The Taichung Jazz Festival (traditional Chinese: 臺中爵士音樂節; simplified Chinese: 台中爵士音乐节; pinyin: Táizhōng Juéshì Yīnyuè Jié) is an annual jazz music festival held in West District, Taichung, Taiwan. As the biggest jazz festival in Taiwan, it becomes a tourist attraction of the city which draws millions to visit every year. The main stage is typically located at Civic Square, a park within Calligraphy Greenway.
| Taichung Jazz Festival | |
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| Genre | jazz |
| Location(s) | Civic Square and Calligraphy Greenway, West, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe festival started in 2003 and is held annually in October.[1][2] With an initial 30,000 to 40,000 people during its first year, the festival's audience has grown to over 1 million visiters annually. In September 2020, the event organizer had to cancel the festival for the year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2019 Taichung Jazz Festival". Taichung Tourism and Travel Bureau. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 Taichung Jazz Festival". Taichung Tourist Hotel Association. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Evans, John (2 September 2020). "Taichung cancels annual jazz festival". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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