Taiwan winter events 2026-27: Christmasland, Taipei 101 New Year fireworks, Lunar New Year 2027, lantern festivals and cherry blossoms

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Taiwan's winter runs from Christmas lights in November to lanterns and cherry blossoms in March, but many organisers publish dates late. As of 13 September 2026 three are official: the Lunar New Year holiday (4 to 10 February 2027), the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Miaoli (20 February to 7 March 2027, tentative) and New Taipei's Christmasland, listed by the Tourism Administration for 13 November to 27 December 2026. Everything else below shows last season's dates, marked TBA.

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Horizontal timeline from November 2026 to March 2027, one row per event. Solid bars are dates already published for 2026-27: Christmasland in New Taipei City 13 November to 27 December 2026 (Tourism Administration calendar), the long weekends of 25 to 27 December, 1 to 3 January and 27 February to 1 March, the Lunar New Year holiday 4 to 10 February 2027, the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Miaoli 20 February to 7 March 2027 (tentative) and the hot spring carnival running to 30 June 2027. A diamond marks the Taipei New Year's Eve party and Taipei 101 fireworks on 31 December. Hatched bars are last season's dates because 2026-27 is not yet announced: Yangmingshan Flower Festival 5 February to 15 March, Kaohsiung Lantern Festival 7 February to 1 March, Wuling Farm cherry blossoms 13 February to 1 March, Taipei Lantern Festival 25 February to 15 March, Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival nights on 27 February and 3 March, and Alishan cherry blossoms in March. A dashed line marks Lantern Festival day, 20 February 2027. 橫向時間軸從 2026 年 11 月到 2027 年 3 月。實心為已公告日期：新北歡樂耶誕城 2026/11/13–12/27（觀光署行事曆）、連假 12/25–27、1/1–3、2/27–3/1、春節連假 2027/2/4–2/10、苗栗台灣燈會 2027/2/20–3/7（暫定）、溫泉美食嘉年華至 2027/6/30；菱形為 12/31 臺北跨年與 101 煙火。斜紋為上一季日期（2026-27 待公告）：陽明山花季 2/5–3/15、高雄燈會 2/7–3/1、武陵農場櫻花季 2/13–3/1、台北燈節 2/25–3/15、平溪天燈節 2/27 與 3/3、阿里山櫻花 3 月。虛線為 2027 年元宵節 2/20。

November to December: Christmasland and New Year's Eve

Christmasland fills the squares around Banqiao Station (板橋車站). New Taipei has not published its 2026 programme, so dates may change. Last season ran 14 November to 28 December 2025 across Citizen Square, the station's front square, Wanping Park and Fuzhong Square, with lights from 17:30 to 23:00 and a five-minute main show every hour and half hour. Weekday evenings are calmer.

On 31 December the city's New Year's Eve party fills Taipei City Hall Plaza, and at midnight Taipei 101 fires its show. Details for 2026-27 are TBA. Last time about 200,000 people watched a six-minute display, and the MRT ran 42 hours nonstop, from 06:00 on 31 December to midnight on 1 January, except the Xiaobitan and Xinbeitou branches. The Maokong Gondola stayed open until 02:00, and rides were free entering Nanjing Sanmin (南京三民) or Taipei Arena (臺北小巨蛋) stations from 22:30 to 06:00.

Lunar New Year 2027 and the long weekends

The DGPA's official 2027 calendar gives a seven-day break from Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 February; Lunar New Year's Eve is 5 February and New Year's Day 6 February. Trains and highways peak at both ends, and many family-run eateries and market stalls close for a few days around the Eve. Other long weekends: 25 to 27 December 2026, 1 to 3 January 2027 and 27 February to 1 March 2027. It is a holiday across much of Asia, so flights fill early.

Lantern season: Miaoli, Pingxi, Taipei and Kaohsiung

The national Taiwan Lantern Festival moves to Miaoli County in 2027. The Tourism Administration lists it from 20 February, Lantern Festival day, to 7 March, with the main areas planned in the Zhunan and Toufen sports parks; site plan TBA. Lantern Festival day is 11 days earlier than in 2026 (3 March), so city festivals may shift earlier too. Last season the Taipei Lantern Festival lit Ximen and the Expo Park near MRT Yuanshan (圓山) from 17:00 to 22:00, and Kaohsiung's ran along Love River Bay.

The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is run by New Taipei City; 2027 dates TBA on newtaipei.travel. Last season had two nights: 27 February at Pingxi Junior High School (平溪國中) and 3 March, Lantern Festival day, at Shifen Square (十分廣場). Shuttle buses ran from Taipei Zoo (木柵動物園), Ruifang Station (瑞芳車站), Keelung and Shuangxi stations, places in the mass release were booked online in advance, and the organisers asked everyone to use public transport.

Pingxi, Shifen and Jiufen as a day trip from Taipei

Flowers, hot springs and what to wear

The Yangmingshan Flower Festival centres on the flower clock in Yangming Park: take the MRT to Jiantan (劍潭) and change to bus 260, 303 or Red 5, as parking is limited. Wuling Farm lies high in Taichung's mountains, and Alishan's season is March, when the forest railway runs cherry-blossom trains. The Tourism Administration's hot spring carnival runs 4 September 2026 to 30 June 2027 across the island, Taipei included.

Before you go

• Visas: US, UK, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, EU, Japanese and South Korean passports get 90 days visa-free; Singapore and Malaysia 30 days. BOCA's list is final.
• File the free Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) at twac.immigration.gov.tw within 7 days before landing, arrival day included.
• For New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year, book rooms and high-speed rail seats once your dates are fixed.
• Re-check TBA dates the week before you travel; this page is valid until 15 March 2027.

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