Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum hosts book fair from 7 November

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Kaohsiung will host the Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo from 7 to 13 November 2026. The programme brings books, exhibitions, outdoor sculpture, environmental education and family activities to the museum in Dashu District.

Book fair programme begins at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum

The organiser calls this year’s edition the Auspicious Animal Festival. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 7 November in the Great Enlightenment Hall, while the wider programme extends across the museum grounds until 13 November.

The official programme combines a book fair with a vegetarian expo, an outdoor sculpture display by Hung Yi, a mobile library, talks, sutra copying and activities for children. The organiser also lists an exhibition of Buddhist statues from the National Museum of History, an environmental education train and a traditional opera performance based on the story of the nine-coloured deer.

The event has been held since 2013. Its 2026 programme links reading, vegetarian culture, art and environmental education, giving the museum a temporary festival format that reaches beyond its permanent galleries. The outdoor sculpture display is planned for the grass areas and the Grand Photo Terrace, while book displays and food stalls are listed for the covered corridor.

The museum’s official 2026 programme also lists talks between 8 and 13 November. The opening day includes a tea and meditation activity in the Bodhi Square, and the schedule includes family activities, a story house and a children’s experience hall.

Eight pagodas frame the museum’s 2026 festival setting

The Buddha Memorial Center was completed in 2011 after the construction was prompted by the arrival of a Buddha tooth relic at Fo Guang Shan. The complex includes a main building, eight pagodas, a large Buddha statue and the Way to Buddhahood path.

The museum building is 50 metres high and occupies 13 hectares, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior. Its galleries preserve statues, religious objects and calligraphy, while the surrounding layout leads visitors from the entrance past the pagodas and the Grand Photo Terrace towards the main hall and the Buddha statue.

That arrangement gives the November programme distinct settings rather than a single hall. The book fair and vegetarian expo use the covered corridor, the sculpture display extends outdoors, and the named talks and activities are distributed through the Great Enlightenment Hall, the pagodas and other parts of the site. The Taiwan Religious Culture Map records the complex’s history, layout and principal features.

Visiting Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo runs from 7 to 13 November 2026 at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum, with its opening ceremony in the Great Enlightenment Hall on 7 November.
• The programme adds temporary displays and activities to the museum visit, including outdoor sculptures, book displays, talks, environmental education and family activities.
• The complex is in Dashu District, Kaohsiung. The organiser gives the site address as No. 1 Tongling Road, Dashu, Kaohsiung 84049, Taiwan, and directs drivers from National Freeway 10 via the Qishan-Dashu interchange and Provincial Highway 29.
• The site includes the 240-metre Way to Buddhahood path, eight pagodas and a 50-metre Buddha Memorial Center tower, so the visit involves substantial outdoor walking between named areas.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum

When does the Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo take place at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum?

It takes place from 7 to 13 November 2026, with the opening ceremony on 7 November in the Great Enlightenment Hall.

What is Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum?

It is the museum within the Buddha Memorial Center complex in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, which was completed in 2011 and includes galleries, eight pagodas and a large Buddha statue.

Where is Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum and how do you get there?

The museum is at No. 1 Tongling Road in Dashu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Drivers can approach from National Freeway 10 via the Qishan-Dashu interchange and Provincial Highway 29.