The Commissioner of Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government Mr. Yi-Ting Liu invites you to take part in the annual Taipei Lantern Festival that will take place in 8-16 February, 2020. The Lantern Festival is a traditional celebration over a thousand years old. Its many ageless customs include carrying handheld lanterns and painted-lantern displays. The festival marks the traditional end of the weeks-long Chinese New Year holidays. In recent years the Lantern Festival has featured a fusion of high-tech light shows with the traditional festive atmosphere.
In each of the past three years the festival has included an international friendship exchange area. 12 countries and cities have joined up, each adding their part to event promotion overseas, far and wide. The festival theme will continue to be the Chinese zodiac animal for the year, and this Department invites all countries and sister cities to take part. If your county/city would like to participate in the lantern display or parade, this Department will provide 1 gratis booth (for use distributing special print materials, gift and memento items, travel information, etc.), one lantern-display base, as well as Taipei Lantern Festival official website promotion, the hosting of an official lantern-lighting press conference, and other support.
Additional information:
2020Taipei Lantern Festival invitation(doc/pdf)
2020 Taipei Lantern Festival application(doc/pdf)
