This year, Beiliu once again joined hands with expo, the lifestyle and cultural creative platform of Eslite, to jointly create the outdoor market "Elite Baiweile Collection [Kundao Food Feast]", which gathered nearly a hundred stalls of specialty food, cultural and creative brands and style selections. (Provided by Taipei Pop Music Center)
[Reporter Sun Weirong/Taipei Report] One of the "2026 Trendy Taipei TRENDY TAIPEI" series of events, the Taipei Music Expo TAIPEI MUSIC EXPO (TMEX) will be held at the Taipei Pop Music Center from August 27th to 30th, and will be open to the general public on the 29th and 30th. The JAM JAM ASIA Asian Music Festival (JJA) will also be held at the same time on the 29th and 30th. This year, Beiliu once again joined hands with expo, the lifestyle and cultural creative platform of Eslite, to jointly create the outdoor market "Elite Baiweile Collection [Kundao Food Feast]", which gathered nearly a hundred stalls of specialty food, cultural and creative brands and style selections. From industrial exhibitions, seven stage performances, special markets to overnight planning and street closure parties, we will create the most urban music carnival this summer.
The Taipei Music Expo (TMEX), which closely follows "industry trends", will lead the public to explore the diverse aspects of the pop music industry up close through brand exhibitions, international forums and other rich contents. This year's TMEX will focus on "technology" and "sustainability" and is expected to invite more than 60 domestic and overseas music and management brands, and more than 100 international industry professionals and media to participate. The JAM JAM ASIA Asian Music Festival (JJA), which is an extension of TMEX, has fully upgraded its cast and stage scale this year, gathering more than 80 groups of domestic and overseas musicians to perform in turns on seven stages in the Beiliu Park. It has also planned "Night Special Projects" and "TMC Blvd. Beiliu Avenue" Citizen Avenue Street Closure Party allows music and culture from all over the world to meet in Beiliu.
During the TMEX and JJA activities, free water refilling stations will be set up in Beiliu Park to encourage visitors to bring their own water bottles, and free recyclable tableware rental services will be provided to reduce the use of bottled water and disposable tableware. Beiliu has also joined hands with Eslite Market to launch a discount. Anyone who purchases meals at the market can enjoy a 5 yuan discount by bringing their own tableware or borrowing reusable tableware. Recyclable tableware only requires a deposit, and it will be fully refunded after returning it. The event also encourages people to take public transportation to Beiliu. Anyone who takes the MRT and presents the "Taipei MRT GO APP" can redeem 20 MRT points at the event service desk.
In response to the theme of sustainability, this year we specially used waste materials recycled from previous events to create activity devices, and also launched a peripheral product "Eco-friendly JAM Energy Coin Purse" designed with movable canvas processing, allowing resources to be reused through different links, and making participation in the music festival itself a part of practicing sustainable living.
In addition to inviting music fans to join the sustainability action at the event, this year TMEX also specially set up a "Music Sustainability Progress" booth to further explore the diverse practices of sustainability from the perspective of the popular music industry. The booth will not only introduce Beiliu's own sustainability actions, but also lead the public to see how sustainability is implemented in the music industry through different music festival cases, from event production, resource utilization to audience participation and other aspects. This year, Beiliu will conduct an activity carbon footprint inventory for JJA to actually understand the carbon emissions of large-scale music events, accumulate implementation experience through data, and continue to explore more possibilities for the sustainability of the pop music industry.
This year, Beiliu once again joined hands with expo, the lifestyle and cultural creative platform of Eslite, to jointly create the outdoor market "Elite Baiweile Collection [Kundao Food Feast]", which gathered nearly a hundred stalls of specialty food, cultural and creative brands and style selections. (Provided by Taipei Pop Music Center)
In addition, this year's Eslite lifestyle cultural and creative platform expo will launch the "Eslite Baiweile Collection [Kundao Food Feast]" on the 29th and 30th on the sidewalk on the side of Beiliu Citizen Avenue and the triangular lawn in front of the Cultural Center. In addition to collecting nearly 100 stalls of specialty food, cultural and creative brands and style selections, it also echoes JJA's feature of bringing together diverse music cultures from Asia and the Pacific, and has specially designed an "Asian Food Zone" to allow music fans to experience different cultures through food while listening to groups on seven stages, allowing music, food and urban life to meet in Beiliu.
The market has also prepared a number of highlights in its stall lineup, bringing together popular delicacies of different styles, cultural and creative design brands, and personalized trendy clothing and accessories. Among them, well-known brands such as MEME CHK and Marvelous Fried Chicken will bring mouth-watering special fried foods, while brands such as Tuoma Burger and Bucun Morning Tea Burger Specialty will launch burgers made with different exclusive flavor sauces; there are also specialty style and trendy brands such as Yondaime Sukura and Volishe; the "Asian Food Zone" will include dining tables on the island, MUUDY Specializing in Thai tea drinks and mixology, Japanese curry bread with me and Japanese curry bread, spring Korean food and other Asian specialties; B line by A train, pure love snack bar, DB brewery mobile beer truck are also in sync with the night performance period, selling various specialty drinks simultaneously. This allows music fans to embark on a small trip to Asia that combines music and taste buds without leaving the music festival site.
