Food festivals in Taipei worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Taipei worth planning a trip around, by month.
The Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival is the city's defining food event, run by the Taipei City Government since 2005, three days of beef noodle stalls at Yuanshan Expo Park.
Focus: Beef noodle soup
Tip: Free entry. Bring cash and an appetite; runs October 30 to November 1 in 2026.
The Taiwan Culinary Exhibition at Taipei World Trade Center runs four days of celebrity-chef showcases and Taiwanese specialty ingredients, organised by the Tourism Administration.
Focus: Taiwanese cuisine showcase
Tip: Ticketed entry NT$200; book through TWTC website ahead of the August opening.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, marking the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, takes place at Pingxi Junior High School and Shifen Sky Lantern Square 40 minutes by rail north of Taipei.
Focus: Night-market eats and sky lantern release
Tip: Free entry. Releases every 20 minutes 18:00 to 21:00; shuttle from Pingxi MRT.
Taipei Lantern Festival turns the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall plaza into a lantern park with food stalls for 10 nights every February, scaled by the Taipei City Government.
Focus: Lantern viewing with food stalls
Tip: Free entry. Trains run extended; MRT Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Exit 5.
Food Taipei is the city's biggest food trade exhibition in Taipei, organised by TAITRA at the Nangang Exhibition Center, four days of vendor stalls and chef demonstrations.
Focus: International food trade exhibition
Tip: Trade only on day 1 to 3; public day on the final Saturday. Register online ahead.
Songshan Cultural Park Beer Festival pours Taiwanese craft beer from 30-plus brewers over two September weekends in Taipei, with bar food trucks and live music.
Focus: Craft beer and bar bites
Tip: Free entry; pay-per-pour. Bring cash and ID; runs September 12 to 20 in 2026.
Mid-Autumn Festival in Taipei runs three days of mooncake and pomelo culture, barbecues in the parks, and lantern displays at temples around the lunar moon.
Focus: Mooncakes, pomelo, barbecue
Tip: Public holiday weekend. Mooncake gifts from Chia Te and Kuo Yuan Ye sell out in the week prior.