Latest Events in Taiwan(May Updated)

The BTS WORLD TOUR IN KAOHSIUNG 2026 stands as a highly anticipated chapter in the global journey of the South Korean sensation, BTS. As part of their fourth concert tour, this event is scheduled to take place from November 19 to November 22, 2026, in the vibrant city of Kaohsiung. This tour, commencing on April 9, 2026, in Goyang, South Korea, and concluding on March 14, 2027, in Manila, Philippines, marks BTS’s triumphant return to live performances following their mandatory military service. Spanning an impressive 79 dates across 34 cities in 23 countries, the tour covers continents from Asia to Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Notably, the BTS WORLD TOUR IN KAOHSIUNG 2026 represents the group’s first headline performances since their 2021–22 Permission to Dance on Stage tour, underscoring a significant moment in their career. With Kaohsiung hosting this pivotal stop, the event promises to be a landmark occasion, reflecting BTS’s enduring influence and the global enthusiasm surrounding their comeback.

Taichung's Mazu belief is unique. The Dajia Mazu Procession is more than 340 kilometers long, and believers walk along the entire process. It combines 12 century-old temples in Taichung City, and integrates Mazu belief and cultural activities in different regions on the basis of traditional religious rituals, hoping to promote Mazu culture to the international stage and attract cultural pilgrims from all over the world to Taichung to experience the beauty of folk beliefs.

The Taiwan International Festival of Arts (TIFA) is the most important annual art festival in Taiwan and the most outstanding art and cultural event in Asia. Launched in 2009, TIFA is held every spring and has presented nearly 300 classic domestic and foreign programs so far, allowing domestic audiences to look at world trends and bringing Taiwan's artistic energy to the world. TIFA is not only a stage for international artists to gather and communicate, but also a brilliant art celebration that audiences look forward to every year.

The 2026 Taipei Fashion Week was held from October 16th to 20th at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. This year's theme focused on one of Taiwan's strongest cultural soft powers in recent years—drama—coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Golden Bell Awards, a major event in the film and television industry in October. Themed "Fashion, Action!", this season's Taipei Fashion Week blended the humanistic and culturally rich narratives of Taiwanese dramas with the language of fashion design, weaving a captivating fashion story through the creative vision of Taiwanese fashion designers. The 2026 Taipei Fashion Week included: an opening show, brand shows, the "Taiwan Color Sensation" fashion exhibition, an international buyer sourcing conference for apparel and accessories, as well as fashion design newcomer awards, select shops, and other activities, showcasing the diverse aspects and profound cultural heritage of Taiwan's fashion industry. Celebrities Shao Yu-wei and Lien Chen-hsiang, along with many participating brand designers, witnessed this grand event that transcends the boundaries of fashion and culture.

Rich Art presents its first exhibition of 2026 with artist Mobai’s solo exhibition Folded Midst: A Dwelling for Space and Spirit, on view from March 21st to May 10th. Amid the accelerated rhythms of contemporary life, Mobai’s works assume a posture of “sedimentation”, allowing time, perception, and space to slowly come into being through material density and the movement of air. “Folded Midst” does not refer merely to a physical act of folding, but to a prolonged modulation between natural transformation and human-made order. Mobai compresses time into density, causing space to perpetually recede and extend, and to seek within the fissures of plaster and xuan paper a recess capable of holding memory in suspension. Here, painting is no longer a purely virtual window, but a corporeal “painting-object”. Through the confrontation between rigid and supple materials, she anchors visual experience into a tactile stratum, allowing the work to become a material presence that intervenes in space. The works in this exhibition do not point toward a sealed or finalized state, but exist as continuously generating dwelling spaces. When viewers slow their pace to share the fluid time in the works, the folded emotions quietly unfold within silence. We sincerely invite you to enter this poetic experiment on dwelling, to experience how traces are formed and how time may be inhabited.

As winter approaches, Taiwan officially enters peak hot spring season! Blessed with a diverse array of springs, including cold springs, hot springs, turbid springs, and underwater springs, Taiwan is a world-renowned hot spring destination. The "Hot Spring Food Carnival" not only allows domestic tourists to soak in all of Taiwan's hot springs and enjoy discounts at every location, but it's also a major attraction for international tourists, fueling the autumn and winter hot spring tourism boom in Taiwan.

The 2026 Taoyuan Tung Blossom Festival will begin on April 18th. This year, it has been fully upgraded to create a unique children's playground, the "Tung Blossom Fairytale," connecting five major tung blossom viewing areas in Taoyuan: Yangmei, Longtan, Luzhu, Daxi, and Guishan, creating five "Tung Blossom Fun Fairs" to let everyone experience the romance of spring in Taoyuan. Through the tung blossom market, creative handicraft experiences, and traditional Hakka cuisine, visitors can feel the beauty of Hakka villages during the tung blossom season. The main event and opening ceremony will be held on April 18th and 19th at the Taoyuan Hakka Cultural Center, featuring performances by the YOYO Family, J HALL Band, and Zhu Haijun!

The 2026 Penghu International Fireworks Festival will continue to feature themed fireworks displays and drone light shows, illuminating Guanyinting Bay in Penghu. The Penghu County Government invites everyone to experience the lively and unforgettable moments of the summer night. During the fireworks festival, there will be multiple interactive character photo zones, large figurines, a theme park, and limited-edition co-branded merchandise, among other themed activities. Everyone is welcome to join us in Penghu this summer for the "Dragon Ball Z Penghu Summer Fireworks Festival".