Heading to Taiwan in February? Lucky you as some of Taiwan’s biggest events and festivals take place in February.
Perhaps the biggest set of Taiwan events in February 2025 are the lantern festivals, including the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taoyuan plus the Taipei Lantern Festival held near Ximending.
Other cities like Taitung and Hualien also hold their own lantern festivals across Taiwan in February 2025.
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From cherry blossom spots to cool concerts, art exhibitions to fireworks festivals, there is an array of eclectic February events in Taipei and across Taiwan.
Here is our pick of the best Taipei events in February 2025, plus other Taiwan February events including Maroon5 playing in Kaohsiung.
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Taiwan Lantern Festival (Free), Taoyuan
12 to 23 February 2025 (‘Lights Playground’ from 7 to 24 February 2025)
The 2025 Taiwan Lantern festival returns for its 36th year, heading to Taoyuan in February 2025.
After a successful and record breaking Taiwan Lantern Festival last year in Tainan which attracted over 15 million people, this year’s Taoyuan 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever before.
It takes place from 12 to 23 February 2025 next to Taoyuan High Speed Rail (HSR) station.
Better still, the Taiwan Lantern Festival is free to visit and one of the best Taiwan events in February 2025 – it is also only just over 20 minutes from Taipei Main Station on the High Speed Train to Taoyuan.
We were lucky enough to visit the last Taiwan Lantern Festival in Tainan (2024) and the huge illuminations and large-scale light displays were magical.
There will also be a 2025 ‘Lights Playground’ taking place from 7 to 24 February 2025 at nearby Taoyuan Sports Park Station A19.
Read our full guide to the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival Here >
Taipei Lantern Festival 2025 (Free)
2 to 14 February 2025
Much smaller than the national lantern festival, Taipei’s own lantern festival is celebrated after Lunar New Year and runs from 2 February until 16 February 2025 – no tickets or admission fee is required.
A short walk from both Beimen and Ximen MRT Stations, the Taipei Lantern festival 2025 runs from outside Beimen MRT Station all the way to Nishi Honganji Temple in Ximending, Zhongzheng District, along Zhonghua Road
The Taipei Lantern Festival usually lights up nightly from dusk and runs until the early hours –
the vast majority of Taipei Lantern Festival illuminations take place on the east side of the road, parallel to the Ximending entertainment district.
As well as static lanterns featuring local landmarks and characters like ‘Oh Bear’ and Taipei 101, there are various immersive light installations plus a light show held several times each evening by Ximen MRT station exit 1, next to the Red House.
Read our full guide to the Taipei Lantern Festival 2025 here >
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Pingxi Lantern Festival & Mass Release 2025
8 and 12 February 2025
We love exploring the Pingxi, especially Shifen waterfall and Houtong Cat Village.
Every year, a mass lantern release takes place along the Pingxi line (usually in Shifen at the Shifen Lantern Release Square or Pingxi Junior High School).
The 2025 Pingxi Lantern Festival and mass lantern release dates are confirmed as Saturday 8 February 2025 (at Pingxi Junior School) and Wednesday 12 February (at Shifen Square, near Shifen Waterfall).
Here at the Pingxi Lantern Festival 2025, thousands of lanterns are released across both nights and the whole Pingxi sky lights up in unison. You can write messages of good luck, prosperity and wishes on your lanterns before watching them whoosh into the sky
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Check out our guide to the Pingxi Line and its lanterns here >
Please also note you can release lanterns on the Pingxi railway line along Shifen Old Street every day of the year but it is not a mass release and it does not take place at night.
Book your day-time Shifen Old Street lantern release with KK Day and Klook (over 10k booked).
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Lohas Cherry Blossom Festival 2025
Likely 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 should begin in early February but some blooms should start in January.
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Taiwan Cherry Blossom 2025 Hotspots
February to April 2025
Although some Taiwan cherry blossoms should begin in late January, the best time of the year to see Taiwan cherry blossom ‘spring’ into life is mid February to mid March (although the unpredictable nature of Taiwan’s weather means this is never guaranteed).
From Taipei to Taichung, Yilan to Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan is a top spot for cherry blossom chasing and sakura spotting.
If you are in downtown Taipei in February, one of the best spots we’ve always found is the park by Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall – expect lots of cherry blossom photographers with tripods, selfie sticks and dogs in prams and pink outfits.
Other Taiwan cherry blossom spots include Beitou, Sun Moon Lake and Alishan.
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2025 Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
11 and 12 February 2025
Possibly Taiwan’s most explosive event, the 2025 Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival coincides with the Taiwan Lantern Festival.
Dating back to the Qing Dynasty and an annual Taiwan event and celebration for over 150 years, the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival has now become one of the largest folk celebrations in the world, and attended by thousands of tourists and thrill-seekers due to the frantic firework element.
Yanshui is a Taiwan fishing port and the festival started off as a blessing to the deity Guan Gong – his likeness is paraded around town on a sedan style chair as fireworks are set off, from beehive style structures.
Note this is one of the more extreme Taiwan festivals and events so make sure you dress appropriately – and also check your travel insurance is up to date!
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Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Exhibition – Kaohsiung
On until 9 February 2025
This is your last chance to hunt down tickets to this brand new Detective Conan Taiwan exhibition, at Kaohsiung Dream Mall – 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.
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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 – 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 opened in late December 2024.
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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Taipei Art Nouveau Immersive Exhibition
On now until April 6 2025
An immersive Taipei temporary exhibition at Huashan 1914 Creative Park, the Art Nouveau Experience brings the best of European art to life from the period of 1880s to the 1910s.
Using state of the art projection-mapping and light shows, the exhibition is split into five different zones including The Eternal Kingdom, the ‘House of Gold’ and a stained glass style light tunnel.
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Titanosaur – Life as the biggest dinosaur, Taipei
On until 6 April 2025 (launches 23 December 2024)
A roar-some new touring exhibition from the British Museum in London, the National Taiwan Science Education Center is the only Taiwan stop for this perfectly prehistoric dinosaur event, featuring a life-size replica Titanosaurus skeleton which is almost 40 metres in height.
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Taichung Emerge Festival Taiwan 2025
22 to 23 February 2025
Spring break comes to Taiwan with the annual Emerge Festival held over two days in Taichung, with a huge line up of local established and emerging bands.
Emerge Fest 2025 confirmed artists so far include Hush, Kana-Boon, Dragon Pony, Hush and the Chairs Chair Band; make sure you rock and roll your way over to Taichung this February for an epic weekend of live music.
Book your Taichung Emerge Festival Taiwan 2025 tickets and check the latest line up here >
Taiwan February 2025 Concerts
There are many Taiwan concerts in February 2025 including:
Wave to Earth (웨이브 투 어스)
7 February 2025 – Zepp New Taipei. Book tickets >
Maroon 5
14 February 2025 – Kaohsiung National Stadium. Book tickets >
Sigur Ros
22 and 23 February 2025 – Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). Book tickets >
Other February Taiwan events and public holidays in February 2025
Peace Memorial Day 2025
28 February 2025
This is a Taiwan public holiday held annually since 1997, to commemorate the Taiwanese victims who died on 28 February 1947.
The President will lead tributes and a formal ceremony to remember those who lost their lives on the ‘February 28 Incident’.
2025 Taiwan Festival of Arts (TBC)
February 2025 to May 2025
Details still to be confirmed at the time of writing – we will update this article when we hear more.
Check out the official 2025 Taiwan Festival of Arts for more details >
2025 Taichung Mazu International Festival – February 2025 dates TBC
We are still awaiting more information on the 2025 Taichung Mazu festival details – check their official Facebook page for more details >
Upcoming March 2025 Taiwan Events
March 2025 Taiwan events and upcoming exhibitions include:
- 2025 Neimen Song Jiang Battle Ritual; 16-17 and 23-24 March 2025
- Kylie Minogue at Kaohsiung National Stadium – 15 March 2025
- Tour De Taiwan cycling race – 16 March to 20 March 2025
Check out our other events and festivals guides
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Taiwan March 2025 Events & Festivals >
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