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13 upcoming events in Taichung you can go to alone, 0 of them free, from Tuesday 17 Nov to Wednesday 31 Mar 2027. Picked from city open data and official agendas. Check the official page before you go: times and prices can change.
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4 events in the next 14 days.
A solo piano evening that travels from Bach's Italian Concerto and Beethoven's Waldstein sonata to Rachmaninoff in the second half. It takes place in the small hall of the striking National Taichung Theater. A seat at a recital is a relaxed solo night out, with the intermission for conversation.
An independent theatre company stages its new production about planning for happiness on the third floor of a bookstore. The tiny venue puts audience and actors close together, and browsing the shelves before the show is a natural way to meet other theatre-goers.
A singer with accordion, guitar and double bass performs Édith Piaf classics and other beloved French chansons. A small-theatre concert is a pleasant solo outing, and the opera house's foyers invite chatting at the interval. Price is shown on the ticketing page.
On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 15:00 the Hui Sun Auditorium at National Chung Hsing University in Taichung hosts the concert Time Song, marking the 60th anniversary of singer Ricky Weng's career. The listing describes her as a legendary Asian diva and says the programme revisits well-known songs such as Prayer, Seagull, Always Believe and Gift of Love, with actors from her recent film invited to join her on stage as a surprise. It also notes that she toured her Thank You for Your Smile concerts in 2025 and 2026. Tickets are sold through the Era Ticket system online, by app, at convenience stores and at ticket outlets, with eight price levels from NT$1,200 to NT$5,600, and the top four levels carry a 5 percent card discount only during a set sales window. Purchases are under real names, one ticket per person. A concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the hall has come for the same songs. «這位亞洲傳奇歌后帶著不變的熱情分享他的光彩» Starts 15:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan — iCulture arts and culture events open data (Open Government Data License, version 1.0). The listing gives eight ticket prices from NT$1,200 to NT$5,600 and a 15:00 start in Taichung.
Pianists Chen Shu-ming and Su Hsiao-wen perform a duo recital titled Resonance and Echo in the intimate playhouse of Toyo Ito's National Taichung Theater. A seated recital is a comfortable solo outing, and the building's curving foyers are worth exploring before the start; check the listing for ticket details.
On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 19:00 the Hui Sun Auditorium at National Chung Hsing University in Taichung hosts Lin Shu-rung in the concert Your Classics, My Songs, part of her world tour. The listing calls her a Mandarin and Taiwanese-language singer with a warm, delicate voice, and says this is her first time performing in Taichung. The programme is built around three themes: classic hits such as Anna, Last Night's Stars and Unspoken Ending, a tribute to earlier generations of singers, and popular songs including Taiwanese folk tunes and Huangmei opera style numbers. The band is the Kong Qiang Super Band. The show runs 120 minutes with no interval, and tickets are one per person. Eight price levels are listed, from NT$800 to NT$6,800, and sales run through the Era Ticket system or the organiser at 04-22330177. A concert of familiar songs is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience shares the same memories. «歲月會老，歌聲不老。» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan — iCulture arts and culture events open data (Open Government Data License, version 1.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives eight ticket prices from NT$800 to NT$6,800 and a running time of 120 minutes without an interval.
'South America Train: Rhythms Arriving in Taiwan' is a 70-minute programme of South American rhythms in the small theatre of the National Taichung Theater. Tickets are sold through OPENTIX; the price is not shown on the listing. A compact, rhythmic show in an intimate space is easy to enjoy solo.
Five new works by Taiwanese and French composers bring together the ancient Chinese sheng, the saxophone and live electronics in an immersive 'sound playground' with light and theatre elements. A free pre-show talk by composer Luis Quintana is held at 15:00 on the same day with registration. Tickets are sold through OPENTIX; the price is not shown on the listing.
On Saturday 26 December 2026 at 18:00 the Huisun Hall of National Chung Hsing University in Taichung hosts the concert 2026 Cai Yide Sheng Sheng Bu Xi. The listing presents Cai Yide as a Taiwanese-language pop singer from Yunlin who has lived with polio since infancy and made his debut in 1989, and it says he has released more than ten albums. The show is his first solo concert in ten years. It is built around classic songs, a tribute to older singers in which his daughter Cai Duoduo also performs, and recent Taiwanese-language hits, with special guests, lighting and LED visuals. Its themes are family, love and friendship from a man's point of view. The listing says there is no interval and the show lasts 120 minutes, running from 18:00 to 20:00. Tickets are priced at NT$2,200, 2,800, 3,000, 3,800, 5,000, 6,000, 10,000 or 12,000 and are sold through the Ticket.com.tw booking site, one ticket per person. A seated concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is there for the same songs. «跨世代金曲與主題式編排，透過演與唱敘事、充滿情感打造這場演唱會。» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan — iCulture arts and culture events open data (Open Government Data License, version 1.0). The listing gives eight ticket prices from NT$2,200 to NT$12,000 and a running time of 120 minutes without an interval.
Conducted by Kim Jin, the St. Cecilia String Orchestra plays a year-end programme of string favourites, opening with a Carmen suite and including serenades and a holiday suite. OPENTIX lists tickets from NT$300 to NT$800. An evening concert at the opera house is an easy night out alone.
On Saturday 9 January 2027 at 19:00 the Huisun Hall of National Chung Hsing University in Taichung hosts the concert Yang Fan Jian Chi Zai Jian Chi, organised by Sanzhiyang Co. Ltd. According to the listing, it is the first time since his 2016 concert that singer Yang Fan returns to the stage to meet his fans. It names three of his best-known songs, Girl Girl, Love Train Conductor and I Cannot Help Missing You, as the ones expected to bring back memories of youth. The title also refers to his newest Taiwanese-language song about persevering through hard times, supported by friends and by parents back in his hometown. The listing says the concert has no interval and lasts 120 minutes. Tickets are priced at NT$4,200, 3,600, 3,000, 2,400, 1,800, 1,200 or 800 and are sold through the Ticket.com.tw booking site, one ticket per person, with half-price places for people with disabilities and one companion. A concert of familiar songs is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience shares the same memories. «睽違多年，再度開唱！堅持再堅持，讓經典延續，讓感動重現！» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan — iCulture arts and culture events open data (Open Government Data License, version 1.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives seven ticket prices from NT$800 to NT$4,200 and a running time of 120 minutes without an interval.
Conductor Lan Shui and soprano Jeannie Chiang join the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in a programme that opens with Mozart's Prague Symphony and includes Janáček's Taras Bulba. The concert runs about two hours with an interval. Tickets for the Taichung date on OPENTIX start at NT$300.
German oboist Stefan Schilli joins wind players of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra for a Bohemian chamber programme: Krommer's Octet in C major, Janáček's wind sextet «Mládí» and Dvořák's Serenade for Wind Instruments. The concert lasts about 90 minutes with an interval, and the cheapest seats are NT$300 (about 9 euros), an easy solo evening out. «NTSO斯特凡．席利與國臺交室內樂音樂會» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:30. Source: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan — iCulture arts and culture events open data (Open Government Data License, version 1.0).
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The next event in Taichung is "Piano recital “Dawn and Night Song” at National Taichung Theater" on Tuesday 17 Nov at 19:30. 4 events are listed in the next two weeks, and 13 up to Wednesday 31 Mar 2027.
0 of the 13 upcoming events listed here are marked free. The rest are low-cost or ticketed; the price is on each official page, so check it before you go.
Right now: music (12), culture (1). Common venues are 台中中興大學惠蓀堂, 臺中國家歌劇院小劇場 (National Taichung Theater, Playhouse), National Taichung Theater — Black Box.
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