After a nine-year hiatus, Taiwan’s National Day fireworks show will once again light up Taichung’s night skies, ensuring that the city will be packed with an abundance of exciting events in October, from amazing pyrotechnics to the driving rhythms of rock music and melodies of jazz.
Nonstop exciting events:
Oct. 7-8 Rock in Taichung─’Fly To The Future’
The opening act for the Double Ten holiday will be the Rock in Taichung festival, taking place over two days at Wenxin Forest Park with a variety of passionate performances. This year’s theme is “Fly To The Future”, expressing the intent of leading rock fans into the future as they embrace the spirit of rock together. The impressive lineup includes renowned punk band Fire EX., Golden Melody Award-nominated Mandarin male singer The Crane, popular Taiwanese rock band Sorry Youth, YouTube influencer/musician (with over 70 million total views) Your Woman Sleep with Others Band, emerging band Mango Jump, Golden Melody Award Best New Artist nominee Chih Siou, and other local Taichung bands. Over 30 bands will take to the stage, including international groups from Thailand, South Korea, Japan and other countries, making Taichung the ultimate October destination for music lovers to revel in youthful and passionate musical energy. For more information about the festival, please visit the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RockInTaichungMusicFestival.
Rock in Taichung Facebook page
Oct. 9-10 2023 National Day Fireworks in Taichung
A series of Double Ten National Day fireworks events will provide a grand spectacle at Taichung Central Park over a two-day national celebration festival. On Oct. 9, Taichung will be enchanted with a special drone performance that paints the night sky with the city’s unique characteristics, accompanied by local art and cultural teams, jazz music and other energetic artistic performances for an exceptionally exciting event. On Oct. 10, everyone will be treated to a brilliant National Day evening celebration. In addition to various exciting performances, there will be a 36-minute fireworks show that illuminates the night with a colorful brilliance, complemented by a swarm of drones in a visual feast that should not be missed.
Regarding public transportation, those using the High Speed Rail or MRT can take the Taichung MRT Green Line to either Wenhua Senior High School Station or Wenxin Yinghua Station. From there, they can follow signs on a 20-25 minute walk to the park. Or visitors can transfer to a Taichung City Hall Line shuttle bus at the MRT’s Taichung City Hall Station to reach the event venue. If you are traveling by train, it is best to get off at the Taichung Railway Station and transfer to a Songzhu Line shuttle bus. All visitors are encouraged to use public transportation. For additional bus transfer information, please use the Taichung City Bus Information website (https://citybus.taichung.gov.tw/), Taichung Bus app, or Taichung Transportation Network app.
For those who prefer to drive to the event, there are six car parking lots around the main venue. There are also parking lots and spaces in the Fengjia Shopping District, around the Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, and in the Taichung City Hall Park area, all connected to the event venue with shuttle buses. Those parking in the No. 6 and 8 parking lots (near Fengjia Shopping District) can transfer to the Shui Nan Line shuttle bus. Those parking by the Intercontinental Baseball Stadium can take the Intercontinental Line shuttle bus, and those parking at Taichung City Hall Park parking lot can take the City Hall Line shuttle bus to get to the event venue.
Oct. 13-22 Taichung Jazz Festival–’Rise of the City’
An annual favorite of music enthusiasts, Taichung Jazz Festival will take place in mid-October. This year’s theme is “Rise of the City” and the festival will bring internationally renowned jazz groups together with top Taiwanese jazz artists for performances that weave various musical threads together and ignite some unique artistic sparks. With a powerful lineup of over 22 acts, this year’s festival promises to offer a musical feast of jazz at Taichung Civic Square over 10 consecutive days. For more information about the festival, please visit the official Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/taichungJAZZfestival/) or the event’s official website (http://www.taichungjazzfestival.tw/).
Taichung Jazz Fetival official website
Taichung Jazz Festival Facebook page
Monthly events spread happiness across Taichung
Throughout the second half of this year, right up to the end of 2023, there will be exciting events and performances every month. The Taichung Shopping Festival will begin in late October and be followed by the Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival and Taichung Picnic Day in November. As the year comes to an end, there will also be a Taichung Christmas Carnival and New Year’s Eve celebrations. This series of consecutive events promises nonstop enjoyment and excitement. Everyone is invited to enjoy Taichung’s delicious cuisine, explore its scenic and urban beauty, and experience the unique charms of this city!
For more information, please download the The Taichung Pass and Shopping Festival app.
音樂狂歡X視覺饗宴
嗨翻雙十國慶週
睽違9年，國慶焰火再度綻放臺中夜空！十月開始，活動連番接力登場，搖滾臺中熱浪席捲，嗨到最高點；國慶花火絢爛閃耀；爵士音樂漫遊城市，沉醉在曲聲的悠揚，無限精彩就在臺中！
活動滿點！精彩不間斷
10/7-8 搖滾臺中─Fly To The Future
由搖滾臺中為雙十連假揭開序幕，一連兩天在文心森林公園熱情開唱！今年以「Fly To The Future」為主題，帶領樂迷飛向未來，一同貫徹搖滾精神！卡司陣容強大，包括知名龐克樂團滅火器Fire EX.、金曲最佳華語男歌手入圍的鶴The Crane、人氣臺語搖滾樂團拍謝少年、Youtube總點閱率超過7千萬的老王樂隊、新生代樂團芒果醬Mango Jump、金曲獎最佳新人持修、臺中在地樂團固定客等，超過30組樂團輪番熱力演出，除了知名樂團、臺中在地音樂人、樂壇新秀等，更力邀泰國、韓國、日本等國際樂團登台，一起嗨翻臺中，享受最青春熱血的音樂能量！想了解更多活動訊息請上官方粉絲專頁(https://www.facebook.com/RockInTaichungMusicFestival)查詢。
搖滾臺中粉絲專頁
10/9-10/10 112國慶焰火在臺中─Fireworks in Taichung
雙十國慶焰火系列活動於中央公園隆重登場，一連兩天歡慶國家盛典！10/9魅力臺中之夜，特別安排無人機於天際揮灑展演，將臺中在地特色映照於夜空，搭配地方藝文團隊、爵士音樂表演及藝人熱力演出，精采絕倫！10/10璀璨國慶之夜，除了各項精彩表演外，還有長達36分鐘的焰火秀，五彩斑斕的光輝映照夜空，伴以無人機群飛，視覺盛宴不容錯過！
交通方面，搭乘高鐵或捷運的民眾，可乘坐捷運至文華高中站、文心櫻花站，沿指標步行約20-25分鐘，或到捷運市政府站轉乘「市府線」接駁車即可抵達活動會場；搭乘火車的民眾則建議於臺鐵松竹站下車，再轉乘「松竹線」接駁車。歡迎多加使用大眾運輸前往，其他公車轉乘資訊請至臺中市公車動態資訊網頁 ( https://citybus.taichung.gov.tw/ )、臺中公車APP或臺中交通網APP查詢。
自行開車的民眾也不必擔心，會場周圍設有6處汽車停車場，另於逢甲商圈、洲際棒球場周邊及市政公園亦有停車空間，可搭配接駁車使用。將車輛停放至經貿6、8地號停車場再轉乘「水湳線」接駁車；停放於洲際棒球場周邊，可乘坐「洲際線」接駁車；市政公園停車場，則可搭乘「市府線」接駁車至會場。
10/13-10/22 臺中爵士音樂節─城市爵起
備受樂迷喜愛的爵士音樂節於10月中登場！今年活動主題為「城市爵起」，匯集國際知名爵士樂團、臺灣在地各大金獎爵士樂手同台演出，琴弦交織，激發不一樣的火花，演出陣容強大，共22餘組表演團隊，一連10天於市民廣場掀起爵士熱浪！相關活動訊息可上官方臉書粉絲專頁( https://www.facebook.com/taichungJAZZfestival/ )或活動官網( http://www.taichungjazzfestival.tw/ )查詢
官方網站
粉絲專頁
月月有活動、歡樂在臺中！
從今年下半年度一路到年底，每月均有精彩活動展演，10月下旬開始，「臺中購物節」熱力開跑，11月「新社花海暨台中國際花毯節」、「臺中市民野餐日」陸續登場，年底還有臺中耶誕嘉年華、跨年晚會等活動，精彩可期，歡迎民眾一起共襄盛舉，享受必比登美食，走訪山海屯城，感受這座城市的獨特魅力！
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