The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival kicked off on February 2nd with a grand opening ceremony in Ximending. The festival features a 13-meter-tall main lantern, Lucky Snake Dou Dou, and spans four themed zones showcasing diverse artistic expressions and local cultural heritage. Visitors can enjoy light installations, stage performances, and street acts until February 16th.
- The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival lit up the city on the evening of February 2, kicking off with a grand opening ceremony in Ximending. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an joined the crowd in lighting up the 13-meter-tall main lantern, Lucky Snake Dou Dou. This vibrant and innovative design, blending local street culture with dazzling lights, marks the grand start of this year’s celebrations.
Spanning four themed zones, the festival showcases a fusion of diverse artistic expressions and local cultural heritage. From now until February 16, the entire festival will be illuminated daily from 17:00 to 22:00. Visitors can enjoy an immersive festive atmosphere created by the spectacular main lantern show, creative light installations, captivating stage performances, and dynamic street acts.
Mayor Chiang said that this year’s festival is bigger and better than ever. The main lantern features two oversized, endearing eyes and even a sticking-out tongue, both adding a playful touch and symbolizing boundless vitality. He also encouraged everyone to explore the various beautifully crafted lantern displays across the festival grounds.
Following the opening ceremony, Mayor Chiang toured the Zhonghua Road exhibition area, where he explored crossover music-themed lantern installations, including Taipei Gramophone by Lim Giong and The Tree Awaiting Harvest by TERU , both internationally recognized musicians , as well as lantern displays from Taipei’s international partner cities.
Since the festival grounds are conveniently located near Metro Taipei’s Beimen Station, Ximen Station, and Taipei Main Station as well as Metro Taoyuan’s A1 Station, the city government’s Department of Information and Tourism calls on visitors to use public transportation for a hassle-free experience.
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