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