Guides
Each route is put in order by our editors, with the stops that need booking or open only on certain days marked. Browse first; choose a date when you want to know whether a route works that day.
Without a date, we do not judge which routes work.
November 1 · a police station, cloth house and water
Tainan Art Museum 1 → Through the Weave at Gimgoanheng → LONG FLOW TAINAN at The Spring
This route is for Sunday, November 1. Museum: 10:00–18:00, last admission 17:30; Gimgoanheng: 10:00–18:00. On October 31 the water area hosts a separately ticketed Halloween event.
Hualien · through November 9, 2026 · Friday–Sunday
Building 19: Two Thirds → ten-minute walk → Good Underground
Plan this pair for Friday, Saturday or Sunday: Good Underground closes Tuesday–Thursday, and Two Thirds closes Monday.
November 1–15 · four stops · allow three to four hours
Changrong Street → Experimental Wood Workshop → MUGN → Yongchang
Best Wednesday–Sunday; Yongchang's exhibition is closed November 8.
November 1–15 · three stops · allow around three hours
Showa J18 → Pocket Party → SWAYTEA
Avoid Tuesday, when SWAYTEA closes, and Thursday, when Showa J18 closes.
Old Hsinchu · October 31–November 30, 2026 · free window art
Somsugar → Mixshare → CHOCCY → OR Coffee → Highlight Stationery → Rose-Coloured Books
The programme begins October 31. Friday–Monday afternoons suit all six shops.
Two exhibitions · park walk · Spring Pool
Windlivehouse → Glass Museum → Spring Pool
Tuesday–Sunday; closed Monday. Festival venues close at 17:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on weekends.
Yuanshan and Dalongdong · take your time together
Taipei Fine Arts Museum → Baoan Temple → Dalong Street Night Market
TFAM closes Monday; Baoan Temple opens daily. For Saturday evening tickets, eat before the exhibition. Reserve TFAM exhibition entry first. October 15 releases October 31–November 29 slots; later dates follow museum announcements. This itinerary does not reserve a place.
Browse the bookshop free; seated drinks and dinner cost extra.
Sea To See Bookafé → Miaokou dinner → Ocean Plaza
Wednesday–Saturday · food and paid activities extra
A-Lin's paintings at 94 cafe → Xing Village and three exhibitions → a meal in Gangshan
Choose Wednesday–Saturday for this pairing; the café closes Sunday–Tuesday.
Datong · a walk for two
New Cultural Movement Museum → Dadaocheng Wharf → Ningxia Night Market
Museum closed Monday; riverside and food stalls operate separately.
Yingge · the personality of a cup
Yinggo Spot → pottery streets → Yingge Food Plaza
Food Plaza closed Monday; gallery closed the first and third Tuesday.
Old Taoyuan · timber to stone
77 Art Zone → Jingfu Temple → Taoyuan Night Market
77 Art Zone closed Monday; shops and stalls keep individual hours.
Spring Pool to the old city · bring cash
Spring Pool Glass Studio → City God Temple food streets → moat walk
Spring Pool closed Monday. This walk-in route excludes glassmaking.
West District · NTMoFA to Calligraphy Greenway
NTMoFA → Shenji New Village → Meicun Road dinner → Calligraphy Greenway
NTMoFA closed Monday; shops and restaurants have separate opening days.
Central Chiayi · flowers inside an old house
Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles → Wenhua Road Night Market → Central Plaza
Tile museum closed Tuesday, open national holidays.
Literature museum to Hai’an Road · take dinner slowly
Taiwan Literature Museum → Hai’an Road dinner → Shennong Street
Museum ordinarily closed Monday; dated holiday changes apply.
Gushan to Pier-2 · room beside the harbour
ALIEN Art Centre → KW2 dinner → Great Harbour Bridge
ALIEN ordinarily closed Monday; public holidays follow museum announcements.
The rainy port · begin indoors
Keelung Museum of Art → Miaokou Night Market → Ocean Plaza
Museum closed Mondays and national/folk-festival holidays; hours change October 16.
Wujie to Luodong · one ride between
Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park → Luodong Night Market → Zhongshan Park
Park indoor spaces closed Wednesday; market stalls keep their own hours.
Central Hualien · no sightseeing sprint
Hualien Cultural and Creative Park → old railway streets → Dongdamen Night Market
Indoor park spaces closed Monday; exhibitions follow organiser hours.
Huanghuang to Tiehua · let a book start it
Huanghuang Bookshop → Tiehua-area dinner → old-station walk
Huanghuang closed Tuesday; the basic route does not depend on a scheduled show or market.
Hsinchu coast · festival through November 1 · allow one to two hours
Nature park → crab boardwalk; check the tide table before choosing the order
Shuttle on weekends and public holidays only; boardwalk opening times vary by day.
NTMoFA B1 · free, no booking · allow one to two hours
Character house → medicine-cabinet lettering → enormous embroidery, all in one exhibition
Tuesday–Sunday; closed Monday
Taipei · half a day to a day
Two metro stops, two rooms, one silence
Works on Saturdays only. The Nylon Cheng memorial requires an online reservation.
Kaohsiung · a full day
Yancheng lanes, a Xinxing living room, a Qijin ferry
Best Wednesday through Sunday.
Tainan and Changhua · two days, or one long train
Two literary memorials and one language that was pressed down
Two cities: two days, or one long train.
Nangan, Matsu · a day, at least
One rebuilt ancestral house and a journey you cannot rush
Flights and ferries are cancelled in bad weather; leave a full day of slack.
Nantou City · Two stops on foot
Allow 2–3 hours, plus the walk from the bus station.
Both stops normally overlap Thursday–Sunday afternoons; the museum also closes on the county’s listed holiday dates.
Hualien · through December 6, 2026 · closed Mondays
Building 19: Two Thirds → the rest of the park
Two Thirds in Building 19 is closed on Mondays.
Minsheng Community, Taipei · October 30–November 1
Stephanie Fan and Cheng Cheng fill a three-day illustration show with the things that make a home: a hot pot, a beer mug, a drawing table and a very desirable roof terrace.
Allow around an hour for the originals, then wander Fujin Street. The exhibition opens at 13:00 on all three days.
Banqiao · seven outdoor works · through December 6
A blue platform propped up with everyday objects gives a visitor somewhere to stretch out. Seven outdoor works at Banqiao 435 make room for sitting, singing and moving at somebody else's scale, through December 6.
Allow about an hour at your own pace. Closed November 2 and announced disinfection days; November 28 opens at 11:00. Indoor halls keep different hours.
Yuanshan, Taipei · October 30–November 1
Two illustration stalls to look for at Yuanshan’s three-day design fair. Register free in the Pinkoi app before you go.
Last entry is 17:00 Friday and Sunday, 19:00 Saturday. Register in the Pinkoi app before setting out.
Taipei · picture-book exhibition · October 31–November 22
SuWei makes pawprints fade and cat drool catch the light. His new picture book's drawings and printing experiments go on show at Tongli in Taipei from October 31.
Allow an unhurried hour. Closed Mondays; shop browsing pauses during talks and workshops. The free November 8 talk, 14:30–16:00, needs separate ACCUPASS registration.
Yongkang Street, Taipei
Start with the yellow in Lai Chuan-Chien’s《豌豆之花》, then follow a neighbourhood of artists at Madeleine Gallery. COWS ROCK is a short walk back towards the MRT.
Gallery first, then ice cream on the walk back to Dongmen MRT. The exhibition ends November 1.
Songshan, Taipei · October 31–November 1
Original comics, illustration and handmade work fill three Songshan warehouses on October 31–November 1. Start at the sample-book table, then find the creator whose world caught you.
Free textbook design from 10:00, ticketed PCF from 11:00; enter each exhibition separately.
Taichung · free trial October 19–November 1
StoryStudio and FlipFlops Theatre turn a station-to-park walk into a Chinese-language audio performance. Free Taichung trial through November 1.
Self-paced, without a group-tour booking. Bring a phone and headphones, verify your Hanaline account first, and use the app's start marker.
Taichung · lacquer route · studio by appointment
Lai Hsin-yu's sequence: Taichung Shiyakusho, Art Bank, then the working studio, with Fengyuan as a separate trip.
Fengyuan Lacquer Art Museum is a separate trip. Kousancraft is by appointment; call Art Bank to arrange an interior visit.
OCTOBER 31 · ONE SATURDAY EVENING
For Saturday evening, October 31. The festival continues to 02:00 on November 1; this dinner route uses Saturday’s sessions.
October 24–25, 2026 · Saturday and Sunday, 11:00–18:00
Kaohsiung · October 23–25, 2026 · allow four to five hours
Friday–Sunday, October 23–25. The festival lasts longer, but this guide follows the shows on view for its opening weekend.
Beitou · October 31, 2026 · free admission
Saturday, October 31 only; film classification 6+.
October 16–25 · main stage free; food extra
NTMoFA closes Mondays; individual shops set their own hours. Choose a date to see whether the full route works.
Taiwan Culture Day · free museum and concert · food and books extra
Free exhibitions · photography through October 19 · dinner extra
October 11, 2026 · ceramics market + Flower Episode
Sunday, October 11 only. Ceramics market ends at 17:00; the museum’s plant market and music finish at 18:00. No booking for installations, music or markets. Plant workshops are free, with limited places and advance registration.
October 3–18, 2026 · old-city walk · allow two to three hours
Finished route · September 17–20, 2026 · about three hours
Taipei · October 9–11, 2026 · two to three hours
Only October 9–11, when both halls are open.
Sanyi Woodcarving Festival · October 9–11, 2026 · about three hours
Longtan · Saturday, October 10, 2026 · bus 503 there and back
Saturday only: the concert is on October 10. The market also runs October 9 and 11.
Yingge · October 9–11, 2026 · market, then Yinggo Spot
The market closes at 17:00 on Sunday, October 11. Saturday's workshop needs registration.
Guandu, Taipei · Friday, October 30
Friday only: screening and artist talk, 15:30–17:30. Allow the station walk before the session. Free, with no ticket required.
Bo’ai district, Taipei
Free trial of this Taipei route, October 7–18. Bring a phone and headphones and use a verified Hanaline account; follow the route’s in-app terms.
Huashan, Taipei · October 16–18
10:30–19:00, last entry 18:30; workshops have their own session times. Choose admission and courses separately; selected pre-booked paid courses include entry.
Xinying, Tainan · October 17
The full demonstration, parade and opening plan is October 17 only; choose park performances separately on other dates.
Keelung · fish-market walk · October 24 night
Meet October 24, 22:40–22:50; finish October 25 at 02:00. Plan return transport or accommodation. NT$990 including insurance. Book by October 22 at 19:00; no walk-in registration.
Taipei · Haotao · October 16–18
Freedom Forest stall: Friday/Saturday only. Films: Saturday/Sunday only.
Chiayi · stamp walk · October 1–31
Each shop keeps its own hours; 木更 MUGN redeems Thursday–Sunday 12:30–17:00. Saturday evening events are booked separately from the stamp walk.
Caotun · gallery and collage · October 31
The bus serving the museum entrance does not run at weekends. Register on the form and pay as instructed; your place is confirmed by email.
