Tickets cost NT$500 per person and will be available through the ibon ticketing system. The festival opens at Tianliao Moon World (田寮月世界), where rides will be offered from Sept. 25 to 28 and again Oct. 3 and 4. The event then moves to Love River (愛河) for the Double Ten holiday weekend from Oct. 9 to 11.

Kaohsiung’s tax-registered homes averaged 34.41 years in the second quarter of 2026, with Renwu the youngest district and Tianliao the oldest.

The facility occupies a converted urban house near Formosa Boulevard [美麗島] and the Nanhua Night Market [南華夜市]. The ground floor operates as a cafe, while the second and third floors feature sound-insulated recording spaces, a mixing and control room, and a lounge area. Available studio equipment includes multiple Fender guitars, a Fender Jazz Bass, a drum kit, and a keyboard.

The first 880 meters of the NT$98.4 billion Kaohsiung-Pingtung Second Expressway will break ground in Jiuru on Sept. 28, beginning work on a route expected to reach Zuoying in 2033.

Police rescued a 48-year-old man who was found dehydrated but alive after spending four days trapped in mud in Kaohsiung’s Tianliao mountain area.

Pingtung County has opened anonymous e-cigarette collection points as Taiwan considers fines of NT$30,000 to NT$100,000 for possession. The amendment has not yet passed, and no enforcement date has been announced.

Opinion writer Shen Nai-hsun argues that Kaohsiung’s NT$8.1 billion redevelopment of Cianjhen Fishing Port has failed to provide foreign fishing workers with adequate, affordable accommodation and shower facilities.

Following heavy rain and reports of potholes across Kaohsiung, author Shen Nai-hsun argues that the city must explain how repairs will be funded and completed. However, funds carried forward in government accounts should not automatically be described as unspent money available for immediate use.

Drivers have complained that a narrow access road and sharp turn at HSR Zuoying Station leave little room for error. THSR has agreed to repair damaged protective tubing, but no wider reconstruction has been announced.

Taiwan-based lawyer and political analyst Ross Feingold (方恩格) observed to Kaohsiung Times that “The length of time this case has taken to make its way through the litigation process is normal in Taiwan for a case that involves dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries, and that involves a dispute over whether corporates or local/central government agencies also might bear responsibility due to negligence in public works or regulatory oversight of the companies involved. Often, both the criminal and civil side of these matters can take this long.”