Latest Events in Taipei(December Updated)

Feel the excitement of TWICE《THIS IS FOR》WORLD TOUR IN TAIPEI at Taipei Dome on March 21, 2026. Enjoy TWICE’s stunning live show and powerful performances in Taiwan’s capital. Tickets are limited—get yours now and be part of this unforgettable event.

Preliminary activities began in December, aiming to create and promote a New Year's Eve event that everyone should attend at least once in their lifetime. The area surrounding City Hall will be illuminated, transforming Taipei into the "highest New Year's Eve city," allowing people from around the world to witness Taipei's diverse facets. On the evening of December 31st, a large-scale gala will be held, featuring a six-hour relay performance by soloists and groups from around the world. The final moments of the New Year's countdown will be capped by a spectacular fireworks display from Taipei 101. Hundreds of thousands of people will celebrate the New Year together at the Taipei New Year's Eve Gala.

The 14th Taipei Biennial in 2025 will start from the overlapping history of Taiwan and will use various public projects such as exhibitions, performances, on-site productions, and forums as a basis to capture the ineffable connections between personal memories and collective consciousness and to reconstruct the relationship between people and the world with emotional thinking.This year's Taipei Biennial will be curated by the duo of curators Sam Bardaouil from Lebanon and Till Fellrath from Germany. The two curators have served as co-directors of the Hamburger Bahnhof-Museum für Gegenwart in Berlin since 2022. With multiple professional knowledge and cultural backgrounds in art history, theater, economics and politics, the two are good at thinking about the close relationship between exhibitions and cities from different perspectives and exploring the potential of local history and international dialogue. In 2022, they co-curated the 16th Lyon Biennale "Manifesto of Fragility" and the French Pavilion of the 59th Venice Biennale in the same year. "Our curatorial approach will continue the ongoing plan, focusing on artists and allowing the voices of those who strive to expand our understanding of this complex world to be heard," said Bardaouil and Fellrath in a statement.

The Shilin Official Residence Chrysanthemum Festival, with a history spanning over 20 years, is Taipei's largest autumn floral event. This year, in addition to the more common chrysanthemums, a wide variety of unique ornamental chrysanthemums are showcased, presented in mixed media and installation art. Shilin Residents Park's professional gardeners spent nearly two years cultivating and designing these varieties, creating thousands of giant, diversely shaped ornamental chrysanthemums. Come to the park to celebrate and admire the magnificent spectacle of chrysanthemums in full bloom.

To celebrate Christmas, Taipei Water Park will feature nighttime light shows and floral decorations, creating a relaxing and photogenic destination. A Christmas concert will also be held on Saturday, December 20th, featuring renowned musical groups, sharing the warmth and joy of the holiday.

The "2025 Colorful Christmas Taipei" event will connect 15 department stores across the city, creating over 80 dazzling light shows and filling Taipei with a festive atmosphere. In addition to a magical large Christmas tree and carnival market, there will also be philatelic events and exciting performances. Enjoy shopping, photo opportunities, and experience Taipei's unique Christmas charm with friends and family, creating wonderful year-end memories.

"Eternal Picasso" Light Art Exhibition: Art, Muse, and Confidant—[Five Exhibition Highlights, Seven Exhibition Zones] Throughout the history of 20th-century art, Picasso stands as an eternal flame, igniting the spirit of creativity and exploration. A pioneering artist who dared to break convention and forge new horizons, each creation posed a profound questioning of himself and his time. He depicted loneliness with blue, expressed tenderness with pink, and defied all expectations with Cubism. This exhibition takes you into his creative soul, revealing the artist's life through the lens of light and shadow. This exhibition allows viewers to move beyond simply "seeing Picasso's paintings" to "entering Picasso's creations." Prologue | The Picasso You Don't Know: Through Picasso's famous quotes and anecdotes, viewers will enter his little-known world. From anecdotes to fragments of his work, we gain a glimpse into his often-understood humor, perseverance, and contradictions. This is the gateway to Picasso's inner world. Section 1 | Artistic Pioneers in the Great Waves of the Times: Journey along the axis of time, glimpsing the growth of young talents amidst the great waves of the 20th century. From the artistic initiation of their adolescence to their studies and explorations in Barcelona and Paris, every step was closely intertwined with war, politics, and social change. Each image and story reminds the audience: art is not just about self-expression; it can also challenge the world and rewrite history. Section 2 | Picasso Gallery: Deconstruction and Reconstruction. Recreate Picasso's classic works—blue whispers of loneliness, pink flows with tenderness; Cubism challenges your gaze, while postwar reflections wait in silence. Lines dance, shapes reshape, and colors transform—each stroke carries adventure and reflection, leading you into Picasso's world. Section 3 | Guernica: The Lament of War: This room is dedicated to Picasso's anti-war masterpiece, "Guernica." Through large-scale projections, sketches of the artist's creation, and sensory experiences, visitors can experience the pain and power of this painting. This section will guide visitors through the historical context and artistic expression behind "Guernica," exploring how art has become a timeless language for reflecting on war and calling for peace. Area 4 | Eternal Picasso: A 360-degree immersive theater pays tribute to Picasso through image, sound, and color. Immersed in the fluidity of light and shadow, visitors experience the rhythm of color and form, and experience the emotional tension and artistic rhythm behind his creations. Each shift in light and shadow echoes the spirit of the work, transforming the artist's reflections on the world, life, and emotion into a visual and auditory resonance. Section 5 | I Am Picasso: Self-portraits permeated Picasso's life and served as a crucial expression of his self-exploration. This section showcases his self-portraits from youth to later years, showcasing his reflections on identity, life experiences, and artistic pursuits. Visitors can experience how the artist projected himself onto the canvas and experience the subtle dialogue between his creation and the self. Section 6 | Muses in Painting: Seven women who profoundly influenced Picasso—from Ferlandi to Jacqueline—were both beloved and inspirational. Through photographs, objects, and paintings, this section explores how their influences on his work and his life at different times. Visitors will witness the intertwined stories of love, inspiration, and art, understand how emotion can be a catalyst for creation, and glimpse the complex relationship between artist and his muses.

This event, hosted by Guandu Nature Park, aims to explore the relationships and connections between society, culture, and ecology, and to find a balance between them. Every year, the festival invites numerous domestic and international artists to create works that utilize natural materials to express artistic beauty and environmental concerns, achieving a perfect interaction between art and nature.

If you're a Hello Kitty fan, this is going to be amazing! The latest Hello Kitty exhibition will be held in Taipei in 2025, and it's also the first stop of its overseas tour. It's incredibly generous, bringing the original Kitty, must-see photo spots, and limited-edition merchandise all to Taiwan!

To encourage the diversified development of young people and help them better understand the policies and resources of the Taipei City Government's Youth Affairs Office, the office will host the "2025 Taipei Youth Dream Life Festival." The event will be held from 1 PM to 8 PM on December 6th and 7th at the Taipei Performing Arts Center. Numerous popular bands will perform, creating an annual feast for the younger generation and showcasing the rich diversity and creative vitality of Taipei youth in areas such as international exchange, civic participation, career exploration, and entrepreneurial development. The Youth Affairs Office also invites Taipei citizens to gather at the end of the year to jointly build their dreams or ideal lives, allowing more people to experience the vitality and stories of Taipei's youth and guiding young people to depict their own future visions. What's a dream life without music! This year, eight popular up-and-coming bands beloved by young people have been invited to perform: icyball, GoodBand, Crispy, Vulgar Savior, hue, DrunkMonk, Human Heart, and ddkogi88. They will take turns performing a variety of styles, including rock, hip-hop, indie music, and soothing music, using music to express the voices of young people and ignite the city's vitality.