Festivals in Taiwan in February
Taiwan has 5 local festival variants to explore in February, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open Taiwan February festivals on the 3D map- Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival · New Taipei · Lantern Festival
- Taiwan Sending the Gods · Tainan · Little New Year
- Taiwan Weilu New Year's Eve · Taipei · Lunar New Year's Eve
- Taiwan Earth God Birthday · Taipei · Earth God Festival
- Taiwan Wealth God Day · Taipei · Welcoming the God of Wealth
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in Taiwan in February, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in Taiwan in February
- Local variants in Taiwan in February
- Taiwan festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare Taiwan festivals in February by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in Taiwan in February: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for Taiwan in February.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Lantern Festival | Pingxi · New Taipei | Fifteenth day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Sending the Gods | Tainan | Usually the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Weilu New Year's Eve | Taipei | Final day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Earth God Birthday | Taipei | Usually the second day of the second lunar month, with other local Earth God days | Needs verification | Open |
| Wealth God Day | Taipei | Around the fifth day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
Traditions, food and symbols
- lanterns
- prayer
- mountain
- lanterns viewing
- tangyuan
- eating
- worship
- offering
- family hearth feast
- staying up for the New Year
- fire
- rice cake
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from Taiwan, then filter by February, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Pingxi · New Taipei: Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival; Lantern Festival; Fifteenth day of the first lunar month
- Tainan: Taiwan Sending the Gods; Little New Year; Usually the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month
- Taipei: Taiwan Weilu New Year's Eve; Lunar New Year's Eve; Final day of the twelfth lunar month
- Taipei: Taiwan Earth God Birthday; Earth God Festival; Usually the second day of the second lunar month, with other local Earth God days
- Taipei: Taiwan Wealth God Day; Welcoming the God of Wealth; Around the fifth day of the first lunar month
FAQ
What festivals happen in Taiwan in February 2026?
Taiwan in February features Lantern Festival, Little New Year, Lunar New Year's Eve, Earth God Festival, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in Taiwan in February?
This guide covers February festivals, events and celebrations in Taiwan, including lanterns, prayer, mountain, lanterns viewing.
Which regions have February festivals in Taiwan?
Regional highlights include Pingxi · New Taipei, Tainan, Taipei, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In February, Taiwan has 5 festival cores and 5 regional variants in season, led by Lantern Festival, Little New Year, Lunar New Year's Eve, Earth God Festival and grounded in customs and foods such as lanterns, prayer, mountain, lanterns viewing.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- lanterns
- prayer
- mountain
- lanterns viewing
- tangyuan
- eating
- worship
- offering
- family hearth feast
- staying up for the New Year
- fire
- rice cake