May172024
The Splendor of Dream of the Red Chamber
A long-running exhibition on the classic Qing dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber, told through artifacts in the National Palace Museum collection.
56 events this weekend
What's on in Taiwan this weekend.
Friday 30 October to Sunday 01 November 2026: everything on in Taiwan this weekend, from one-day races and concerts to the exhibitions, festivals and seasons running through it. Each card shows its full run, and every date is checked against its official source.
Nov132025
Leisurely Literature: An Exhibition on Travel Literature
An exhibition on travel literature at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan, reading Taiwan's places and journeys through its writers.
Jan292026
Pharaoh: King of Egypt
Chimei Museum hosts the British Museum's exhibition on Egypt's pharaohs, with 280 pieces in the largest display of its kind ever staged in Taiwan.
May12026
Signal Verse
A long-running exhibition at Chiayi Art Museum, the city's converted tobacco factory art space, closing at the end of November 2026.
May272026
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.
Jun42026
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.
Jun42026
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.
Jun102026
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.
Jun182026
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.
Jul182026
Minjian / Photography: Documentary Vision and Its Realist Inflection
A three-gallery exhibition on documentary photography in Taiwan and the realist tradition that runs through it.
Jul252026
Taitung Arts Festival 2026
Taitung County's performing arts season at the county arts centre, closing with three ticketed shows in November.
Jul312026
2026 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
The 2026 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale at the Yingge Ceramics Museum runs to 27 December 2026, deep into the winter season.
Aug82026
Tibetan Dragon Canon: A Symphony of Imperial Power, Belief, and Art in a Golden Age (II)
The second part of the museum's exhibition on the Tibetan Dragon Canon, the monumental Tibetan Buddhist canon produced under imperial patronage in the early Qing dynasty.
Aug152026
The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest
The first overseas stop of the Mori Art Museum retrospective of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, covering some 30 years of his practice.
Sep12026
Lieyu Taro Festival 2026
Little Kinmen's taro season brings taro digging, games, markets and taro dishes to Lieyu Township through the autumn.
Sep12026
Zengwen Reservoir Canyon Concerts 2026
A season of open-air concerts in the canyon scenery of Zengwen Reservoir, running into early November 2026.
Sep12026
Zhiben Hot Spring Season 2026-27
The Zhiben spring area's year round season under the national Taiwan Good Soup programme.
Sep42026
Taiwan Hot Spring and Fine-Cuisine Carnival 2026-27
The national hot spring season record: a Tourism Administration carnival spanning 19 spring areas to June 2027.
Sep42026
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.
Sep112026
Confluence 1950: Shaping an Unseen Collection
A long run National Palace Museum exhibition on how its collection took shape around 1950, open throughout the season.
Sep122026
Sun Moon Lake Music and Fireworks Festival 2026
Weeks of lakeside concerts capped by fireworks over Sun Moon Lake, closing 14 November 2026.
Sep122026
Wang Yahui: Voyager
A retrospective of video and kinetic artist Wang Yahui at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, running to 3 January 2027.
Sep222026
Nourishing the Heart: Oversize Masterpiece Scrolls
An exhibition of oversize masterpiece scrolls at the National Palace Museum, running to 27 December 2026.
Sep252026
Flashes of Insight: Calligraphy at the National Palace Museum
A calligraphy exhibition at the National Palace Museum, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct12026
Taiwan International Bird Watching Marathon
A season-long birdwatching marathon on the southwest coast, timed to the arrival of black-faced spoonbills and other winter migrants.
Oct32026
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.
Oct32026
Michael Craig-Martin: The Language of the Everyday
The British artist's first major solo exhibition in Asia brings more than seventy works on everyday objects to the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts.
Oct32026
When Tomorrow is Forgotten
A Taiwan and Korea group exhibition on life in super-aged societies, looking at caregiving networks and collective memory.
Oct82026
Crossing the Himalayas: An Artistic Odyssey
A National Palace Museum Southern Branch exhibition tracing the art that crossed the Himalaya region over centuries of exchange.
Oct82026
National Palace Museum Asian Art Festival: Himalayan Moon
The Southern Branch's annual Asian Art Festival takes a Himalayan theme for 2026, with a month of programmes around the special exhibition.
Oct82026
Reviving Cultural Treasures: Conservation and Restoration at the National Palace Museum
An exhibition on how the National Palace Museum conserves and restores its treasures, running to 3 January 2027.
Oct92026
A Keen Eye: Aesthetic Principles and the Appreciation of Painting
A National Palace Museum exhibition on how to look at Chinese painting, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct92026
Spotlight on National Treasures 2026-III
The third 2026 rotation of the National Palace Museum's national treasures display, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct132026
Ripples and Rhymes: Fu Yi-yao and Taiwan-Japan Art Exchanges
A National Museum of History exhibition on art exchanges between Taiwan and Japan, running to 22 November 2026.
Oct152026
Winter Love Lanyang Hot Spring Season 2026-27
Yilan County's autumn and winter hot spring season in Jiaoxi, running from mid October 2026 to the end of February 2027.
Oct172026
Beyond the Canvas: Li Mei-shu, Yang San-lang, Li Shih-chiao
Paintings and rare documents by Li Mei-shu, Yang San-lang and Li Shih-chiao, three pioneers of modern art in Taiwan with deep roots in New Taipei.
Oct172026
Hualien Pacific Hot Spring Festival 2026
Hualien County's hot spring festival linking the Ruisui and Antong spring areas for a month of autumn weekends.
Oct172026
Lim Kac-keong: Cosmos in View
A solo exhibition devoted to Lim Kac-keong (Lin Ke-gong), presented as the companion show to Beyond the Canvas at the New Taipei City Art Museum.
Oct242026
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.
Oct312026
Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival
A winter season festival around the purple crow butterflies that overwinter in the valleys of Maolin National Scenic Area.
Oct312026
Caoling Historic Trail Silver Grass Season 2026
The silver grass season on the Caoling Historic Trail, with weekend shuttles, markets and period costume experiences.
Oct312026
Fuli Autumn Harvest Music Festival 2026
Fuli Township's autumn harvest music festival, two days of concerts and a farmers market under Sixty Stone Mountain.
Oct312026
Hualien International Stone Sculpture Festival 2026
Hualien's stone sculpture festival, with an open air creation camp at NilaI Plaza and exhibitions running into January.
Oct312026
Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time
A major survey of the late composer and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto's installation practice from the 2000s onward, built around seven large-scale installations.
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.
Oct312026
Taiwan PASIWALI Festival 2026
Taiwan's flagship Indigenous music festival takes over Taitung Forest Park for a weekend.
Oct312026
Vaundy ASIA ARENA TOUR 2026 "HORO"
Japanese singer-songwriter Vaundy plays two nights at Taipei Arena, 31 October and 1 November 2026, on his ASIA ARENA TOUR 2026 "HORO".
Nov12026
Chiayi City Ponds International Marathon Elite Race 2026
An elite focused marathon linking Chiayi City's Lantan and Renyitan reservoirs.
Nov12026
IRONMAN 70.3 Kenting 2026
Middle-distance triathlon at Taiwan's southern tip, with a sea swim and a coastal bike and run in Kenting.
Nov12026
Meinong White Jade Radish and Beans Festival 2026 Season
Meinong's Hakka farming town celebrates its white jade radish and bean harvest with field picking, markets and cooking events.
Nov12026
Penghu Cross-Sea Marathon 2026
A point-to-point island-hopping marathon across the Penghu archipelago, finishing in Magong.
Nov12026
Sun Moon Lake Marathon 2026
Full, half and shorter races lap the famous Sun Moon Lake shoreline from the Xiangshan Visitor Center.
Nov12026
Taiwan National Parks Marathon Yangmingshan 2026
A national parks marathon over the volcanic roads of Yangmingshan, starting at Zhongshan Hall.
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.
Nov12026
Zhiben Hot Spring Charity Marathon 2026
A charity marathon in the Zhiben hot spring valley outside Taitung City.
Next weekend
Friday 06 November to Sunday 08 November 2026: 67 events on across Taiwan.
May172024
The Splendor of Dream of the Red Chamber
A long-running exhibition on the classic Qing dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber, told through artifacts in the National Palace Museum collection.
Nov132025
Leisurely Literature: An Exhibition on Travel Literature
An exhibition on travel literature at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan, reading Taiwan's places and journeys through its writers.
Jan292026
Pharaoh: King of Egypt
Chimei Museum hosts the British Museum's exhibition on Egypt's pharaohs, with 280 pieces in the largest display of its kind ever staged in Taiwan.
May12026
Signal Verse
A long-running exhibition at Chiayi Art Museum, the city's converted tobacco factory art space, closing at the end of November 2026.
May272026
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.
Jun42026
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.
Jun42026
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.
Jun102026
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.
Jun182026
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.
Jul182026
Minjian / Photography: Documentary Vision and Its Realist Inflection
A three-gallery exhibition on documentary photography in Taiwan and the realist tradition that runs through it.
Jul252026
Taitung Arts Festival 2026
Taitung County's performing arts season at the county arts centre, closing with three ticketed shows in November.
Jul312026
2026 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
The 2026 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale at the Yingge Ceramics Museum runs to 27 December 2026, deep into the winter season.
Aug82026
Tibetan Dragon Canon: A Symphony of Imperial Power, Belief, and Art in a Golden Age (II)
The second part of the museum's exhibition on the Tibetan Dragon Canon, the monumental Tibetan Buddhist canon produced under imperial patronage in the early Qing dynasty.
Aug152026
The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest
The first overseas stop of the Mori Art Museum retrospective of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, covering some 30 years of his practice.
Sep12026
Lieyu Taro Festival 2026
Little Kinmen's taro season brings taro digging, games, markets and taro dishes to Lieyu Township through the autumn.
Sep12026
Zengwen Reservoir Canyon Concerts 2026
A season of open-air concerts in the canyon scenery of Zengwen Reservoir, running into early November 2026.
Sep12026
Zhiben Hot Spring Season 2026-27
The Zhiben spring area's year round season under the national Taiwan Good Soup programme.
Sep42026
Taiwan Hot Spring and Fine-Cuisine Carnival 2026-27
The national hot spring season record: a Tourism Administration carnival spanning 19 spring areas to June 2027.
Sep42026
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.
Sep112026
Confluence 1950: Shaping an Unseen Collection
A long run National Palace Museum exhibition on how its collection took shape around 1950, open throughout the season.
Sep122026
Sun Moon Lake Music and Fireworks Festival 2026
Weeks of lakeside concerts capped by fireworks over Sun Moon Lake, closing 14 November 2026.
Sep122026
Wang Yahui: Voyager
A retrospective of video and kinetic artist Wang Yahui at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, running to 3 January 2027.
Sep222026
Nourishing the Heart: Oversize Masterpiece Scrolls
An exhibition of oversize masterpiece scrolls at the National Palace Museum, running to 27 December 2026.
Sep252026
Flashes of Insight: Calligraphy at the National Palace Museum
A calligraphy exhibition at the National Palace Museum, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct12026
Taiwan International Bird Watching Marathon
A season-long birdwatching marathon on the southwest coast, timed to the arrival of black-faced spoonbills and other winter migrants.
Oct32026
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.
Oct32026
Michael Craig-Martin: The Language of the Everyday
The British artist's first major solo exhibition in Asia brings more than seventy works on everyday objects to the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts.
Oct32026
When Tomorrow is Forgotten
A Taiwan and Korea group exhibition on life in super-aged societies, looking at caregiving networks and collective memory.
Oct82026
Crossing the Himalayas: An Artistic Odyssey
A National Palace Museum Southern Branch exhibition tracing the art that crossed the Himalaya region over centuries of exchange.
Oct82026
National Palace Museum Asian Art Festival: Himalayan Moon
The Southern Branch's annual Asian Art Festival takes a Himalayan theme for 2026, with a month of programmes around the special exhibition.
Oct82026
Reviving Cultural Treasures: Conservation and Restoration at the National Palace Museum
An exhibition on how the National Palace Museum conserves and restores its treasures, running to 3 January 2027.
Oct92026
A Keen Eye: Aesthetic Principles and the Appreciation of Painting
A National Palace Museum exhibition on how to look at Chinese painting, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct92026
Spotlight on National Treasures 2026-III
The third 2026 rotation of the National Palace Museum's national treasures display, running to 27 December 2026.
Oct132026
Ripples and Rhymes: Fu Yi-yao and Taiwan-Japan Art Exchanges
A National Museum of History exhibition on art exchanges between Taiwan and Japan, running to 22 November 2026.
Oct152026
Winter Love Lanyang Hot Spring Season 2026-27
Yilan County's autumn and winter hot spring season in Jiaoxi, running from mid October 2026 to the end of February 2027.
Oct172026
Beyond the Canvas: Li Mei-shu, Yang San-lang, Li Shih-chiao
Paintings and rare documents by Li Mei-shu, Yang San-lang and Li Shih-chiao, three pioneers of modern art in Taiwan with deep roots in New Taipei.
Oct172026
Hualien Pacific Hot Spring Festival 2026
Hualien County's hot spring festival linking the Ruisui and Antong spring areas for a month of autumn weekends.
Oct172026
Lim Kac-keong: Cosmos in View
A solo exhibition devoted to Lim Kac-keong (Lin Ke-gong), presented as the companion show to Beyond the Canvas at the New Taipei City Art Museum.
Oct242026
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.
Oct312026
Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival
A winter season festival around the purple crow butterflies that overwinter in the valleys of Maolin National Scenic Area.
Oct312026
Caoling Historic Trail Silver Grass Season 2026
The silver grass season on the Caoling Historic Trail, with weekend shuttles, markets and period costume experiences.
Oct312026
Hualien International Stone Sculpture Festival 2026
Hualien's stone sculpture festival, with an open air creation camp at NilaI Plaza and exhibitions running into January.
Oct312026
Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time
A major survey of the late composer and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto's installation practice from the 2000s onward, built around seven large-scale installations.
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
Meinong White Jade Radish and Beans Festival 2026 Season
Meinong's Hakka farming town celebrates its white jade radish and bean harvest with field picking, markets and cooking events.
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.
Nov62026
Accusefive World Tour in Taipei
Accusefive play three nights at Taipei Arena, 6 to 8 November 2026, on their [在這裡 @ century] world tour.
Nov62026
Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival 2026
International dragon boat racing on Liyu Lake, moved to November for 2026.
Nov62026
ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair 2026
Taiwan's largest annual travel fair, rebranded ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair for its 40th year in 2026.
Nov62026
Pingtung Christmas Festival 2026
Pingtung Park fills with Christmas light installations, giant trees and weekend snowfall shows for the county's winter festival.
Nov62026
Taipei Electric Appliance Fair 2026
A home appliance fair organised by the Taipei Electrical Commercial Association at TWTC Hall 1, 6 to 9 November 2026.
Nov62026
Taipei Furniture Expo (Autumn) 2026
The autumn edition of the Taipei Furniture Expo at TWTC Hall 1, listed on the official TWTC calendar for 6 to 9 November 2026.
Nov62026
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2026
Asia's leading Chinese-language film festival, closing with the 63rd Golden Horse Awards on 22 November 2026.
Nov62026
Taipei International Stationery, Gift and Creative Craft Expo 2026
A stationery, gift and creative craft expo at TWTC Hall 1, listed on the official TWTC calendar for 6 to 9 November 2026.
Nov62026
Taipei Meng Pet Supplies Expo 2026
A consumer pet supplies expo at TWTC Hall 1, listed on the official TWTC exhibition calendar for 6 to 9 November 2026.
Nov62026
Taiwan Open of Surfing 2026
WSL QS 6,000 international surfing at Jinzun Harbor, the highest-tier surf event ever held in Taiwan.
Nov62026
Taiwan Writers Festival 2026
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature's writers festival, with twin main venues in Taipei and Tainan.
Nov62026
Tang Prize Exhibition at the National Science and Technology Museum
A long-run exhibition at Kaohsiung's National Science and Technology Museum presenting the Tang Prize and its laureates' work.
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
Kungshen Wangye's Salt for Peace Festival
A two-day festival in Beimen blessing salt for peace, rooted in the Wangye faith and Tainan's historic salt fields.
Nov72026
Matsu Marathon 2026
A hilly, hard-edged marathon on Nangan in the Matsu Islands, close to the China coast.
Nov72026
Taiwan's Rice Heaven Tianzhong Marathon 2026
Famously friendly small-town marathon through the rice fields of Tianzhong in Changhua.
Nov72026
Vagabond Festival 2026
The eighth Vagabond Festival takes place over two days on open grassland by the Guanxi Platform in Anping, Tainan, with a bill mixing Taiwanese and Japanese acts.
Nov82026
Pingtung Marathon 2026
Pingtung County's city marathon, starting at the county stadium.
Nov82026
Pure Keelung Autumn Concert 2026
A free outdoor concert in the courtyard of the historic Keelung Fortress Command, part of the Keelung Performing Arts Center Pure Keelung series, with a heritage walking tour and market stalls.
Nov82026
Sky Hunter Shilin Trail 2026
Trail racing on the hills above Shilin, hosted at Soochow University.