Visiting Taiwan in September 2025? You are in for a treat as there are lots of Taiwan festivals in September 2025, from the Keelung Ghost festival to the Taipei Jazz Festival – both of which will raise your ‘spirits’!
If you are visiting Taiwan with kids in September, there are lots of family friendly events and exhibitions in Taiwan from Doraemon and Tomica at Taipei Huashan 1914 Creative Park to the immersive experience that TeamLabs Future Park in Kaohsiung.
Featuring the Kaohsiung Banana Festival, Taiwan baseball, Taipei Fringe Festival and Sting coming to Kaohsiung Music Center, here is our pick of the best Taipei and Taiwan events in September 2025.
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Taiwan Public Holidays in September 2025
There are no Taiwan public holidays in September 2025.
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Keelung Ghost Festival/ Keelung Zhongyuan Festival
22 August 2025 to 22 September 2025
The biggest ghost festival in Taiwan, Keelung’s annual summer Ghost Festival has been around for over 150 years and takes place at Keelung and at the eponymous hillside shrine (雞籠中元文化館) near Keelung Tower (although last time we visited, it was seemingly closed for renovations so it may just take place outside).
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Now locals and travellers return to the temple to take part in ceremonies and make offerings to the deities. Parades and colourful ceremonies also take place in Keelung city itself too.
Afterwards, be sure to check out the famous Keelung Night Market, the biggest in northern Taiwan.
You might like our things to do in Keelung guide >
Doraemon and Friends at at Taipei Huashan 1914 Creative Park
28 June 2025 to 6 October 2025
Taipei is going Doraemon crazy this September, with a brand new Doraemon and Friends exhibition featuring over 100 different 3D Doraemons and loads of super-cool selfies spots.
There are lots of interactive exhibits to enjoy at Huashan 1914 including the mirrorised “Infinite Doraemon World” and “Nobita’s Interactive Comic Reading Room”.
As well as a touring exhibition, there will be lots of Doraemon Taiwan exclusive short animations (including the robotic cartoon cat at Taipei Main Station) and Doraemon merchandise only available at the exhibition.
Book your Doraemon Taipei 2025 tickets with Klook or KK Day.
2025 Taipei Jazz Festival
3 to 28 September 2025
Taiwan’s second biggest jazz festival (after the Taichung Jazz Festival held every November), the Taipei Jazz Festival returns for 2025 with 18 days of music across the city (no performances on Mondays and Tuesdays – because musicians need to rest too)!
For the first part of the proceedings, each day will see joyful jazz pop ups across Taipei and there will be ‘Jazz Now Live’ sessions at locations across the city this year including Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taipei Zoo, Songshan Cultural Park and Guandu Wharf.
The Taipei Jazz Festival culminates in three days of concerts at Taipei Music Center Plaza.
Check out the latest listings at the official 2025 Taipei Jazz Festival Facebook page >
Taipei Night Market Festival
August 2025 to 1 November 2025
We love Taipei’s night markets and this foodie festival is just another excuse to go. Across various night markets in September 2025, there will be extra activities and stalls celebrating the best of Taiwan cuisine and the heritage of traditional Taiwanese street food.
A vote will also be held to find out local residents’ favourite foods and stalls – given how good all the food is, it surely will be a difficult decision!
You might like – Our guide to Taipei’s best night markets including Raohe, Ningxia, Gongguan and Shilin
2025 Taiwan Baseball Season
Until October 2025
Taiwan baseball is a ‘big-hitter’ and one of the country’s most popular sports.
A fun night out, make a home-run to a Taiwan baseball game – the 2025 Taiwan baseball season is into its second half by September 2025 and runs until October 2025.
Taiwan baseball is suitable for all ages and it is easy to buy baseball tickets online or in person at the baseball stadiums or using the Taiwan convenience store ticket machines in 7-Eleven and FamilyMart – many games are played at the new Taipei Dome in Xinyi.
The Taiwan baseball / CPBL games can usually be seen 6 days a week during baseball season – it is only Monday when there are no baseball games played (and the odd other day).
Enjoy the evening action on and off the field as the stands often erupt into cheers with entertainment and dancing also quite common.
The Taiwan baseball September 2025 schedule has games every day apart from 1,8, 15, 17, 22 and 24 September 2025. All other days see at least 1-3 baseball games played in Taiwan as part of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Check out our guide to getting Taiwan baseball tickets here >
Check out these Taipei baseball tickets (including the Taipei Dome) with Klook >
TOMICA 55th Anniversary Car Expo at Taipei Huashan 1914 Creative Park
28 June 2025 to 14 September 2025
We love TOMICA’s toy car collection – so much so, we even made a pilgrimage to Taiwan’s only TOMICA themed 7-Eleven in Kaohsiung.
So we have good news for Tomica Taiwan fans – there is a pop-up Taiwan TOMICA exhibition at Huashan 1914 Creative Park on until mid September 2025.
Spread across three zones, you can see new and vintage toy car models on display plus even customise and create your very own TOMICA car!
Promising interactive exhibits including a recreation of city street complete with super cool vehicles, book your Taiwan TOMICA 55th Anniversary Car Expo tickets with Klook here >
Cishan / Qishan Banana Festival 旗山香蕉文化節 in Kaohsiung
September 2025
Dates and details TBC at the time of writing but a Kaohsiung press conference in June 2025 confirmed it would take place in September 2025, not August as it was in 2024.
For now, read our updated 2025 guide to Kaohsiung including visiting a ‘banana train’ >
2025 Taipei Fringe Festival
23 August 2025 to 9 September 2025
Taking place across Taipei in various local theaters, cafes, libraries and outdoor stages, the 2025 Taipei Fringe Festival is one of Taiwan’s biggest cultural events.
Founded in 2008, the Taipei fringe is a firm favourite and a great way to see established and up and coming performers – each year the festival has a theme.
At the time of writing, the theme for the 2025 Taipei Fringe Festival has yet to be confirmed.
The official 2025 Taipei Fringe Festival website can be found here >
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Ro Wonderlands / Ragnarok Monsters at Navy Destroyer Museum, Tainan
Now until 31 December 2025
Following on from the epic success of the Transformers style, a new year long family-fun exhibition has opened at the Navy Destroyer Museum in Anping Harbour in Tainan, Taiwan’s only warship museum.
Until 31 December 2025, you can catch these super-cute and colorful Ro Wonderlands characters onboard the ROCS Te Yang vessel (formerly the USS Sarsfield) which was built in 1945 and decommissioned in 2005. It has been docked in Anping Harbor since 2009.
Admission costs just NT$100 for adults, children under 6 go free.
Get your Tainan Teyang Navy Destroyer Museum tickets from Klook >
Admission to the warship museum is also included as part of the Tainan pass >
Check out our things to do in Tainan guide and our Anping guide
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Taiwan teamlabs ‘Future Park’
On now until 12 October 2025 – National Science and Technology Museum, Kaohsiung
The digital art museum teamLab is one of Tokyo’s most famous immersive experiences and it is now on tour in Taiwan.
teamLab Future Park features large multimedia exhibition spaces and allows you to explore expanding three-dimensional existences – this is where art extends beyond traditional boundaries.
Based on the concept of “co-creation,” this September 2025 Kaohsiung exhibition brings famous works to life before your very eyes.
Book your Taiwan Team Lab tickets here >
You might also like Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition – The Unrivaled Splendor of Japanese Art at Songshan Cultural Park on until 6 October 2025 >
French exhibition from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Until 12 October 2025 – National Palace Museum in Taipei City
New York’s famous Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) is hosting an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taipei until 12 October 2025, showcasing French Impressionism and Early Modernism paintings from The Met’s Robert Lehman Collection.
This is the first ever occasion when The Met has exhibited part of its collection in Taiwan – it will consist of over 80 paintings and almost 40 sketches including works by Renoir, Gauguin and Matisse.
Book your Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art tickets >
‘Your Curious Journey’ exhibition by Olafur Eliasson at Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Until 21 September 2025
Olafur Eliasson, the Icelandic-Danish artist, is bringing his “Your Curious Journey” exhibition to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) in Taiwan from 22 June to 21 September 2025.
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Taiwan September 2025 Concerts including concerts in Taipei and Kaohsiung
Energy (Taiwan boy band)
6 and 7 September 2025, Kaohsiung Arena
Baekhyun: 2025 World Tour (Reverie)
20 and 21 September 2025, NTSU Arena (Taipei)
Book your Baekhyun Taipei tickets here >
Sting
27 September 2025, Kaohsiung Music Center
And don’t forget the Taiwan Lucky Land promotion ends on 30 September if you are visiting Taiwan in September. You must register before you arrive in Taiwan to take part.
October 2025 Taiwan events and upcoming exhibitions include:
- 2025 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival – 1 to 31 October 2025
- BABYMETAL concert at Zepp New Taipei – 2 October 2025
- Taichung Jazz Festival – 17 to 26 October 2025
- Blackpink concerts at Kaohsiung National Stadium – 18 and 19 October 2025
- Sun Moon Lake L’Étape by Tour de France cycling event – 18 October 2025
- 2025 Art Taipei Fair – 24 to 27 October 2025
- Taichung 20th Spring Wave Music Festival – book tickets >
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