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BackThe 2026 Taichung International Tapestry Festival will be held on October 31 with the theme of "Dessert Kingdom"
The 2026 Taichung International Tapestry Festival will be held on October 31 with the theme of "Dessert Kingdom"
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The 2026 Taichung International Tapestry Festival will be held on October 31 with the theme of "Dessert Kingdom"

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Flower Carpet Festival. The Taichung City Government has cooperated with Sanrio to create seven themed exhibition areas at the New Community Seedling Improvement and Breeding Farm.

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  • The 2026 Taichung International Tapestry Festival will be held from October 31 to November 22 at Taichung New Community.
  • This year marks the 15th anniversary.
  • The city government has cooperated with Sanrio to create seven themed exhibition areas with the theme of "Dessert Kingdom" and seven celebrities including Hello Kitty to showcase Taichung's pastry culture and floral design.

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The Taichung International Tapestry Festival is a large-scale annual tourism event in Taichung City. Last year, it attracted nearly 4 million visitors and created a tourism output value of more than 9.2 billion yuan.

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The main visual of the 2026 Taichung International Tapestry Festival. (Provided by Taiwanese Tourism Bureau)

The Taichung International Tapestry Festival will be held from October 31st to November 22nd! This year coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Tapestry Festival. The city government has specially cooperated with Sanrio to use the theme of "Dessert Kingdom" and invited seven Sanrio stars, including Hello Kitty, Melody, Coolami, Big-Eared Dog Sheena, Pudding Dog, Pianno and Mermaid Hanton, to create seven themed exhibition areas to create an imaginative dreamland. Colorful displays will be held at the No. 2 Nursery of the New Community Seed Improvement Breeding Farm from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm every day.

The theme of "Dessert Kingdom" echoes Taichung's rich pastry and food culture. Chen Meixiu, director of tourism and tourism, said that this year's Tapestry Carpet Festival combines Taichung's profound pastry culture, floral design and interactive experience, using a more imaginative way to transform desserts into floral landscapes and themed landscaping, bringing together the stars' special features. Colors and dessert imagery are integrated into the floral landscape, presenting unique dream scenes, from the "Icing Garden" where a sea of purple flowers interweaves with donuts, to the "Sundae Paradise" surrounded by warm yellow flower carpets, to dessert elements such as strawberries, marshmallows, and ice cream, depicting a colorful and diverse world of desserts.

The Tourism Bureau pointed out that the Flower Carpet Festival has continued to create outstanding tourism benefits in recent years, with nearly 4 million visitors last year, driving a tourism output value of more than 9.2 billion yuan, setting a new high. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Flower Carpet Festival. It combines Sanrio stars, dessert culture and flower art to continue the Flower Carpet Festival's characteristics of art, culture and tourism. Flowers are not only landscapes, but also become a creative medium for urban culture and local stories. It is expected that there will be another wave of flower viewing craze.

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