The "2026 Urban Island Wave" silk market will be held on October 3 and 4 in front of Kaohsiung Pier 2 Tower and Taiyi Light Rail Station

"2026 Urban Island Wave" brings the silk market onto the Kaohsiung light rail body, combining distinctive key visuals and event information, shuttles across the two harbors, and warms up in advance for the market that will be launched on October 3 and 4. (Provided by Youth Bureau)

The 2026 Urban Langlang Entrepreneurship Market Carnival will be held on October 3 and 4 in front of the Kaohsiung Pier 2 Tower and the Taiyi Light Rail Station. This year, with the theme of "Stringing the Thread", 80 stalls of young entrepreneurial brands will be assembled, and limited-edition "Stringing the Thread Food" and style selections will be presented. 11 groups of bands will be invited to start the event in a relay, inviting citizens and friends to come to the harbor to enjoy delicious food, listen to music, and enjoy the sea breeze.

Kaohsiung City Youth Director Lin Kaixuan said that "Urban Island Wave" is not only an exhibition of the achievements of the stall truck brand, but also a platform that connects the city government and youth entrepreneurship. This year's special theme is "String", which symbolizes the city's companionship for young people's dreams. This emotion is inseparable and tightly linked.

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This year, Urban Waves uses cheese, mochi, marshmallows and other ingredients to extend the image of "string, yellow", and invites young entrepreneurial brands to use their creativity to launch event-limited products, extending the theme from vision to taste and life; such as "Artisan Handmade Dumplings" "Institute" launched "Grilled Cheese Pan-fried Dumplings", "I Think It's OK" launched "Venus Dew Shimmer Smoothie" using seasonal tropical mango, and "Chai. Yuangungun" used brown sugar, nuts, cheese and soybean powder to create "Soybean Powder × Brown Sugar Nut Cheesecake".

In addition to visiting the stalls and eating delicious food, a "Brand Story Wall" was also created on site, gathering 33 groups of young entrepreneurial brand entrepreneurship stories that have been registered and tutored, allowing the public to see the entrepreneurial trajectory behind the stall brand.

The two-day event also invited music casts such as "Sweet John", "Crispy Band", and "JOYCE" to perform, and also connected the youth bureau's "High Speed Youth" past and this year's incubation bands, including the 2023 incubation band "Shark Claw Machine", the 2025 incubation band "BUTTER RIOT", and this year's incubation band "Retrograde Back Room NS" HOUSE"; the top three student bands of the 2026 Youth Engine-Music Show Preliminary Event, "Poppy Sea Flower", "游trembling" and "ララ电wave" were also invited to the stage, with a total of 11 groups performing relay performances.

In 2026, City Island launched a limited-edition "Thai Bay Area Bar" together with "Roof Island Rooftop Restaurant and Restaurant" for the first time, and echoed the "Silk-stringing" theme with moon shrimp cakes that can string strings, creating a "sinful string-stringing delicacy". (Provided by Youth Bureau)

The "2026 Urban Island Wave" String Market will be held from 2 pm to 9 pm on October 3 and 4 in front of the Kaohsiung Pier 2 Tower and the Taiyi Light Rail Station, with 11 groups of bands singing in a relay. (Provided by Youth Bureau)