Festivals in Taiwan in December
Taiwan has 3 local festival variants to explore in December, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open Taiwan December festivals on the 3D map- Taiwan Winter Solstice · Taipei · Winter Solstice Festival
- Taiwan Sending the Gods · Tainan · Little New Year
- Taiwan Weilu New Year's Eve · Taipei · Lunar New Year's Eve
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in Taiwan in December, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in Taiwan in December
- Local variants in Taiwan in December
- Taiwan festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare Taiwan festivals in December by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in Taiwan in December: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for Taiwan in December.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Solstice | Taipei | Around December 21 to 23 | 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 |
Traditions, food and symbols
- winter eating
- ancestor worship
- worship
- winter
- tangyuan
- 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 December, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Taipei: Taiwan Winter Solstice; Winter Solstice Festival; Around December 21 to 23
- 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
FAQ
What festivals happen in Taiwan in December 2026?
Taiwan in December features Winter Solstice Festival, Little New Year, Lunar New Year's Eve, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in Taiwan in December?
This guide covers December festivals, events and celebrations in Taiwan, including winter eating, ancestor worship, worship, winter.
Which regions have December festivals in Taiwan?
Regional highlights include Taipei, Tainan, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In December, Taiwan has 3 festival cores and 3 regional variants in season, led by Winter Solstice Festival, Little New Year, Lunar New Year's Eve and grounded in customs and foods such as winter eating, ancestor worship, worship, winter.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- winter eating
- ancestor worship
- worship
- winter
- tangyuan
- offering
- family hearth feast
- staying up for the New Year
- fire
- rice cake