2016 Lantern Festival in Taiwan

By , TravelKing 發佈日期Updated: 2016/2/5
The event has ended this year.
Lanterns, firecrackers, Yuanxiao, and lantern riddles, it’s again the Lantern Festival! Check out one of the most colorful and thriving festivals in Taiwan by joining all these gleeful celebrations!
Taiwan Lantern Festival photo by Janice

Taiwan Lantern Festival photo by Janice

The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, and traditionally ends the Chinese New Year period, marking the grand finale of the Lunar New Year season. In 2016 it falls on February 22. Even though there is no national holiday for this festival, people still enjoy celebrations everywhere in Taiwan very much. During the day, family members would gather to enjoy eating Yuanxiao (glutinous rice dumpling), children would carry lanterns as well as solving lantern riddles for a gleeful evening. Fireworks, firecrackers and giant lanterns are seen all over the festival to welcome the New Year in a spirit of peace, prosperity and joy. This is probably the most appealing festival or some called must attend once in a life time event for anyone who is interested in Chinese culture.
Pinxi Sky Lantern photo by Proboss C.

Pinxi Sky Lantern photo by Proboss C.

There are many activities all over Taiwan during The Lantern Festival. The most famous ones are perhaps lighting thousands of sky lanterns over Pingxi in New Taipei, shooting the Yanshui Firecrackers in Tainan, and throwing firecrackers at Master Han Dan in Taitung.

Excited for these vivid traditional celebrations? Make sure you join one or more of the Lantern Festival events. TravelKing has listed some of the events around Taiwan announced this year for you.
Taitung Bombarding Master Han Dan photo by Zean

Taitung Bombarding Master Han Dan photo by Zean

2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taoyuan (Main Official Event)
THSR Taoyuan Station Area
2016/02/22 - 2016/03/06

2016 Taipei Lantern Festival
Taipei Expo Park, Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec.2~3
2016/02/20 - 2016/02/29

2016 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei
2016/02/11 Jingtong Elementary School
2016/02/14 Pingxi Junior High School
2016/02/22 Shifen Plaza

2016 Kaohsiung Lantern Festival
East and west banks of Love River, Sanduo District, Wufu District,Zhongshan Rd., Chengong Rd.
2016/02/10 - 2016/02/22

2016 Miaoli Bombing the Dancing Dragon
Plaza of Yuqing Temple, Miaoli/ Riverside Park, Miaoli
2016/02/16 - 2016/02/24

2016 Tainan Yanshui Beehive Firecrackers Festival
Yanshui, Tainan
2016/02/21 - 2016/02/22

2016 Yujin Harbor Lantern Carnival
Qiaonan St., Yanshui Dist., Tainan
2016/01/30 - 2016/02/28

2016 Bombarding Master Han Dan in Taitung
Taitung
2016/02/22 – 2016/02/23

2016 Hualien Pacific Lantern Festival
Hualien Sixth Urban District/ Hualien Carp Lake (Liyutan)
2016/01/30 - 2016/02/29


Visit 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival for more Lantern Festival information.
Hotel bookings on Lantern Festival around Taiwan: https://www.hotel.com.tw/en/