Nanfang'ao Mackerel Festival

The Nanfang'ao Mackerel Festival is an annual autumn marine-themed festival held in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. It centers on Nanfang'ao as Taiwan's important mackerel production area, combining fishing village culture, fish-eating education, and parent-child interactive experiences to showcase local fishery characteristics and marine lifestyle. With mackerel as the theme, the festival attracts visitors from across Taiwan through rich and diverse activities to explore the fishing port, learn about the fishery industry, savor seafood, and promote sustainable ocean concepts and local economic revitalization.
 

Event Time and Location

Location: Nanfang'ao Third Fishing Port (opposite Jinan Temple), Su'ao Township, Yilan County

Date: Held annually in autumn

Event Highlights

Mackerel Cuisine and Local Seafood Market

The festival features a harbor town seafood market with over sixty stalls of local seafood and specialty brands. On-site offerings include mackerel rice bowls, grilled mackerel, and other seafood dishes, allowing visitors to taste the freshest mackerel cuisine. Some limited-edition dishes are offered free at lunchtime on a first-come, first-served basis.

Parent-Child Experiences and Fun Activities

Over sixteen parent-child interactive activities are planned, including fish ball-making workshops, mackerel boat racing, ocean paddling, checkpoint stamp collecting, and more, combining fishing village culture with ocean knowledge to enhance fish-eating education and the joy of exploring harbor culture.

Themed Performances and Cultural Presentations

Festival activities are divided into multiple themed zones, presenting fishing village culture, maritime specialty performances, water ironman shows, and more. Through opening ceremonies and ocean symbolic elements, the moving stories and marine lifestyle rhythms of Nanfang'ao fishing port are presented.

Local Characteristics and Culture

Due to the convergence of the Kuroshio Current and ocean currents in the Nanfang'ao area, the sea is rich in fishery resources, particularly mackerel, whose catch often ranks first in Taiwan. Therefore, it is known as the "Hometown of Mackerel." The Mackerel Festival celebrates the harvest season through festive activities while promoting fishery culture, sustainable fishery concepts, and marine conservation issues, allowing the public to deepen their understanding and knowledge of fishing village life while participating in the festival.

Suitable For

This event is suitable for:

• Visitors wanting to experience fishing village culture and seafood cuisine
• People interested in mackerel dishes and seafood delicacies
• Parent-child families seeking weekend outings and marine education exploration itineraries

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