Keelung Ghost Festival

Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival (基隆中元祭)

Keelung City, Taiwan

Lanterns

Regular schedule Regular schedule Notable

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What it is

Water lanterns set alight and released onto the sea at Badouzi during Keelung's Ghost Festival, Taiwan.

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Dates

This show runs on a regular schedule.

“Starting from opening of shrine door in Laodagong temple on July 1 in the lunar calendar … on the fourteenth release of water lanterns and parade … the activity time of Mid-summer Ghost Festival is up to one month … Last Updated … 2026-09-11”

From klctb.klcg.gov.tw

Before you go

Where: Keelung City, Taiwan

We have not confirmed opening hours, prices or access details yet. The official website is the best place to check.

How we checked

Last checked October 17, 2026 against klctb.klcg.gov.tw. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.

Notes from the last check

The festival is verified as a recurring annual event on the Keelung City Culture and Tourism Bureau page, and news confirms the 2026 parade on August 25 to 26, but no 2027 dates were found and the full August 12 to September 11 run rests only on a non-official site.

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