Some stalls sell records, household goods or secondhand appliances. There are also American antiques, including 20th-century U.S. industrial objects. Military-related items such as naval caps and Swiss Army knives are also among the finds.

The Oct. 17 event includes an 8-kilometer guided route through Sanmin District, alongside a Hakka cultural market and live music performances at Panhua Park.

Mengli Forest Park is nearing completion north of Chengcing Lake, with walking paths, pickleball courts and a pond that also helps manage drainage toward Renwu.

Shen Nai-hsun argues that the KMT’s move to legislate judicial caning after its referendum proposal was rejected risks weakening its original case that voters should decide.

Five MRT construction contracts won engineering quality awards, including work on the Siaogang–Linyuan and Gangshan–Lujhu extensions and the Yellow Line. Two Yellow Line contracts also received occupational health and safety honors.

Banana Pier’s restoration, four pedestrian improvement projects and three recreation-space projects were among the public works honored at this year’s City Engineering Quality Gold Awards. The city reported 51 recognized projects overall.

A new footbridge will connect Guoling Nature Park and Chengcing Lake across Songyi Road. Construction will close the road from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for three nights beginning Oct. 6, with drivers advised to use alternative routes.

The new Highway 17 route linking Ciaotou and Zuoying is expected to open by late October. The city projects the 7.3-kilometer road will cut driving time by about 15 minutes and ease traffic on the existing route.

The event also marks the start of the county’s “2026 Pingtung Light Journey” (屏東光旅) nighttime tourism initiative. Street illuminations along Minsheng Road (民生路) and Zhongshan Road (中山路) will operate from 5:30 to 10 p.m. daily, from Oct. 17 through Jan. 3, 2027.

The outdoor production combines a play, songs, acrobatics and a full table meal, with guests taking part in the fictional celebration.Set in 1987, the story follows a village chief in Shengli Star Village (勝利星村) as he prepares for his daughter’s wedding.