Events & Festivals in Taoyuan

Part of Taiwan's national Lantern Festival celebrations, featuring massive themed lantern displays, light installations, cultural performances, and food stalls. The main lantern often represents the Chinese zodiac animal of the year, with interactive exhibits and nightly light shows.

Celebrates Taoyuan's rich Hakka heritage with traditional music performances, tea ceremonies, handicraft workshops, and Hakka opera. Highlights include lei cha (pounded tea) demonstrations and traditional Hakka clothing displays.

Colorful international kite-flying competition with giant artistic kites, acrobatic kite demonstrations, and workshops for children. Participants from around the world showcase unique kite designs and flying techniques.

Celebrates the blooming of thousands of cherry trees in the Lalashan (拉拉山) mountain area. Features photography contests, guided nature walks, cultural performances, and local agricultural product markets.

Interactive arts festival designed for families with children, featuring puppet shows, storytelling sessions, hands-on craft workshops, children's theater performances, and creative play areas.

Traditional dragon boat racing competition held during the Duanwu Festival. Teams from local businesses, schools, and communities compete in colorful boats accompanied by drumming and cheering crowds.

Month-long series of outdoor concerts featuring local indie bands, traditional Taiwanese music, and occasional international acts. Includes jazz, rock, and folk performances in park settings.

Weekend water sports competition and activities including kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, dragon boat races, and water safety demonstrations. Family-friendly with beginner lessons available.

Traditional Taoist ceremonies during Ghost Month (seventh lunar month) featuring elaborate rituals, opera performances, and food offerings to honor ancestors and wandering spirits. Major events at local temples.

Celebrates Taoyuan's mango harvest with mango tasting, cooking competitions, agricultural exhibitions, and mango-based products. Features local farmers selling fresh mangoes and value-added products.

Community celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival featuring moon viewing, lantern making, traditional storytelling, and musical performances. Often includes barbecue areas and mooncake tasting.

Celebrates the blooming of tung trees (symbol of Hakka culture) with cultural performances, traditional Hakka music, food markets, and guided walks through blooming tung tree areas.

Major running event with full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 3K fun run categories. Course showcases Taoyuan's urban and natural landscapes, attracting international and local runners.

Multi-week celebration of performing and visual arts featuring local and international artists. Includes theater productions, dance performances, art exhibitions, and interactive installations.

Celebrates Daxi's famous dried tofu and other soybean products. Features cooking demonstrations, tofu-making workshops, tasting booths, and competitions for creative tofu dishes.

Month-long festive celebrations with Christmas markets, light displays, concerts, and countdown events. Features both religious Christmas events and secular New Year's celebrations.

Special seasonal night market events featuring extended hours, additional food vendors, live entertainment, and themed decorations. Showcases Taoyuan's diverse street food scene.

Major outdoor countdown concert featuring popular Taiwanese singers and bands, leading up to midnight fireworks display. Family-friendly atmosphere with food vendors and activities.