Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is a food festival in Beitou, Taipei.
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.
Tip: Free entry. Releases every 20 minutes 18:00 to 21:00; shuttle from Pingxi MRT.
Address: Shifen Sky Lantern Square, Pingxi District, New Taipei City 226
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tip: Public holiday weekend. Mooncake gifts from Chia Te and Kuo Yuan Ye sell out in the week prior.
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.
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.
Tip: Ticketed entry NT$200; book through TWTC website ahead of the August opening.