Taiwan has festivals all year, but there is something important international visitors often discover only after booking their flights:
Taiwan’s most interesting festivals do not all follow the Western calendar.
Lunar New Year moves every year. So do the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Month and Mid-Autumn Festival.
Then there are events such as the Taiwan Lantern Festival, which changes host city every year, and temple celebrations whose schedules may not be finalized until much closer to the event.
For travelers, this matters.
A festival can turn an ordinary evening into one of the best memories of your trip.
It can also turn a quiet train station into a crowd of several thousand people.
After planning Taiwan itineraries for international guests, we have learned that festivals should not simply be added to a sightseeing schedule as an afterthought. Sometimes you need to change the route, book the hotel earlier, arrive several hours before the main event or deliberately avoid traveling on a major holiday.
So this Taiwan festivals 2027 guide is not going to list every temple birthday on the island.
Instead, these are the festivals and events we think international travelers should actually know about in 2027—along with confirmed dates, expected dates, the best places to experience them and how they may affect your Taiwan trip.
If you are still choosing when to visit, pair this guide with our Taiwan Weather by Month guide.
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Taiwan Festivals 2027: Quick Calendar
| Date / Period | Festival or Event | Location | 2027 Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2026–Jan. 1, 2027 | Taipei New Year’s Party | Taipei | Confirmed |
| Through Jun. 30 | Taiwan Hot Spring & Fine-Cuisine Carnival | Nationwide | Confirmed |
| Feb. 4–10 | Lunar New Year holiday period | Nationwide | Confirmed |
| Feb. 6 | Lunar New Year’s Day | Nationwide | Confirmed |
| Feb. 17 | Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival | New Taipei City | Currently listed |
| Feb. 20 | Lantern Festival | Nationwide | Confirmed lunar date |
| Feb. 20–Mar. 7 | Taiwan Lantern Festival | Miaoli | Scheduled |
| Feb. 20 period | Yanshui Beehive Fireworks | Tainan | Exact program TBD |
| Mar.–Jun. | Hakka Tung Blossom Festival | Northern/Central Taiwan | 2027 dates TBD |
| Spring | Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage | Central Taiwan | Exact dates TBD |
| May–Summer | Penghu International Fireworks Festival | Penghu | Exact dates TBD |
| Jun. 9 | Dragon Boat Festival | Nationwide | Confirmed |
| Jul.–Aug. | Taiwan International Balloon Festival | Taitung | Exact dates TBD |
| Jul. 20–25 | Makotaay Amis Harvest Festival | Hualien | Currently listed |
| Aug. 16 | Zhongyuan / Hungry Ghost Festival | Nationwide | Confirmed lunar date |
| Sep. 15 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Nationwide | Confirmed |
| From Sep. 28 | Donggang Wangye Festival | Pingtung | Currently listed |
| Oct. 10 | Taiwan National Day | Nationwide/Taipei | Confirmed |
| Late Oct. | Taiwan Pride | Taipei | Exact 2027 date TBD |
| Nov.–Dec. | Christmasland | New Taipei City | Exact dates TBD |
| Dec. 31 | Taipei New Year’s Eve | Taipei | Expected annual event |
Taiwan’s official 2027 calendar confirms Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day dates, while Taiwan’s Tourism Administration has already included many major recurring events in its 2026–2027 national tourism calendar.
One rule for this entire article: when we write TBD, we actually mean TBD.
We would rather tell you that a schedule has not been released than copy last year’s date and quietly change the year.
January 2027: Taipei New Year’s Eve & Winter Festivals
Taipei New Year’s Party — January 1, 2027
If you arrive in Taiwan at the very beginning of the year, the first major event is technically already underway.
Taipei’s official 2027 event calendar lists the Taipei New Year’s Party from December 31, 2026 to January 1, 2027.
The best-known moment is, of course, the Taipei 101 fireworks at midnight.
But New Year’s Eve in Taipei is much bigger than standing directly underneath Taipei 101.
Xinyi District fills with people hours before midnight. MRT stations become extremely busy, roads may be controlled and getting a taxi immediately after midnight is not something we would build a plan around.
If seeing the fireworks matters to you, choose your viewing location before dinner rather than deciding at 11:45 PM that Taipei 101 looks interesting.
For first-time visitors staying several days afterward, our Taipei Travel Guide is a useful place to start planning the rest of the city.
Taiwan Hot Spring Season
Winter is also hot-spring season.
The official 2026–2027 Taiwan Hot Spring & Fine-Cuisine Carnival runs through June 30, 2027, with activities connected to hot-spring regions around Taiwan.
For foreign visitors staying in Taipei, Beitou is the easiest introduction.
If you want to combine Beitou with mountains rather than treat it as an isolated spa stop, a private Taipei-area day can also include Yangmingshan.
You may also like: “Taiwan Hot Springs: 12 Best Places, Etiquette and Trip Ideas.”
🧧February 2027: The Biggest Festival Month of the Year
If we had to choose one month for people who specifically want festivals rather than only sightseeing, February 2027 would be difficult to beat.
You have Lunar New Year, Pingxi, the Lantern Festival, the national Taiwan Lantern Festival and several local lantern traditions within a few weeks.
Lunar New Year in Taiwan — February 6, 2027
Lunar New Year’s Day falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
Taiwan’s broader official holiday arrangement covers the surrounding period, with government calendars providing an extended Lunar New Year break.
For travelers, the most important thing is not simply knowing the date.
It is knowing what changes.
Taiwanese families travel home. Intercity trains become difficult to reserve. Popular attractions may be crowded while some independent restaurants and businesses close temporarily.
Taipei can actually feel strangely quiet in certain neighborhoods during the first days of the holiday.
Then temples can be packed.
Where should travelers experience Lunar New Year?
Before the holiday, Dihua Street is one of the best places to feel the build-up.
The annual Lunar New Year market turns the historic street into a dense corridor of dried fruit, sweets, nuts, decorations and people buying supplies for family gatherings.
Once the holiday begins, temple visits become more meaningful.
Longshan Temple and other major temples see worshippers making New Year prayers and asking for good fortune.
But don’t schedule your Taiwan trip expecting every attraction, tour company and restaurant to operate exactly like an ordinary February week.
Read our complete Lunar New Year in Taiwan guide before booking around these dates.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival — Currently Listed for February 17, 2027
This is one of Taiwan’s most internationally recognizable events.
Hundreds of lanterns rise into the mountain sky, each carrying handwritten wishes.
Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior Religious Culture Map currently lists the 2027 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival for February 17. Because local festival programs can still be adjusted, we would verify the New Taipei City schedule again closer to the event.
And this is an event where transportation planning matters enormously.
Pingxi is normally a small mountain district.
Put thousands of festival visitors there at the same time and normal travel logic stops applying.
If you want to understand what Shifen and the Pingxi area are like outside the festival itself, read our Shifen Old Street guide.
One useful thing to know is that you do not need to visit during the festival to release a sky lantern.
The sky-lantern experience is available throughout the year, which is why many travelers choose a normal-day private Jiufen and Pingxi tour rather than fighting festival traffic.
During the festival itself, however, the mass lantern release is a completely different atmosphere.
2027 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Miaoli — February 20 to March 7
This is the event I would feature most prominently in the article.
The 2027 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held in Miaoli, with the event scheduled from February 20 through March 7, 2027.
Miaoli hosted the festival previously in 2011 and will bring it back after 16 years.
The announced theme is centered around Miaoli’s mountain-and-sea landscape and its identity as a place of slower living and strong Hakka culture. Current plans place the event around the Houlong HSR special district, with transportation being designed around mass transit access.
Why this is different from Pingxi
This confuses international visitors every year.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival and the Taiwan Lantern Festival are not the same event.
Pingxi is about actual sky lanterns released into the air.
The national Taiwan Lantern Festival is a huge curated light festival with themed lantern zones, artistic installations, cultural performances, technology and a main lantern.
Think of one as a traditional participatory mountain-town celebration.
Think of the other as Taiwan creating an enormous temporary nighttime exhibition.
Both are worth seeing.
Just don’t arrive in Miaoli expecting thousands of paper lanterns to fly into the sky.
We have a much deeper explanation in our Taiwan Lantern Festival guide.
Could you build a Taiwan trip around it?
Yes.
And this is where Miaoli is particularly useful.
Instead of traveling Taipei → Miaoli → Taipei on the same night, you could incorporate the festival into a central Taiwan itinerary involving Miaoli, Taichung or Sun Moon Lake.
That turns the festival into part of the journey rather than a late-night detour.
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival — Around Lantern Festival
If Pingxi is beautiful, Yanshui is…not subtle.
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival in Tainan is one of Taiwan’s most intense traditional celebrations.
Thousands of firecrackers are launched from large structures called “beehives,” sending sparks and explosions into the surrounding streets.
People participating near the firing zones wear protective helmets, thick clothing and gloves for a reason.
This is not a normal fireworks show where you stand 500 meters away holding a drink.
It is a religious folk tradition with genuine physical risk.
The festival is associated with the Lantern Festival period, so February 2027 is the month to watch, but the final detailed local program should be confirmed before travel.
We recommend this to travelers specifically interested in religious culture and major folk celebrations.
We do not casually insert it into a family holiday because someone said they like fireworks.
March to May: Flowers, Hakka Culture & Temple Festivals
After February’s lantern madness, spring festivals become more regional.
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival — Spring 2027
Every spring, white tung blossoms appear across Hakka areas in northern and central Taiwan.
The official tourism calendar identifies the Hakka Tung Blossom Festival as one of Taiwan’s major international-level tourism events.
The season usually stretches across several weeks rather than happening on one Saturday.
This makes it easier to include in a normal itinerary.
Miaoli is particularly relevant in 2027 because visitors who come for the February–March Lantern Festival may already be introduced to the county’s Hakka identity.
If your travel dates fall later in spring, Hakka villages, old streets and flower areas can create a very different Miaoli trip.
Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage — Spring
Some Taiwanese festivals are visually impressive.
The Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage is something deeper.
Thousands of worshippers accompany the goddess Mazu on a multi-day religious pilgrimage through central Taiwan, stopping at temples and communities along the route.
The atmosphere can include drums, firecrackers, temple processions, free food provided to pilgrims and enormous crowds.
The pilgrimage follows the lunar calendar and exact departure times are normally announced closer to the event.
This is an important distinction for trip planning:
Don’t book a hotel months in advance based on a random blog’s estimate and assume you have the exact procession date.
Wait for the temple’s official announcement.
For cultural travelers, though, seeing even part of a Mazu procession can reveal a side of Taiwan that Taipei 101 never will.
May to August: Penghu Fireworks & Summer Events
Penghu International Fireworks Festival
If you’re visiting Taiwan in late spring or summer, Penghu deserves attention.
The Penghu International Fireworks Festival combines evening fireworks with Magong’s waterfront, the Rainbow Bridge and island travel.
Taiwan’s Tourism Administration describes it as an annual event centered on Guanyinting Recreation Area and several outer-island locations. In 2026 the program expanded from May into August, showing why you should wait for the exact 2027 program rather than assume it ends in June.
This is one festival that works best as part of a Penghu trip, not as an event you somehow squeeze between Taipei and Alishan.
Flights and hotels become more competitive on fireworks nights.
If Penghu is the reason for your visit, reserve early once the official schedule is announced.
Dragon Boat Festival — June 9, 2027
The 2027 Dragon Boat Festival falls on Wednesday, June 9.
In Taiwan, the holiday combines competitive dragon-boat racing with one extremely important culinary tradition:
zongzi.
These sticky-rice dumplings wrapped in leaves appear everywhere around the festival period.
Different families and regions have strong opinions about how they should be made.
We are not getting involved in that argument.
For visitors, Taipei’s riverside dragon-boat races are among the easiest to attend, while other cities and counties hold their own events.
The Tourism Administration also lists the Lukang Dragon Boat Festival among Taiwan’s major tourism events.
Read our complete Taiwan Dragon Boat Festival guide if you are traveling around June 9.
One practical warning: Dragon Boat Festival is a national holiday, so domestic travel demand increases.
That matters if June 9 sits in the middle of your Taiwan itinerary.
July and August: Balloons, Indigenous Festivals & Summer Taiwan
Taiwan International Balloon Festival — Taitung
Every summer, Luye Highland in Taitung becomes the center of the Taiwan International Balloon Festival.
Hot-air balloons, tethered balloon experiences and special evening events make this one of Taiwan’s most photogenic summer events.
The 2026 edition ran from early July through August, and the festival remains part of Taiwan’s official 2026–2027 tourism calendar. The detailed 2027 schedule has not yet been announced.
This event works particularly well for travelers already planning Taiwan’s East Coast.
Trying to do it as a rushed Taipei day trip does not.
Taitung is far enough away that you should give the area time.
Amis Harvest Festivals — July onward
Indigenous festivals require a different approach from commercial tourism events.
They are not theme-park performances created primarily for visitors.
For example, Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior currently lists the Makotaay Amis Ilisin Harvest Festival in Hualien from July 20–25, 2027.
Amis harvest celebrations vary from community to community.
Some welcome outside visitors to particular sections.
Others contain ceremonies or moments where respectful distance is appropriate.
If you attend an Indigenous festival, follow local instructions about photography, seating and participation.
The goal should be to witness a living culture—not treat the community as a photo set.
August 2027: Ghost Month & Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival
Hungry Ghost Festival — August 16, 2027
The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month falls on August 16, 2027, marking Zhongyuan Festival, commonly called the Hungry Ghost Festival.
But Ghost Month lasts much longer than a single day.
Throughout Taiwan you may notice:
tables of offerings outside businesses, incense, paper money burning, temple ceremonies and temporary ritual spaces.
For travelers, this does not mean Taiwan shuts down or becomes difficult to visit.
Hotels, trains, restaurants and attractions generally operate normally.
It simply means you are traveling during an important religious period.
Our Hungry Ghost Festival in Taiwan guide explains the customs, etiquette and common taboos in much greater detail.
Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival
If you want to experience Ghost Month in a more concentrated way, go to Keelung.
The Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival traces its traditions back more than a century and features processions, ceremonies and famous water-lantern rituals. The city describes the event as a month-long religious tradition connected to the seventh lunar month.
For us, this is one of the easiest major folk festivals to incorporate into an international visitor’s itinerary because Keelung is close to Taipei.
You can spend the earlier part of the day exploring northern Taiwan, then reach Keelung later for temple activity, the harbor and Miaokou Night Market.
Our Keelung travel guide gives more background on the city.
September 2027: Mid-Autumn Festival & a Rare Wangye Festival
🥮 Mid-Autumn Festival — September 15, 2027
The 2027 Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Wednesday, September 15.
International visitors often know this as the Moon Festival.
In Taiwan, however, one modern tradition surprises many first-time visitors:
barbecue.
Families and friends gather to grill food, eat mooncakes and spend time together.
You will see mooncake gift boxes everywhere in the weeks before the festival.
For travelers, this is a much gentler festival than Pingxi or Yanshui.
You don’t necessarily need a special ticket or viewing area.
Sometimes the experience is simply noticing how Taiwanese life changes for the holiday.
Read our Mid-Autumn / Moon Festival guide for more background.
Donggang Wangye Festival — Beginning September 28, 2027
This is one of the reasons 2027 is an unusually interesting year for Taiwan festival travel.
The Donggang Wangye Festival in Pingtung is not an annual spectacle of the same scale every year.
The major Welcoming Wangye celebration occurs periodically, culminating in one of Taiwan’s most dramatic religious rituals: the burning of a full-sized ceremonial king boat.
Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior currently lists the 2027 Welcoming Donggang Wangye Deities Ceremony beginning September 28.
This is the event I would watch most closely after the Lantern Festival if your target reader is a serious cultural traveler or photographer.
Donggang is in southern Taiwan, so it makes sense to combine the event with Kaohsiung, Pingtung or Kenting, rather than treating it as a quick Taipei excursion.
The full ritual program should be confirmed closer to the festival.
If your dates happen to match, though, this is exactly the kind of event worth modifying an itinerary for.
October 2027: National Day, Autumn Events & Taiwan Pride
Taiwan National Day — October 10, 2027
Taiwan’s National Day, commonly known as Double Ten Day, falls on October 10.
Because October 10, 2027 is a Sunday, October 11 is the observed holiday for government offices.
The main official celebrations take place around Taipei’s Presidential Office area.
Visitors may see ceremonies, performances and National Day decorations.
This is an event where security and traffic controls can affect central Taipei.
If your private sightseeing day is scheduled around the Presidential Office, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall or nearby areas, we would check road restrictions rather than blindly follow the standard route.
For other sightseeing ideas around the city, see our custom Taipei private tour.
🏳️🌈 Taiwan Pride — Late October
Taiwan hosts one of Asia’s largest Pride events.
The major parade normally takes place in Taipei in late October and draws large crowds from Taiwan and overseas.
As of September 2026, the final 2027 parade schedule has not been released, so we would not publish a made-up exact date simply because previous parades tend to follow a familiar pattern.
If Pride is one of the main reasons for your visit, book central Taipei accommodation once the official date is announced.
Late October is also an excellent period for Taiwan sightseeing in general, with temperatures becoming more comfortable after summer.
Again, our Taiwan Weather by Month guide is useful if you are choosing between September, October and November.
October to November: Sun Moon Lake Fireworks & Music
The Sun Moon Lake Fireworks and Music Festival is another recurring event recognized in Taiwan’s national tourism calendar.
This is very different from Taipei’s midnight New Year fireworks.
The appeal is the setting.
Mountains surround the lake while concerts and evening events create a slower atmosphere.
If your Taiwan route already includes central Taiwan, this can be an excellent seasonal bonus rather than the sole purpose of the journey.
For planning around the lake, our Sun Moon Lake in Every Season guide explains how the destination changes throughout the year.
Visitors who prefer not to rush back to Taipei can also make it an overnight trip with a 2-Day Sun Moon Lake private tour
November to December: Christmasland
Taiwan is not a majority-Christian country, but you wouldn’t know that from the amount of Christmas lighting.
Christmasland in New Taipei City has become one of northern Taiwan’s major winter events, with large illuminated installations, projections, displays and weekend activities around Banqiao.
The Tourism Administration includes Christmasland among its international-level tourism events.
The exact 2027 dates have not yet been announced.
Expect the event to begin toward the end of the year and check the official schedule before booking specifically for it.
Banqiao is connected directly to Taipei by MRT, train and HSR, so this is one of the easier major events for independent visitors.
You do not need a private tour just to reach Christmasland.
December 31, 2027: Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve
And then Taiwan comes full circle.
On December 31, Taipei prepares for another huge New Year’s Eve celebration.
The exact 2027–2028 event program has not yet been published, but the Taipei New Year’s Party is one of the city’s long-running annual tourism events and is included in the national tourism calendar.
If seeing Taipei 101 at midnight is important to you, do three things early:
Choose a hotel.
Choose a viewing area.
Accept that you will not be the only person who had this idea.
Which Taiwan Festivals Are Actually Worth Planning a Trip Around?
This is where we would narrow the huge festival list considerably.
If an international traveler told us:
“I can choose my Taiwan dates. Which festival would actually make you move the trip?”
Our answer for 2027 would be different depending on the traveler.
For the most beautiful and accessible first-time experience, choose February for Pingxi and the Taiwan Lantern Festival.
For folk religion and something that feels deeply Taiwanese, consider Ghost Month in Keelung.
For serious cultural travelers, Donggang Wangye Festival in late September 2027 is especially significant because the major event does not happen every year.
For families, the Taitung Balloon Festival or national Lantern Festival is easier than Yanshui.
For food and a major traditional public holiday, Dragon Boat or Mid-Autumn Festival can add atmosphere without requiring your entire trip to revolve around one event.
And for the easiest city event, Taipei New Year’s Eve requires almost no explanation.
When We Would NOT Build a Taiwan Trip Around a Festival
Sometimes people email us with an itinerary like this:
“Pingxi Lantern Festival 5 PM–7 PM, Jiufen 7:30 PM, Raohe Night Market 9 PM.”
On an ordinary Tuesday, maybe.
On one of Taiwan’s largest festival nights?
No.
Festival travel involves waiting.
Traffic control.
Walking.
Crowds.
Queues.
Road closures.
Train capacity.
Sometimes the best itinerary contains fewer attractions than usual, not more.
That is especially true for Pingxi, New Year’s Eve, major religious processions and large national-holiday events.
If the festival is why you came, give the festival the day.
Can You Add Taiwan Festivals to a Private Taiwan Tour?
Often, yes.
But the best way is usually to design the route around the festival, rather than inserting an event into an existing tour schedule.
For example, a February trip could combine:
Taipei → Pingxi/Shifen → Miaoli Taiwan Lantern Festival → central Taiwan
A Ghost Month itinerary might combine:
Taipei → Jiufen → Keelung → Ghost Festival evening
A late-September southern Taiwan route could combine:
Kaohsiung → Donggang Wangye Festival → Pingtung/Kenting
And an autumn central Taiwan journey can include Sun Moon Lake during its seasonal event period.
For a broader starting point, use our Taiwan Travel Guide to decide which regions belong in your trip.
Taiwan Festival Travel Tips for 2027
The single most important rule is to distinguish between a confirmed festival date and a confirmed event program.
For example, we already know that the 2027 Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 9.
That does not mean every city has already published the start time of every race.
Likewise, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is fixed, but not every local celebration is announced months ahead.
Book accommodations early for major events, particularly Pingxi, the national Lantern Festival, Lunar New Year, Penghu fireworks weekends and New Year’s Eve.
For railway travel around public holidays, do not assume you can arrive at Taipei Main Station ten minutes before departure and buy whichever train you want.
And always check current weather for outdoor festivals.
A calendar tells you the festival date.
It does not control the rain.
Taiwan Festivals 2027 FAQ
What are the biggest festivals in Taiwan in 2027?
The biggest traveler-relevant events include Lunar New Year, Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Miaoli, Dragon Boat Festival, Keelung Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Donggang Wangye Festival, National Day and Taipei New Year’s Eve.
When is Lunar New Year in Taiwan in 2027?
Lunar New Year’s Day is February 6, 2027. Taiwan has an extended public-holiday period surrounding the holiday.
Where is the 2027 Taiwan Lantern Festival?
The 2027 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held in Miaoli County from February 20 to March 7, 2027. Current planning centers the festival around the Houlong HSR area.
When is the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in 2027?
Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior Religious Culture Map currently lists February 17, 2027. Because local event programs may still change, check the final New Taipei City announcement before traveling.
Is the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival the same as the Taiwan Lantern Festival?
No. Pingxi features traditional sky-lantern releases in New Taipei City’s mountain communities. The Taiwan Lantern Festival is a national rotating-city event featuring large lantern installations, performance areas and light art. In 2027 it will be held in Miaoli.
When is Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan in 2027?
Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 9, 2027.
When is Hungry Ghost Festival in 2027?
Zhongyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of Ghost Month, falls on August 16, 2027.
When is Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan in 2027?
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 15, 2027.
Is 2027 a special year for the Donggang Wangye Festival?
Yes. Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior currently lists the major Donggang Wangye ceremony beginning September 28, 2027. It is one of the most significant religious events to watch in 2027.
Do shops close during Taiwan festivals?
Most festivals do not cause widespread closures. Lunar New Year is the major exception. Many independent businesses close temporarily and domestic transportation demand becomes extremely high.
Is Taiwan crowded during festivals?
Large events can be extremely crowded, particularly Pingxi, Lunar New Year travel periods, New Year’s Eve and major temple processions. Outside the event zone, normal tourism may continue largely unchanged.
✨ Which Taiwan Festival Should You Experience in 2027?
If this is your first Taiwan trip and you can choose the dates, February 2027 is the standout festival period.
Lunar New Year begins on February 6.
Pingxi’s Sky Lantern Festival is currently listed for February 17.
The Lantern Festival falls on February 20.
And the 2027 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Miaoli runs February 20–March 7.
That is an unusually concentrated period of traditional culture, lanterns and large-scale events.
But don’t overlook the rest of the year.
June brings dragon boats.
Summer brings balloons and Indigenous harvest festivals.
August brings Ghost Month.
September brings Mid-Autumn Festival—and in 2027, the much rarer Donggang Wangye celebration.
October brings National Day and major autumn events.
December finishes where we began: beneath Taipei 101, waiting for midnight.
Taiwan’s festivals are not simply attractions added to the calendar.
They show you how people here celebrate family, religion, food, community, seasons and history.
And sometimes the best travel memory isn’t the famous temple or viewpoint you planned six months earlier.
It’s arriving on a street and realizing that everyone around you is celebrating something.