Heading to Taiwan this December? As well as the Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve fireworks and the annual Taipei Christmas events like Christmasland, there are lots of Taipei events in December 2025 plus Taiwan events in December nationwide.
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From Taiwan concerts such as NCT Dream, Doja Cat and OneRepublic to Kaohsiung fireworks, there are a lot of December events in Taiwan to enjoy. Plus Taipei events in December include the 2025 Taipei Marathon.
Here is our pick of the best Taipei events in December 2025, plus other December events in Kaohsiung, Chiayi and more.
This article was originally published on 3 November 2024
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Does Taiwan celebrate Christmas?
Christmas in Taiwan isn’t an official / public holiday but many Christmas events and markets take place, usually starting from mid November until late December.
These are enjoyed by tourists, expats and locals alike and there is a small Christian population in Taiwan (less than 10%).
Just don’t expect any snow in Taiwan at Christmas – unless it is the artificial snow cannon at Taipei Christmasland!
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Taipei Christmasland 2025 – Circus Carnival
14 November 2025 until 28 December 2025
Taipei Christmasland is back for 2025, bigger and better than ever before. It has won numerous awards including ‘Top 10 Must Visit Christmas Destinations in the World’ and this year’s theme is “Circus Carnival”.
Open from 14 November until 28 December, Taipei Christmasland in Banqiao is one of Taiwan’s biggest Christmas events, organized by the New Taipei City Tourism and Travel Department – and new for 2025, Taipei Christmasland will also feature the Line characters as mascots.
This year, immersive installations and several themed Christmas zones will be found at Citizen’s Square, Civic Plaza, Banqiao Station Square, New Banqiao Central Park, Banqiao Bus Station and Fuzhong Plaza.
On opening night on 14 November 2025, Taipei Christmas will have a spectacular circus-themed show as well as a large lantern as a colossal Christmas centerpiece.
Over the entire 45 day Taipei Christmasland celebrations, there will also be a European style alpine Christmas village and on 5 to 7 December 2025, a German Christmas Market.
Other special events planned at Taipei Christmasland include a special orchestra concert on Christmas Day itself and a celebrity Christmas concert on the weekend on 13 and 14 December 2025.
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Taipei 101 NYE fireworks and event at City Square Hall
31 December 2025
Possibly the most looked forward to Taipei event of the year, Taiwan sees in the New Year (2026) with an epic firework show from the sides of Taipei 101 with lots of cool viewpoints to see them.
There are lots of viewpoints around the city to the Taipei 101 New Years Eve fireworks and one of the best is Taipei City Hall Plaza – or get up very early and camp out at Fireworks Lookout on Elephant Mountain.
Free to view, this Taipei December event on New Year’s Eve will also be broadcast live across the world – this is a bucket list event and amazing to see up-close!
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Tamsui 2025 Fireworks, Taipei New City
31 December 2025
Earlier on New Year’s Eve 2025 in Taiwan, there is another Taipei New Year’s Eve fireworks show at Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf.
The 2025 Tamsui fireworks show starts at 8.25pm (an earlier start time so families can enjoy it) with over 30,000 fireworks lighting up the Tamsui skies. Danjiang Bridge will also be illuminated.
The Tamsui New Years Eve fireworks are set to last 13 minutes and 14 seconds, a reference to the fact the numbers 13 and 14 sound like the phrase for “a lifetime together…” in Mandarin.
For the culmination of the display, sky lanterns will be released in unison with the fireworks.
Guguan Light Art Festival
2025 December start date TBC
The annual Lishan Guguan Light Art Festival is usually on until mid January, located in the Lishan Scenic Area located between Hualien and Taichung.
It features one of Taiwan’s tallest Christmas trees (almost 30 meters in height) with winter illuminations at Guguan Park, the Guguan Visitor Center and the local streets. This is set to be one of Taiwan’s most ‘lit’ events in December 2025!
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CKS Shilin Residence Chrysanthemum Festival 2025
28 November to 14 December 2025
The CKS Shilin Residence blooms into life for just over two weeks with its annual Chrysanthemum Festival which begins at the end of November.
This year’s festival theme is “Dreams” but we are sure this fine floral display won’t send you to sleep.
The outdoor display features various installations and colourful curations and is a short walk from Shilin MRT station. You might like our guide to nearby Shilin Night Market >
Check out the official event site here >
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German Christmas Market in Taipei (three locations)
28 to 30 November 2025 at Taipei Expo Park
5 to 7 December 2025 at Taipei Christmasland
13 and 14 December 2025 at Taoyuan Arts Plaza
Taipei’s German Christmas Markets are back for 2025 – you’ll see a few of these in Taiwan in December, mainly at malls.
Taiwan’s German Trade Office Taipei (GTO) has been organising the Taipei German Christmas markets since 2020.
Taipei’s German Christmas markets feature festive foods like real German sausages, pork knuckles and Christmas stollen, as well as warm mulled wine.
New for 2025, there is a third location at Taoyuan Arts Plaza.
From German beer (prost!) to Gluhwein (mulled wine), pretzels to Christmas presents, have a European style Christmas celebration in Taipei!
For all the Taipei Christmas market opening times, visit the official website >
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Taiwan Design Week 2025 at Songshan Cultural Park, Taipei
Still TBC at the time of writing – we will update this in November
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park was recently announced as one of the top 5 visited places so far in 2024 with over 6 million visitors. It is also home to the Taiwan Design Museum which hosts the Taiwan Design Week in mid December (TBC).
This year’s Taiwan Design Week 2025 will likely have a new theme and includes an awards event, networking and workshops plus several talks.
The Golden Pin Design Awards will also be celebrated (you can visit the Golden Pin Shop at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park too).
You might like our guide to Songshan Cultural and Creative Park >
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Taipei Marathon
21 December 2025
Held later in the year to escape Taipei’s searing summer heat, the 2025 Taipei Marathon is held just before Christmas and is now in its 39th year.
Starting at 6.30am outside Taipei City Hall, there are several races you can spectate or cheer on (if you aren’t registered to run) including 9,000 runners in the main marathon and 19,000 participants in the half marathon.
Visit the official 2025 Taipei Marathon website >
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2025 Chiayi City International Band Festival
19 December 2025 to 1 January 2026
Bring on the music! 2025 sees the 33rd Chiayi City International Band Festival, whereby local schools and other Taiwanese musical groups perform all over the city including a spectacular parade.
For spectators, there is an epic evening event and lots of music to be heard whilst for the bands themselves, there are wind instrument workshops whereby local school bands can learn tips from professionals, as well as campus talks and exchange sessions.
For all the event timings visit the official Chiayi City International Band Festival website >
You might like our Chiayi area guide >
Kaohsiung New Years Eve 2025 fireworks
31 December 2025
The biggest Taiwan New Year’s Eve firework show after Taipei 101, the Kaohsiung New Year Fireworks at Kaohsiung Dream Mall.
It will be a four minute display and the ‘2025 Dream Mall New Year’s Eve Party’ will be held on Shihdai Blvd.
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Taiwan December 2025 Concerts including concerts in Taipei and Kaohsiung:
NCT Dream
6 December 2025, Taipei Arena
OneRepublic
19 December 2025, Kaohsiung Arena
Doja Cat
21 December 2025, Kaohsiung Arena
January 2026 Taiwan events and upcoming exhibitions include:
- Taiwan January sales
- Taiwan cherry blossom MAY begin in certain areas like Tamsui and Wuling
- Air Supply play Taipei International Convention Center on 7 January 2026
- Energy play Taipei Arena on 10 January 2026
- Super Junior (K-Pop) play Kaohsiung Arena on 24 January 2026
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