In 2027 the lantern zones fill about 30 hectares around HSR Miaoli Station
Related guide: Taiwan Lantern Festival 2027
The Taiwan Lantern Festival goes to a different host county every year. The 2026 edition in Taibao, Chiayi County, ran 13 days from 3 to 15 March and drew about 13.6 million visits by the county's preliminary count. In 2027 it moves to Houlong Township in Miaoli County, provisionally opening on Yuanxiao and running for 16 days. Yuanxiao is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the last night of the New Year holiday.
Miaoli County considered reusing the Zhunan–Toufen sports park that hosted the 2011 centenary lantern festival, and also looked at splitting the event into main and secondary zones. County magistrate Chung Tung-chin settled on a single site: the HSR special district around HSR Miaoli Station, about 30 hectares of county-owned and leased private land. The 2027 theme is "Between Mountains and Sea: Slow City, Miaoli Light".
The centrepiece is the main lantern, with a new theme each edition. In 2026 it was "Light Bathing: The World's Alishan", with timed light-and-music shows after dark. Around it are display zones from county and city governments, companies and schools, together covering more ground than the main lantern area.
On Yuanxiao night the Pingxi sky lanterns in New Taipei and the Yanshui fireworks in Tainan run at the same time, in two other counties. In Pingxi the lanterns rise one by one up the valley; in Yanshui the main fireworks fortress at Yanshui Junior High School shoots rockets into a crowd in full protective gear.
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Taiwan Lantern Festival 2027: 20 February–7 March (est.), around HSR Miaoli Station
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Taiwan High Speed Rail tickets with attraction add-ons
The 2027 festival is in Houlong, Miaoli, right by HSR Miaoli station; buy rail plus attractions in one go.
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Joye Cottage, Sanyi (Miaoli) ticket
By day, add the indigo-dye garden in the Sanyi hills of Miaoli. Most trails have steps, so strollers and wheelchairs are difficult.
See pricesDahu, Miaoli
Shi Feng Stone Spa, Dahu: private & public baths
After the lanterns, soak in Dahu, Miaoli. Private rooms for two: 90 minutes on weekdays, 60 at weekends; ages 12 and up only.
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