
Harmony with Geothermal: A Sustainable Dialogue on Humanity, Resources, and Environment
A special exhibition at Taichung's National Museum of Natural Science on geothermal energy and sustainable use of the earth's heat.
May22027
Days, Years, Lifetimes: The Good Old Times of Lukang
An exhibition on the history and everyday life of Lukang, the historic port town in Changhua, traced across days, years and lifetimes.
Coming up
Oct312026
Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival 2026
Vast patterned flower carpets bloom across the Xinshe plateau for Taichung's annual flower carpet festival.
Oct312026
Taiwan Coffee Festival 2026
Taiwan's national coffee festival returns to Gukeng in Yunlin, gathering coffee farmers, roasters and brands from across Taiwan.
Nov12026
Sun Moon Lake Marathon 2026
Full, half and shorter races lap the famous Sun Moon Lake shoreline from the Xiangshan Visitor Center.
Nov12026
Tongluo Chrysanthemum and Taro Festival 2026
Tongluo's autumn festival fills its fields with chrysanthemums at peak bloom, with taro and farm produce on sale and free chrysanthemum tea.
Nov72026
2026 Taiwan Science Festival
A nine-day national science festival staged across Taiwan's five Ministry of Education science museums, including Taichung and Kaohsiung.
Nov72026
Taiwan's Rice Heaven Tianzhong Marathon 2026
Famously friendly small-town marathon through the rice fields of Tianzhong in Changhua.
Nov152026
Lukang Marathon 2026
A marathon through the historic port town of Lukang in Changhua.
Nov162026
Sir Simon Rattle and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra play Rachmaninoff and Schubert at the National Taichung Theater Grand Theater.
Nov202026
Formosa Trail 2026
Taiwan's best known trail festival, with races from 10K to 104K in the hills around Puli.
Nov202026
The Scorpion and the Frog: Masterworks from the YAGEO Foundation Collection
Sixty-six masterworks from the YAGEO Foundation Collection, from Tintoretto to Bacon and Hockney, at the new Taichung Art Museum.
Nov212026
Beigang Mazu Cup National Marathon 2026
A national marathon hosted by Beigang Chaotian Temple, Taiwan's great Mazu pilgrimage centre.
Nov212026
Sun Moon Lake Come! BikeDay Cycling Festival 2026
Taiwan Cycling Festival's lakeside finale: challenge rides around Sun Moon Lake from Xiangshan.
Nov242026
Yuja Wang and Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform both Brahms piano concertos at the National Taichung Theater Grand Theater on 24 November 2026.
Nov272026
Interstellar Film Concert
Interstellar is screened with a live orchestral score at the National Taichung Theater Grand Theater on 27 November 2026.
Nov272026
Robert Lepage x Schaubühne Berlin: Faith, Money, War and Love
Robert Lepage and Schaubühne Berlin bring the epic production Faith, Money, War and Love to the National Taichung Theater Playhouse for its Asian premiere.
Dec12026
Dahu Strawberry Season 2026 to 2027
Taiwan's strawberry capital opens its pick-your-own farms for the winter season, December to April.
Dec62026
Lichen Taichung International Marathon 2026
The second Lichen Taichung International Marathon, based at Taichung Central Park.
Dec102026
Tang Prize Exhibition at the National Library of Public Information
The Tang Prize exhibition's Taichung showing opens at the National Library of Public Information in December 2026.
Dec122026
Qingshui Marathon Carnival 2026
A coastal district marathon carnival in Qingshui, Taichung, starting at Ziyun Yan.
Dec132026
Tongxiao Pink Marathon 2026
A pink themed coastal marathon at Tongxiao Beach in Miaoli.
Dec162026
Kun-woo Paik: Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
Korean pianist Kun-woo Paik plays all thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas across eight consecutive days at the National Taichung Theater.
Dec192026
Puyan Shunze Temple Champion Run 2026
The fourth Shunze Temple champion run in Puyan, the closing leg of the Changhua Marathon Carnival.
Dec192026
Yunlin Christmas Celebration 2026
Douliu's annual Christmas celebration pairs an afternoon international market at Pangshu Forest Park with an evening concert at YunTai Hall.
Dec262026
Changhua Moon Shadow Lantern Season 2027, Baguashan
Changhua's lantern season lights up the Baguashan Great Buddha area, expected from 26 December 2026 to 3 March 2027.
Jan92027
Dragon Tiger Phoenix Trail 2027
A two-day trail running festival in Nanzhuang, Miaoli, on 9 and 10 January 2027, with races from 5K to 100K over the Mount Jiali ridge system.
Jan102027
Erlin SPIL Half Marathon 2027
A half marathon in Erlin, Changhua, hosted at the Siliconware Precision plant.
Jan152027
Sun Moon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
Blossom season around Sun Moon Lake, expected mid January to early March 2027 on the 2026 pattern.
Jan172027
Taichung MIZUNO Metropolitan International Half Marathon 2027
A city half marathon at Taichung Central Stadium, sponsored by Mizuno.
Jan242027
Taichung Information Cup Charity Marathon 2027
The ninth Information Cup charity marathon in Wuri, Taichung.
Feb12027
Douliu Lantern Festival 2027
Douliu lights Taiping Old Street and Pongsu Forest Park with thousands of lanterns for its own Lantern Festival season.
Feb122027
Attack on Titan: Beyond the Walls World Tour
Attack on Titan: Beyond the Walls World Tour brings the anime's score to the National Taichung Theater Grand Theater for six shows from 12 to 15 February 2027.
Feb122027
Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Season 2027
Taiwan's most famous high mountain cherry blossom season fills Wuling Farm's valley with pink for about two and a half weeks.
Feb132027
Beigang Lantern Festival 2027, Yunlin
The Beigang Lantern Festival is expected to light the old streets around Chaotian Temple from 13 February to 7 March 2027.
Feb132027
Fushoushan Farm Cherry Blossom Season 2027 (Qianyingyuan)
The Thousand Cherry Garden at Fushoushan Farm, Taiwan's highest cherry garden, blooms in waves from mid February into early April.
Feb142027
Central Taiwan Lantern Festival 2027, Taichung
Taichung's Central Taiwan Lantern Festival is expected at Central Park from 14 February to 7 March 2027.
Feb142027
Miaoli Bombing Dragon Festival 2027
Miaoli City's Hakka Bombing Dragon series is expected from 14 to 22 February 2027, with dragon teams bombarded by firecrackers through Lantern Festival week.
Feb142027
Renai Seediq Cherry Blossom Season Marathon 2027
The fourth cherry blossom marathon in Seediq country, Renai Township, Nantou.
Feb202027
Taiwan Lantern Festival 2027 in Miaoli
The national Taiwan Lantern Festival comes to Miaoli County from 20 February to 7 March 2027, opening on Lantern Festival night.
Feb272027
Emerge Fest 2027
Taichung's Emerge Fest, a two day indie music festival on the Aofong Mountain park in Qingshui.
Feb272027
Romantic Route 3 Dahu Strawberry Marathon 2027
A strawberry season marathon on Romantic Route 3 in Dahu, Miaoli.
Feb282027
Changhua Tongji Cup National Marathon 2027
A national marathon and family run in Yuanlin, Changhua, for the Tongji Cup.
Mar122027
Bagua Mountain Grey-faced Buzzard Watching Festival 2027
Thousands of grey-faced buzzards pass over Bagua Mountain on spring migration, watched from Changhua's ridge lookouts.
Mar142027
Gaomei Wetland Marathon 2027
A marathon finishing by the Gaomei Wetlands, Taichung's famous sunset coast.
Mar212027
Jiji Zhuoshui River International Half Marathon 2027
An international half marathon from Jiji Station along the Zhuoshui River in Nantou.
Apr12027
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival 2027, Nantou
White tung blossom, falling like snow, covers Nantou's Hakka hill towns through April and May.
Apr12027
Miaoli Hakka Tung Blossom Festival 2027
Each spring Miaoli's Hakka townships celebrate the tung blossom season, when white flowers cover the hills like snow.
Apr32027
Sun Moon Lake Starry Firefly Season 2027
Night-time firefly watching around Sun Moon Lake, expected April to May 2027 on the 2026 pattern.
Apr92027
Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage 2027, Taichung
The nine day Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage is expected to walk from Taichung to Chiayi and back from 9 to 18 April 2027.
Apr112027
Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage 2027, Miaoli
The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage, famous for its route chosen by the goddess's palanquin, is expected in mid April 2027.
Apr252027
Beigang Mazu Birthday Parade 2027
Beigang's Chaotian Temple stages its annual Mazu tour and parade, with banquets, firecrackers and folk art troupes filling the town streets.
Apr252027
The North Face 100 Guguan Trail Challenge 2027
The North Face 100 series comes to Guguan in the mountains east of Taichung.
Apr292027
Mazu Birthday 2027
Mazu's birthday, the biggest day of the year at Taiwan's hundreds of Mazu temples, falls on Thursday 29 April 2027.
May142027
Chan Chao Taichung Pets Show 2027
Central Taiwan's edition of the Chan Chao pets show runs four days in May 2027 at Taichung's new exhibition center.
May142027
Taichung Outdoor Show 2027
An outdoor leisure and camping expo in Taichung in May 2027, sharing its venue with the Taichung Pets Show.
Jun92027
Lukang Dragon Boat Festival (Qing Duanyang) 2027, Changhua
Lukang's Qing Duanyang celebrations and night dragon boat racing on the Fulu River are expected across 9 to 13 June 2027.
Jun182027
Nantou Chocolate and Coffee Festival 2027
More than a hundred chocolate and coffee brands gather at Puli's Fuxing Hot Spring Area for Nantou's summer food festival.
Jul12027
Gongguan Red Dates Festival 2027
Gongguan celebrates its red date harvest, a crop the Miaoli tourism bureau says is grown nowhere else in Taiwan.
Jul12027
Miaoli Ocean Festival 2027
Miaoli's summer Ocean Festival brings fireworks, popular music and portside activities to Yuanli, Zhunan and Tongxiao.
Jul12027
Yunlin Ocean Music Festival 2027
Yunlin's summer beach music festival at Santiaolun Beach pairs live concerts with markets, family activities and slow coastal trips.
Sep192027
Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival 2027
Taiwan's biggest open-water swim, a mass crossing of Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, expected on a Sunday in September 2027.