Pingxi District

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival season This is the sky lantern release people picture: paper lanterns on bamboo frames lifting off together from the hills of New Taipei. In 2026 the mass releases ran on two nights, February 27 at Pingxi and March 3 at Shifen, from 5 to 8 p.m., with one voucher covering a lantern for two to four people. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. Expect tens of thousands of people and packed Pingxi Line trains with long waits. It also carries the clearest environmental cost on this list: environmental groups say modern lanterns often do not burn completely and come down in nearby forests. Share one lantern rather than buying several, or just watch the release, which is the real spectacle anyway.