Department of Cultural Affairs

The SongYan Summer Festival at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park was launched in 2022. Over the past three years, nighttime cultural offerings at this historic site have been enthusias-tically received, drawing over a million visitors. 

Last year saw the official opening of the Taipei Dome, the launch of 14 restaurants at SOGO Garden City, and the reopening of the 24-hour Eslite Bookstore at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. This year, the Taipei Cultural and Sporting Park (臺北文化體育園區) is wel-coming yet another major debut, the Garden of Lights on the first floor of SOGO Garden City’s cinema building. 

This summer, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park will once again join forces with partners across the broader SongYan district and collaborate with trendsetters from Taiwan and abroad to create a brand-new trendy nightlife experience in Taipei’s East and Xinyi Districts!

Trends are like the city’s lights at night: dazzling and ever-changing, like flowing water, con-stantly shifting in form. As a flagship international metropolitan music festival, TRENDY TAIPEI (which in 2025 is sporting the slogan “TRENDY TAIPEI: It’s now”) links music, fashion, technology, audiovisual arts, gaming, and artistic performance, transforming the en-tire city into a creative lab and showcasing future trends and influences across three major areas: Industry Trends, Concert Economy, and Urban Action. 

Situated in the cultural corridor and consumption hub of central Taipei, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park takes the lead in responding to TRENDY TAIPEI’s Urban Action with the 2025 edition of the SongYan Summer Festival, bringing together elements loved by trend-savvy audiences. 

Three types of nighttime experiences will be on offer: music, sports, and markets. The event will span 10 summer weekend evenings over two months, so everyone can step out of the air-conditioning and into the heat of summer to feel the trends and fire up Taipei!

From Trend to Flow: Slow Down with Healing Yoga to Ease into Summer Nights

When sports is combined with the idea of “#trendy,” it often evokes images of runners in mo-tion or skaters chasing speed. But in the hustle and bustle of a busy city, slowing down and focusing on mindful movement has become a trend in itself. 

The first weekend of SongYan Summer Festival will open with a “cork yoga” session in the park’s romantic Baroque Garden. Partnering with well-known yoga brand MATA, the session will feature eco-friendly cork props and themed classes that combine yoga, Pilates, and beer and other surprise drinks. 

After the first weekend, six additional sessions will be held, enabling participants to stretch freely like branches in a garden. On the second weekend, participants will be guided into deeper relaxation with MACACA’s Healing Yoga Flow (療癒瑜珈) sessions, accompanied by live handpan and singing bowl sound therapy. Let your body move with the rhythm, find-ing your own strength and balance between motion and stillness, and fully experiencing the flow of body and breath.

In August, the NoMad Yoga series will feature classes blending jazz dance, yoga, and music, encouraging everyone to move under the moonlight and discover the soothing transition from trend to flow.

Classical and Pop Music Take the Stage at a Historic Landmark: Seven Major Music Feasts 

This year, we are proud to welcome the award-winning Czech quartet Alf Carlsson/Jiri Ko-taca Quartet, winners of the 2024 Czech Music Award. The quartet will perform with Tai-wanese violinist Yu-chin Huang, flutist Yi-le Ting, violist Chih-ching Li, and cellist Tsun-i Huang in an improvisational modern jazz concert. 

Taipei Symphony Orchestra will also present a concert blending classical and pop music, while the Taipei Philharmonic Foundation for Culture and Education will host performances by international choirs. 

In addition, a popular DJ will create a summer J-POP night filled with food and drinks in-spired by Ukiyo-e aesthetics. Indigenous creators will be invited to share picture books and perform songs in their native languages, allowing audiences to appreciate the beauty of indig-enous stories and music. 

Meanwhile, the 1500 Sound Academy will host a summer music festival, offering interactive workshops and lectures that connect music lovers with the industry, all while showcasing fresh talent from the next generation of creators.

Chill and Refreshing Food Showcase: Take It Easy This Summer

You can still fire up Taipei in the summer! 

Though it’s hard to leave the air conditioning for the afternoon heat, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park invites you to chill out from day to night with So Fun So Cool, curated by Funtasty. The session features refreshing food and drinks and interactive experiences, offer-ing cooling, thirst-quenching options and a hint of summer buzz to beat the heat. 

Throughout the park, photo-friendly installations will be set up to spread good vibes. Come explore every corner of Songshan Cultural and Creative Park’s historic grounds, discover sur-prises throughout the SongYan Summer Festival, and enjoy one of the most distinctive sum-mer nights in Taipei!