Heading to Taiwan in January? As well as Lunar New Year (head to Dihua Street in Taipei) and shopping sales, there are lots of Taipei events in January 2025 plus Taiwan events nationwide.
From awesome art exhibitions to cool concerts, Detective Conan to cherry blossom, there is an array of eclectic January events in Taipei and Taiwan this new year.
Here is our pick of the best Taipei events in January 2025 plus other January events in Kaohsiung, Lishan and more.
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Does Taiwan celebrate New Year’s Day?
New Year’s Day (Republic Day) falls on 1 January in Taiwan and is celebrated as a public holiday.
As it falls on a weekday in 2025 (Wednesday 1 January), locals are only entitled to one day but many will take more days off to celebrate it.
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Taipei Lunar New Year Festival 2025
29 January 2025
Lunar New Year in Taiwan / Taipei in 2025 begins from 29 January 2025 – Taiwan’s temples come alive with celebrations and many Taiwanese and tourists from overseas escape their home cities to take breaks in Taiwan holiday hotspots like Sun Moon Lake and Alishan.
Most Taiwanese will be taking off the week to celebrate Lunar New Year from 27 January and the preceding weekend.
Incidentally, Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year are effectively the same thing but Lunar New Year is the preferred title outside of China, to reflect that it is celebrated in many countries.
Some major attractions in Taipei and Taiwan may close for a day or two around Lunar New Year so be sure to check individual attractions and site pages before visiting if you plan to visit Taiwan during Lunar New Year.
One of the best places to visit in Taipei during Lunar New Year 2025 is Dihua Street…
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Dihua Street Lunar New Year Market
13 to 26 January 2025
The Lunar New Year 2025 in Taiwan brings good fortune for many – one of the best places to experience the Lunar New Year in Taipei is Dihua Street in the Dadaocheng District.
As well as the temples being awash with red lanterns and the constant smoke and bangs of fire-crackers being set off, Dihua Street plays host to a huge Lunar New Year market along its historic main road.
The historic district of Dihua Street and Dadaocheng in Taipei is perhaps most famous for its amazing architecture, traditional Chinese medicine shops and Lunar New Year celebrations – however, in recent years, the area has welcomed an influx of coffee shops and craft beer bars.
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January Sales in Taiwan
Many of the major shopping malls in Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung and the other major cities will be having big winter sales that kick off from late December and run across January 2025.
Expect big discounts at Taiwan retailers like Eslite and NET fashion stores.
One of the biggest concentration of malls in Taiwan for the best winter sales has to be the Xinyi District, which has massive malls like Taipei 101 Shopping center, Breeze and various branches of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi which also has Taiwan’s flagship Pokémon store.
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Lohas Cherry Blossom Festival 2025
Late January 2025 (possibly early February) to April 2025 – exact dates TBC
Accessible by MRT in Taipei’s Neihu District, make time to visit the Neighou River’s famous Cherry Blossom Corridor for an incredible show of sakura.
During the winter evenings, lights illuminate this top Taipei cherry blossom spot and the Lohas Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 is free to visit.
Please note the cherry blossom schedule for Taiwan varies so this may begin in early February but some blooms should start in January.
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Guguan Light Art Festival
On until January 12, 2025
The 4th annual Lishan Guguan Light Art Festival is now on until 12 January 2025, 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 2025!
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2025 Tiaotong Winter Festival, Taipei
4, 6, 7 & 8 January 2025
Likely the booziest Taipei festival in January 2025 and within walking distance (or should that be crawling distance) of Taipei Main Station, this is a pub crawl with a difference.
Billed as the “largest drunken walking and cultural tour event”, Tiaodong is a Taipei business district with a lot of Japanese bars.
The “Jodong Festival Winter” will be held for the first time in 2025, including local neighborhood bars. Please drink and behave responsibly!
Book your 2025 Tiaotong Winter Festival tickets here >
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Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Exhibition – Kaohsiung
On until 9 February 2025
Get your tickets to this brand new Detective Conan Taiwan exhibition, set to launch at Kaohsiung Dream Mall from 14 December 2024.
This is a must visit Taiwan event for any Detective Conan fans in or around Kaohsiung.
Celebrating 30 years of sleuthing, this official Detective Conan exhibition has life size models of all your favourite characters plus recreations of famous episodes and scenes.
Such is the popularity of Detective Conan in Taiwan, there even used to be a Detective Conan themed 7-Eleven in Taipei (although it has now become a Mofusand 7-Eleven instead).
Get your Detective Conan Kaohsiung event tickets here via Klook >
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Yayoi Kusama exhibition at Museum of National Taipei University of Education
On until 4 May 2025
A retrospective exhibition looking back at the works of Yayoi Kusuma from 1951 to 2005, this is set to be one of the best art events in Taipei in 2025.
The Taipei Yayoi Kusama exhibition features over 70 exhibits, paintings. video and installations and visits Taiwan for the very first time.
One of the highlights is set to be a reproduction of her seminal piece “Dots Obsession” which was seen in Taiwan before at the 1998 Taipei Art Biennale.
Book your Yayoi Kusama Taipei event and exhibition tickets here with Klook >
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New Art Aquarium exhibition in Taipei
On until 31 May 2025
Hailing from Japan, Tokyo’s famous art aquarium arrives in Taiwan for the very first time, ‘swimming’ to Taipei from 24 December 2024 – this sounds like a very ‘fishy’ Taipei event to us!
This touring exhibition has been seen by over 12 million visitors across the world and it arrives in December 2024 (postponed from the original opening date of 25 November).
A Taipei immersive and sensory experience, the Art Aquarium exhibition started life in Ginza Tokyo and brings to life constantly changing art installations in exotic aquariums with real life-goldfish. Each goldfish tank will have a different theme – this sounds so cool!
Book your Taipei Art Aquarium Tickets here >
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Taiwan January 2025 Concerts
There are lots of Taiwan concerts in January 2025 including:
MayDay
1, 4 and 5 January 2025 at Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium. Book tickets >
Kyuhyun – 10th anniversary tour (‘Colors’)
4 January 2025 at Kaohsiung Music Center. Book tickets >
HENDUO Techno Taiwan MUSIC v1. FESTIVAL
4 January 2025 at Beishi Badminton Hall near Shipai MRT, Taipei. Book tickets >
Day6 3rd World Tour
18 January 2025 at Kaohsiung Music Center. Book tickets >
Bol4
25 January 2025 at NTU University in Taipei. Book tickets >
Upcoming February 2025 Taiwan Events
Whilst January 2025 is a relatively quiet month in Taiwan and Taipei for events, February 2025 will bring:
- 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taoyuan; 12 – 23 February 2025
- 2025 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival – 8 and 12 February 2025. Book your 2025 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival tickets with KKDay >
- 2025 Taichung Mazu International Festival – February 2025 dates TBC
- 2025 Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival – 11 and 12 February 2025
Incidentally, one of favourite bands of all time ‘Sigur Ros’ play with the National Symphony Orchestra on 23 February 2025 at Taipei International Convention Center.
Check out our other events and festivals guides
Taiwan December 2024 Events & Festivals >
Taiwan February 2025 Events & Festivals >
Taiwan March 2025 Events & Festivals >
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