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.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Free entry; pay-per-pour. Bring cash and ID; runs September 12 to 20 in 2026.
Address: Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110
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.
Tip: Trade only on day 1 to 3; public day on the final Saturday. Register online ahead.
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.
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 serves and Taiwanese specialty ingredients, organised.
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.
Tip: Free entry. Releases every 20 minutes 18:00-21:00; 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.
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.
Tip: Trade only on day 1 to 3; public day on the final Saturday. Register online ahead.
