Taiwan
Sky lanterns, burning boats, beehive fireworks — an island that files its faith inside fire.
Taiwan's festivals blend lunar traditions with local folk culture — from Pingxi's sky lanterns to Yanshui's beehive fireworks and dragon boat races.
Experience Taiwan's Vibrant Culture at Moon Festival 2026The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is 25 September in 2026. In Taiwan, people typically gather with family or friends to barbecue, peel pomelo, eat mooncakes and gaze at the…Read this →Penghu Fireworks FestivalThe Penghu Fireworks Festival is held around Guanyinting in Magong, Penghu, with fireworks set off over the sea and reflected on the night water. The event usually runs across multiple sessions spanning several weeks …Read this →Alishan Sunrise & Forest RailwayAlishan is in Chiayi County, and the sunrise can be seen all year round. In the pre-dawn dark you board the little Zhushan-line train up the mountain and wait for daybreak above the sea of clouds, with sacred-tree gro…Read this →Aowanda MapleAowanda National Forest Recreation Area lies in Renai Township, Nantou County, at an elevation of 1,100 to 2,600 metres, with a rare, fully intact stand of native sweetgum maple forest. Every year from October to the …Read this →Keelung Ghost Festival 2026The Keelung Ghost Festival is a rite held in Keelung during the seventh lunar month, originating in the reconciliation that followed the Zhangzhou-Quanzhou feuds; it is hosted in rotation by the surname clans, became …Read this →Experience the Magic of Pingxi Sky Lanterns in 2026The 2026 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is held in February in Pingxi, New Taipei City. In the mountain town, buy a sky lantern of white cotton paper, write down your wish, hold the lantern at opposite corners with a com…Read this →Taiwan Lantern Festival 2026The Taiwan Lantern Festival follows the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao); in 2026 Yuanxiao falls on March 3, and it usually opens around then, running for about two weeks. The host city rotates every year, and the main lan…Read this →Yanshui Beehive FireworksThe Yanshui Beehive Fireworks are held at the Lantern Festival around the Wu Temple in Yanshui, Tainan. As the deity's palanquin procession passes, the bottle rockets on the beehive towers fire directly into the crowd…Read this →Beitou Hot SpringBeitou is a sulphur hot-spring quarter on the edge of Taipei, open all year with no fixed date. The atmosphere is best on autumn and winter evenings after dark; take the MRT straight to Xinbeitou Station, soak and get…Read this →Hakka Tung Blossom FestivalThe Hakka Tung Blossom Festival is held in late spring, when tung flowers bloom all at once across the Hakka hill country of Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli, carpeting the mountain trails. The bloom is short and varies sl…Read this →Yilan Children's Folklore FestivalSince 1996 the Yilan International Children's Folklore Festival has been held at the Dongshan River Water Park, built around four things — performance, exhibition, play and exchange — bringing folk troupes from around…Read this →Dajia Mazu PilgrimageThe Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage sets out every year in the third lunar month from Jenn Lann Temple in Dajia, Taichung. In 2026 it runs from April 17 to April 26 — nine days and eight nights on foot, a round trip of about 34…Read this →Donggang King Boat BurningThe Donggang Welcoming the King Peace Festival is held once every three years, in the years of the Ox, Dragon, Goat and Dog — not every year. Famed for the King Boat burning of the Wangye faith, it takes place at Dong…Read this →Taiwan's Vibrant Dragon Boat Festival 2026Taiwan's 2026 Dragon Boat water festival has Taipei as its biggest main stage, with dragon boat races held along the river, plus customs such as temple fairs, standing eggs, and meat zongzi. The races are split into m…Read this →