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.
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.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai says a preliminary feasibility report is ready for a proposed 24-hour international airport, though no site, budget or timetable has been disclosed.
A Kaohsiung woman’s 40-day detention term and NT$200,000 fine became final after an appeal panel upheld her conviction over a dog’s death in a rented apartment.
The Aozihdi project, also called Kaohsiung Star (高雄之星), includes a tower planned to reach 235.7 meters. If completed at that height, it would become the city’s third-tallest building, behind 85 Sky Tower and Farglory The One.
Gangshan Eye is expected to reopen in early 2027 after a NT$42 million renovation, with auditors flagging weaknesses in past contracting and oversight.
Kaohsiung’s balloon festival recorded more than 50,000 visits during its first four days at Tianliao Moon World, with further sessions scheduled in October.
