As city events grow more active, officials said making smart transportation choices is essential. Leaving private vehicles at home and relying on MRT and light rail services, they added, helps ensure that Kaohsiung weekends remain lively without becoming congested.

Police report a continued rise in online shopping fraud and fake buyer schemes, with scammers using social media, fake fan pages, and fraudulent listings to lure victims off official platforms. Once victims move to private chats, they are pushed to pay through bank transfers, gaming points, or convenience store payment codes.

Kaohsiung officials say the Christmas Festival at Central Park now ranks as southern Taiwan’s largest year-end cultural gathering.

Local Mega Mall Plans Firework “Firsts” to see in 2026.

The organization, first launched in Kaohsiung in 2005, has spent the past two decades pairing entertainment with philanthropy, raising funds, awareness, and national attention through annual celebrity baseball exhibitions.

The exhibition, titled “Sacred Waters: Cultural Beliefs and Folklore in the Gaoping River Basin” (這條河很神！高屏溪流域的信仰故事), opened Monday at the Kaohsiung Museum of History.

Twelve lighting installations are spread throughout Central Park, and will remain on display through January 4, 2026.

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