Festivals in Taiwan, such as Spring Scream, the Peace Fest, Basic Aid, and more…

It rained, it poured, and people danced. Just right for Reggae Beachfest, which drew hundreds despite a not so jammin forecast. Because true to the reggae spirit, all the rain did was add a little bit more soul into reggae heads who swept in from all over the island. More importantly, it brought out the [...]

Islandjam Reggae Beachfest is a one day reggae festival featuring Taiwan’s reggae stars and special guests . Walilei provides a great rain or shine venuefor all night party by the beach. this year will featureJECK PIPIL & PEACE PIPE from Philippines, CARIB ROCKS and recording artist MIFFER from Japan and Taiwan’s SKARAOKE, MATZKA. Taiwan’s rising [...]

How do I find a Taiwanese Aborigine? - A search for someone who belongs to that 2% of the population Taiwan talks and writes quite a lot about.
Multiethnic Taiwan? That slogan seems to be rather odd for Westerners like me who from kindergarten on are used to socializing with immigrants from all over the globe. [...]

This week I travel to Fo Guang Shan Monastery, and this temple is one of the biggest temple in Taiwan. This monastery has been in Taiwan since May 16, 1967. The place is more than 30 hectares in Ta Shu Township, Kaohsiung County. Taiwan is the first establishment of Fo Guang Shan Monastery, and right now [...]

This year’s Peace Fest was set in the village of Sanzhan in beautiful Taroko National Park. Now in its 5th consecutive year, Peace Fest 2009 was the best yet for many reasons. First, the location was unbeatable. With lush green mountains draped with wispy clouds and an azure stream as backdrop, the [...]

Taiwan Peace Festival in Hualien - 和平音樂祭在花蓮
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Peacefest! Nov 6 -8 2009

2 weeks later in Puli 兩個禮拜以後在埔里: BASIC AID 2009! MUSIC/ART FEST
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BASIC AID! NOVEMBER 20 - 22 2009

Check out video for the reggae party at Wa li lei. Looked like it was a great time for everyone.
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Call for Submissions for the 8th Annual Urban Nomad Film Fest
NT$12,000 in prizes! New section for video art! We need volunteers！
The Urban Nomad Film Fest is now accepting entries for its 2009 festival, to take place in Taipei and Hsinchu in late April and early May. We will give NT$12,000 in prizes for the [...]

This is a story submitted by Taika Alyosha. I personally don’t know this person and he hasn’t responded to any follow up emails so I couldn’t ascertain if this story was fiction or non-fiction. Either way, it makes for an interesting read. Here is part 5 of the 6 that were submitted.
Part [...]

This is a story submitted by Taika Alyosha. I personally don’t know this person and he hasn’t responded to any follow up emails so I couldn’t ascertain if this story was fiction or non-fiction. Either way, it makes for an interesting read. Here are the first 2 parts out of the 6 [...]

If you are looking for something fun to do this year for New Years Eve look no further. Make your way down or up or over to Tai Chung and get your blues on with Taiwan’s Rising stars the Rising Hedons. They’re a personal favorite of mine and I can guarantee you will [...]

Here is a video of the Peace Festival 2008. Our friend Chienni McCullough shot and edited this. Thanks Chienni!

Article and photos by Joseph McKinney
July the First; another Canada Day. But this year in Taiwan it came a few days early (Saturday, June 28th on Baishawan Beach in Taipei County). The Canadian Society in Taiwan held their annual Canada D’eh bash which was by all accounts a success.
The family and I were able [...]

This years Peace Festival had an unexpected twist to things. Due to the heavy rainfall leading up to the event, there was a lot of mud and grass just ready to be churned and turned by the party goers. By Saturday night, what once was the nice grassy yard in front [...]

The Basic Aid festival was held in Puli this year. I had never been there, and as such only recently learned of the geographic center of Taiwan monument. As nerdy as it may be, I was excited to go there and see it. It isn’t as cool as straddling the equator, [...]