台中觀光旅遊網 Travel and Tourism Bureau of Taichung City Government
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit, the 2023 Central Taiwan Lantern Festival will take place for nine days from Feb. 4 to 12. This year’s festival is moving to Taichung Central Park in the Shuinan area and its main lantern display will be Taiwan’s largest–a 10-meter-tall Happy Rabbit lantern installation on the water illuminating a 3,000-square-meter space with light beam and mist effects. There will be a total of 130 light installations, six main light themes, 11 different kinds of rabbit decorations, and over 30 larger lanterns at this elaborate venue, ensuring a festive, happy setting for visitors to enjoy.
- Main Lantern
Feb. 4 (Sat.) to Feb. 12 (Sun.), 6-9 p.m. – There will be an hourly lantern light show, including a three-minute moving display and 15-minute light-beam show, for a total of 18 minutes.
The opening ceremony is on Feb. 4 (Sat.) and the first light show is at 6:58 p.m.
Main theme: The Happiness of Taichung
This Lantern Festival has been planned around the concepts of “wisdom, low-carbon and innovation”. The light area designs incorporate environmentally-friendly features that mix natural ecological and landscape features to transform Central Park into a large-scale installation art venue during the day, and an extraordinary amusement park with dazzling lanterns at night. Festival planning has incorporated elements such as traditional lantern crafts and modern light projection and sculpture displays, expressing and representing the charm of a diverse city.
Eye-catching main theme lantern and abundant events
Besides the main theme lantern, light displays in other themed areas are also impressive. The six other themed areas are: Rabbit’s Cute Nest, Cute Rabbit Kaleidoscope, Light River, Adorable Bugs, Seeking Good Friends, and Dreamy Tree. Moreover, there is a secret, hidden Magic Box World lantern area featuring a LED light and water mist display with light beams taking visitors into a fantasy world of legends that is perfect for photo-taking.
An abundance of fabulous events will also feature an excellent line-up of performances. On the night of Feb. 4, Ju Performing School 2 (from the Ju Percussion Group) will give a splendid opening performance, followed later in the evening by popular singers WeiBird, Fang Wu, and GBOYSWAG. Other festival performances include the Leopard Cat Family, MOMO Kids Party, Balloon Talent Show, and Fantasy Magic Show, and other fun activities like Park2 and Lole Market will take place at Shuinan. For more details and information, all are welcome to visit the Taichung City Travel and Tourism Bureau official website: https://traveltc.tw/tr02hviRM; https://traveltc.tw/tr02Ii6bb, or search Facebook for: 大玩台中.
Cute little Happy Rabbit lanterns
These little lanterns resemble a lazy sitting rabbit with adorable, innocent eyes, plus the striking additional feature of long ears that move when a string behind its head is pulled. To give children a unique lantern experience, the tiny lanterns come with a shoulder strap that allows kids to wear their lanterns on their chests. These items are being handed out daily at 4:30 p.m. throughout the festival, with lines opening at 4 p.m.. Quantities are limited and there is a limit of one lantern per person while supplies last.
Transportation details
For Lantern Festival visitor convenience during weekends, there will be shuttle buses from the Taichung MRT City Hall Station and Taichung MRT/Taiwan Railway Song Zhu Station going directly to the festival venue. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to use public transportation.
Public transportation information
•High Speed Rail (HSR)：
HSR Wuri Station→Wen Hua High School Station→（Bus No. 525）at HeNan Rd and ChangAn Rd intersection→Central Taiwan Cinema Center
•Taiwan Railway (TRA)：
Taichung Railway Station→（Bus No. 25）at Taichung Railway Station Platform D→KaiHsuan Rd and DunHua Rd intersection
(Holidays only) Taiwan Railway Song Zhu Station→Song Zhu Line shuttle bus
•Taichung MRT Green Line：
Wenhua Senior High School Station→（Bus No. 525）at HeNan Rd and ChangAn Rd intersection→Central Taiwan Cinema Center
(Holidays only) Taichung MRT City Hall Station Exit 1→City Hall Line shuttle bus
(Holidays only) Taiwan Railway Song Zhu Station Exit 2→ Song Zhu Line shuttle bus
•Taichung City Ubike：
There are Ubike stations at the DunHua Rd and KaiHsuan Rd intersection; Central Park; JinMao 5th Rd and CiaoDa 8th St intersection; Self Exploration Zone at CiaoDa 8th St; and Senses Zone (JinMao 5th Rd)
•City Bus：
－TaiAn Elementary School (HuanZhong Rd): No. 156
－Henan Parking Lot: No. 28, 32, 54, 68, 199, 228, 68 ext, 68 loop
－LiMing Rd and KaiHsuan Rd intersection：No. 8, 157, 529, 157 ext, 355 ext, 88
－Central Taiwan Cinema Center：No. 525
－DunHua Rd and KaiHsuan Rd intersection：No. 25
台中觀光旅遊網 Travel and Tourism of Taichung City Government
迎接兔年到來，「2023中臺灣元宵燈會」於2月4日至2月12日一連9天熱鬧登場，今年首度移師水湳中央公園辦理，燈會亮點包括全臺規模最大、高達10米的水上動態主燈「幸福臺中 Happy兔」，結合逾3000平方公尺的大型場景水霧光影，配合130支光束燈展演，還有6大主題燈區、11款兔子、超過30座燈組，陪伴民眾歡慶元宵佳節。
- 主燈秀展演
2/4 (六)－2/12(日) 18:00-21:00 每整點展演一次，主燈動態3分鐘、光束秀15分鐘，每次共18分鐘。
2/4(六)開幕 第一場18:58展演
策展主題「幸福臺中」
本次燈會以「智慧」、「低碳」、「創新」原則策劃，燈區設計融入環境友善概念，結合自然生態及地景特色，讓中央公園白天是大型裝置藝術公園，夜晚則搖身變成耀眼花燈樂園，上演舞彩絢爛的燈光饗宴。燈會規劃兼具傳統花燈工藝與現代投影光雕展演元素，兼容並蓄，象徵包容又多元的城市魅力。
主題燈區吸睛 活動卡司雲集
除了特色主燈外，各大主題燈區也是吸睛焦點。依公園環境分為「兔萌窩」、「萌兔萬花筒」、「光之流域」、「萌蟲蟲」、「好冰友找朋友」、「夢幻樹」六大燈區，還有隱藏版彩蛋「魔盒世界」燈區。LED燈光投影、水霧雷射，帶領遊客進入一個又一個的奇幻秘境，是打卡美拍的絕佳景點。
燈會期間活動豐富，陣容堅強。2月4日開幕當晚「朱宗慶打擊樂團2」將帶來精湛表演，人氣歌手韋禮安、吳汶芳及鼓鼓呂思緯也將以勁歌熱舞上陣，與民眾同歡。石虎家族、MOMO家族親子派對、氣球達人秀、奇幻魔術秀、「Park兔ｘlolemarket」燈會市集，各式互動展演及演出資訊，歡迎至台中觀光旅遊網(https://traveltc.tw/tr02hviRM )及臉書「大玩台中」(https://traveltc.tw/tr02Ii6bb )查詢。
萌度爆表「小提燈 HAPPY兔」 Cute little Happy Rabbit lanterns
有著呆萌眼神的寵物兔，療癒又可愛。小提燈提把可改成背帶，把萌兔背在胸前，別具巧思。
– 發放時間：燈會期間2/4-2/12
– 發放方式：每日下午4時開放民眾排隊領取，4時30分開始發送，數量有限，每人限領一盞，發完為止。
交通資訊
為便利民眾賞燈，燈會期間週末於臺中捷運市政府站、臺中捷運松竹站（臺鐵松竹火車站）也將規劃接駁專車直抵會場，歡迎踴躍搭乘。
大眾運輸交通資訊
•高鐵：
高鐵臺中站→文華高中站→（525路）河南長安路口→中臺灣電影中心
•火車：
臺中火車站→（25路）臺中車站D月台→凱旋敦化路口
（假日限定）臺鐵松竹站→接駁車 松竹線
•臺中捷運綠線：
文華高中站→（525路）河南長安路口→中臺灣電影中心
（假日限定）捷運市政府站1號出口→接駁車 市政府線
（假日限定）捷運松竹站2號出口→接駁車 松竹線
•臺中微笑單車：
敦化凱旋路口、中央公園、經貿五僑大八街口、自我體驗區（僑大八街）、觸覺體驗區（經貿五路）
•公車：
－泰安國小（環中路）：156路
－河南停車場：28路、32路、54路、68路、199路、228路、68延、68繞
－黎明凱旋路口：8路、157路、529路、157延、355延、88路
－中臺灣電影中心：525路
－凱旋敦化路口：25路
假日免費接駁車
2/4(六)、2/5(日)、2/11(六)、2/12(日)
接駁路線
捷運市政府站↔臺中中央公園
捷運松竹站↔臺中中央公園
(班距約15分鐘一班)