What's On
A year in Taitung
Every month, the valley and the coast change their look — from warm-winter hot springs and spring greens to summer balloons and golden autumn rice. For each month we map a journey based at Luminous.
This month · 6Midsummer prelude
The month before the balloons
Lock in your Luye stay and transfers before the festival.
- ·Book Luminous early
- ·Tethered-ride pre-sale (per official announcements)
- ·Valley hot springs
The full year
Warm winter escape
Hot-spring wellness season
Taitung's winters are warm and dry — an underrated season to heal.
Valley Stars & Hot-Spring Wellness · 3 Days →
Warm winter escape
New Year in the valley
Skip the cold, damp north — spend a warm New Year in the Rift Valley.
Valley Stars & Hot-Spring Wellness · 3 Days →
Valley spring planting
The paddies turn green
Chishang's rice fields begin to glow — the valley's loveliest season arrives.
Valley & Coast Slow-Living — 3 Days at Luminous →
Valley greens
The season to walk into the tribes
Gentle weather — the best time to step into Taitung's tribes and cultural landscapes.
Indigenous Roots from Luminous · 4 Days →
Early-summer valley
Rice waves bright green
The rice waves deepen, the sea breeze warms — mountain and sea both just right.
Valley & Coast Gourmet · 4 Days →
Midsummer prelude
The month before the balloons
Lock in your Luye stay and transfers before the festival.
Luminous Flagship — Hot-Air Balloons, Starlight & Hot Springs, 3 Days →
Balloon season
The valley fills with balloons
The Taiwan International Balloon Festival opens; the Luye sky lights up.
Luminous Flagship — Hot-Air Balloons, Starlight & Hot Springs, 3 Days →
Balloon season
Night Glow & stars
The festival's second half — Night Glow by evening, valley stars by night.
Luminous Flagship — Hot-Air Balloons, Starlight & Hot Springs, 3 Days →
Early-autumn valley
The rice begins to turn gold
The heat fades; the valley's rice deepens by the day.
Valley & Coast Slow-Living — 3 Days at Luminous →
Golden harvest
The most beautiful rice waves of the year
Chishang's autumn harvest — the whole valley is gold.
Valley & Coast Gourmet · 4 Days →
Warm autumn · billfish
The coast's flavours come to the table
Chenggong harbour's billfish season, into the warming winter-escape months.
Valley & Coast Gourmet · 4 Days →
Warm winter escape
Hot springs & New Year in the valley
Soak at the 11.3-hectare Luminous and steep the year away in the springs.
Valley Stars & Hot-Spring Wellness · 3 Days →
*Exact event dates (the balloon festival, Night Glow, billfish season, etc.) are time-sensitive — per official announcements.