Sun Moon Lake hosts festival events on 17 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 04:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Sun Moon Lake hosts events from the 2026 Music & Fireworks Festival in Nantou, Taiwan, including a fireworks concert on 17 October 2026. The programme runs through 14 November 2026 and links music, fireworks, sport and local culture around the lake.
The official programme identifies Sun Moon Lake as being in Yuchi Township, Nantou County. Its venues include Zhongxing Parking Lot, Xiangshan Visitor Center and Ita Thao Pier, giving visitors several fixed points around the destination during the autumn series.
Sun Moon Lake festival events continue through 14 November
The Taiwan Mobile Sun Moon Lake Fireworks Concert, titled 18Light, is scheduled for 17 October 2026 at Zhongxing Parking Lot. The listed programme runs from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, with Taiwan Mobile and the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration named as organisers.
The same weekend brings the Sun Moon Lake Black Tea Culture Festival to Xiangshan Visitor Center from 17 to 18 October 2026. The programme lists a farmers market, tea-related activities, awards for local tea and a music performance on 18 October. It also includes a tree and stone exhibition at the visitor centre from 17 to 20 October. The official festival programme sets out the dates, venues and organisers.
The series continues with the Sun Moon Lake Marathon at Xiangshan Visitor Center on 1 November 2026. Its final listed event is the NTSO Taiwan Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert, scheduled for 14 November 2026 at the same visitor centre.
Music and tea bring the lake venues together
The festival is not a single performance in one building. It is a sequence of events using waterfront and visitor facilities in Yuchi Township, with the October concert at Zhongxing Parking Lot and the tea programme at Xiangshan Visitor Center.
The official event page describes Xiangshan Visitor Center as a modern structure framed by the lake and surrounding mountains. That setting gives the November orchestra concert a direct architectural connection to its venue, while the October tea programme places local agricultural culture inside the wider festival calendar.
The wider calendar confirms the two October dates, the 1 November marathon and the 14 November orchestra concert. It also records the festival period as 12 September to 14 November 2026, making the November performance the closing event listed for the series. The Tourism Administration overview describes the programme as combining music, fireworks and sporting events.
Visiting Sun Moon Lake: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The festival runs from 12 September to 14 November 2026. The 17 October concert is at Zhongxing Parking Lot, while the tea festival runs at Xiangshan Visitor Center from 17 to 18 October 2026.
- For the 17 October concert, the organiser lists entry shuttle services from 4.30pm to 6pm and exit services from 9pm to 11pm. The 14 November concert has the same listed entry period and an exit period from 8pm to 11pm.
- Sun Moon Lake is in Yuchi Township, Nantou County. The named festival venues are Zhongxing Parking Lot, Xiangshan Visitor Center and Ita Thao Pier.
- The organiser lists shuttle routes linking the October venue with Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station, Wen Wu Temple, Fleur de Chine and Shuishe Comprehensive Mall. The November routes link Xiangshan Visitor Center with Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station and Shuishe Comprehensive Mall.
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Frequently asked questions about Sun Moon Lake
When does the Music & Fireworks Festival take place at Sun Moon Lake?
The 2026 festival runs from 12 September to 14 November 2026, with events at several venues in Yuchi Township.
What happens at Sun Moon Lake on 17 October 2026?
The Taiwan Mobile Sun Moon Lake Fireworks Concert takes place at Zhongxing Parking Lot, while the Black Tea Culture Festival begins at Xiangshan Visitor Center.
Where is Sun Moon Lake and how do you get there?
Sun Moon Lake is in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. Festival shuttle routes listed by the organiser connect the event venues with local visitor and transport points.
