"Taitung, Bloom into your healing power."

The 2026 Taitung spirit festival centers on the theme "Awakening Self-Healing Power," with love as the catalyst for transformation. Self-healing is the resilience that blooms from within, and the spirit of "love and self-healing" reflects a fundamental attitude toward life itself.

Taitung — embraced by mountains and sea — is a land of natural healing energy, and the ideal place to return to one's most authentic self. We invite every visitor to slow down, restore their mind and body, grow together, and discover their own unique capacity for healing.

Grounded in the core values of Slow Economy × Taitung Blue × Sustainable Urban-Rural Development × Austronesian Culture, the festival embodies the practice of healing economy — rooted in nature, the arts, and the human spirit. It aligns deeply with the vision of the 2026 Taitung Expo, serving as a key thread in promoting slow living and sustainable development.

2026 marks a milestone year for the Wake Up Slow Festival. In Taitung, let us find peace within, and together — in the name of love — begin our journey of healing.

Taitung's first urban Healing Hub runs June to October, offering 121 sessions across five dimensions: body, aromatherapy, inner journey, art, and dietary healing. Local instructors are prioritized to build a sustainable healing industry, and two dedicated social worker sessions help frontline caregivers restore themselves before giving back.

Taiwan's largest immersive healing experience is coming to Taitung! On July 11–12, Taitung Forest Park hosts the Summer Healing Festival — blending stress relief, improvisational arts, interactive experiences, and a healing market. Family-friendly activities invite everyone to reconnect with their inner healing power amid nature. Community market vouchers are distributed to nurture a cycle of both economic and emotional well-being.

Six lectures over two days on August 15–16 at the National Museum of Prehistory, covering psychology, mindfulness, naturopathy, food therapy, and aromatherapy. Building on two years of success, social workers receive priority registration to ensure caregivers have space to heal first.