Festival and Public Holidays
Festival & Public Holidays
Taiwan is not as multi-cultural society as Singapore for example. You won’t see many ethnic groups around celebrating their distinctive festivals, even though they surely do. Generally speaking, Western culture is enjoying a favourable stereotype in Taiwan and so you will be able to see Christmas trees and Halloween decorations, although it definitely feels like the sole reason for that is to nudge people into shopping.
We have put together a handy list of all officially celebrated festivals and public holidays
2014
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Date |
Holiday |
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Wednesday |
January 01 |
New Year’s Day |
Founding of the Republic of China Day |
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Thursday |
January 30 |
Chinese New Year |
Day before 1st day of 1st lunar month/Chinese New Year |
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Friday |
January 31 |
Chinese New Year |
1st day of 1st lunar month |
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Saturday |
February 01 |
Chinese New Year |
2nd day of 1st lunar month |
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Sunday |
February 02 |
Chinese New Year |
3rd day of 1st lunar month |
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Monday |
February 03 |
Chinese New Year |
4th day of 1st lunar month |
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Friday |
February 14 |
Lantern Festival |
15th Day of 1st lunar month |
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Friday |
February 28 |
Peace Memorial Day |
Marks the date of an uprising in 1947 – the 228 incident. |
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Friday |
April 04 |
Children’s Day |
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Saturday |
April 05 |
Tomb Sweeping Day |
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Thursday |
May 01 |
Labour Day |
Schools and most businesses will be open. |
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Monday |
June 02 |
Dragon Boat Festival |
Dragon Boat Festival |
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Monday |
September 08 |
Mid-Autumn Festival |
Also known as the Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, and the Chinese Lantern Festival. |
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Friday |
October 10 |
National Day/ Double Tenth Day |
Celebrates the start of the Wuch’ang Uprising of October 10, 1911 |
Festivals 2014
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2013 November 16-2014 March 31 |
Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley’s 2013-2014 Biennial Butterfly Beauty Festival |
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2013 December 31-2014 January 1 |
New Year's Eve Celebration |
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February 14-23 |
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February |
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February |
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April |
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April |
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April |
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April |
Daxueshan International Bird Watching Competition |
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April – May |
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April – June |
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April – August |
Taiwan Wedding and Honeymoon Photography Activity |
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May |
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May – June |
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Summer |
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Summer |
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July |
Taoyuan International ACG Fair |
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July |
HO-HAI-YAN Gongliao Rock Festival |
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July – August |
Tern-Watching Tour, Matsu |
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July – August |
Taiwan Balloon Festival |
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July – August |
Yilan International Children’s Folklore & Folkgames Festival |
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August |
National Yimin Festival |
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August |
Taiwan Culinary Exhibition |
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August – September |
Toucheng "Qianggu"-Grappling with the Ghost pole-climbing competition |
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August – September |
Kinmen Mid-Autumn Moon-cake Gambling Festival |
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August – September |
Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival |
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September |
Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival |
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October |
Love in Alishan - Wedding under Sacred Tree |
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October |
Hsinchu International Flower Drum Art Festival |
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October |
The Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship |
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October |
Yunlin International Puppets Arts Festival |
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October - November |
Huashan Living Arts Festival |
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November |
Taroko Gorge Marathon |
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November |
Taiwan Open of Surfing |
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November |
Young Art Taipei (the Taipei International Contemporary Art Fair) |
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November |
Kungshen Wangye’s Salt for Peace Festival |
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December |
Chiayi City lnternational Band Festival |
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December |
Taipei— Marathon |
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2015
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Day |
Date |
Holiday |
Comments |
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Thursday |
January 01 |
New Year’s Day |
Republic Day |
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Wednesday |
February 18 |
Chinese New Year’s Eve |
Day before 1st day of 1st lunar month/Chinese New Year |
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Thursday |
February 19 |
Chinese New Year |
1st day of 1st lunar month |
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Friday |
February 20 |
Chinese New Year |
2nd day of 1st lunar month |
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Saturday |
February 21 |
Chinese New Year |
3rd day of 1st lunar month |
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Sunday |
February 22 |
Chinese New Year |
4th day of 1st lunar month |
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Saturday |
February 28 |
Peace Memorial Day |
Marks the date of an uprising in 1947 – the 228 incident. |
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Thursday |
March 05 |
Lantern Festival |
15th Day of 1st lunar month |
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Saturday |
April 04 |
Children’s Day |
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Sunday |
April 05 |
Tomb Sweeping Day |
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Friday |
May 01 |
Labour Day |
Schools and most businesses will be open. |
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Saturday |
June 20 |
Dragon Boat Festival |
Dragon Boat Festival |
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Sunday |
September 27 |
Mid-Autumn Festival |
Also known as the Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, and the Chinese Lantern Festival. |
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Saturday |
October 10 |
National Day |
Celebrates the start of the Wuch’ang Uprising of October 10, 1911 |
