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.
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.
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.