Guides
Twelve cities: art, bookshops, dinner and a walk afterwards. Each route has an order, directions, opening hours, and rainy-day and shorter versions. Choose a place and a day; leave the rest to the two of you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
