Five major lantern festivals shine across Taiwan, offering unique local flavors of Lantern Festival fun in both northern and southern regions!

Following the Lunar New Year holiday, the Lantern Festival becomes a top travel highlight in the first lunar month. From south to north, festive events are held all over Taiwan. The "Taiwan Lantern Festival" is arguably the most important event in Taiwan’s festive tourism calendar. In 2010, the main lantern of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, “Fortune Descends Upon the Island,” made its debut in Chiayi City, attracting an estimated 3 million domestic and international visitors!

This year’s five major lantern festivals also include those in Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. The Taiwan Lantern Festival takes place in Chiayi Park from February 28 to March 7; the Taichung Lantern Festival lights up Zhongshan Park through March 7; the Kaohsiung Lantern Festival illuminates Glory Pier and True Love Pier until March 7; the Taipei Lantern Festival runs from February 26 to March 7 around the National Father Memorial Hall and surrounding municipal areas; and the Taoyuan Lantern Festival is held at the Taoyuan County Multifunctional Arts and Cultural Park until February 28.

In addition to the lantern festivals, "releasing sky lanterns in Pingxi and watching the Beehive Rockets in Yanshui, Tainan" are also among the Lantern Festival’s highlights. EasyTravel has launched special value packages for all five major lantern festivals across Taiwan — combining “lantern viewing + transportation + accommodation + attractions” all in one. Their great-value “Island Star Express + Janfusun Fancyworld + Kaohsiung Lantern Festival 2-Day Tour starting from NT$4,950” offers unbeatable value, and buyers will also receive a limited-edition tiger-themed small lantern. There’s also a “Pingxi Sky Lantern 1-Day Tour for NT$499,” which includes exploring Shifen Old Street, making your own Pingxi prayer sky lanterns, and releasing them. For those seeking thrills, the exciting Beehive Rockets in Wumiao Temple, Yanshui, Tainan, are featured in a “High-Speed Rail + Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Tainan 2-Day Tour starting from NT$4,750.”

Whether you want to release sky lanterns, watch firework rockets, or stroll through romantic lantern-lit areas, there are discounted packages available for the five major lantern festivals and Lantern Festival activities across Taiwan. Check out the details on EasyTravel’s Lantern Festival activities section.

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Further reading: Okinawa Fruit Lantern Festival (provided by Tripass Attractions)