Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum hosts book fair from 7 November
Published on 10/18/2026 at 01:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Kaohsiung will host the Fo Guang Shan Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo from 7 to 13 November 2026. The venue, also known as the Buddha Memorial Center, will combine books, exhibitions, outdoor sculpture and public activities during the week.
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum sets a week for books and food
The event is scheduled for 7 to 13 November 2026 at the museum in Dashu District, Kaohsiung. The museum's annual-events page lists the Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo for those dates, while the book fair programme gives the venue as the Buddha Memorial Center.
The opening ceremony is set for 10.30am on 7 November 2026 in the Great Enlightenment Hall. The programme includes a book fair, a vegetarian expo and a local-farm market, alongside exhibitions, lectures, sutra copying and family activities.
The event is organised around reading, cultural activity, art, vegetarian food, environmental education and children’s participation. Its combination of a fixed programme and multiple areas across the museum gives the November dates a direct link to the site rather than to Kaohsiung as a whole.
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum links the fair to its layout
The museum grounds provide several named spaces for the programme. The book fair and vegetarian expo are listed for the Covered Walkway, an outdoor mobile library for the Way to Buddhahood, and an outdoor sculpture display for the Grand Photo Terrace and surrounding grass.
The art programme includes an exhibition of works by Hung Yi, with animal-shaped sculptures placed outdoors. Other listed displays include an exhibition of Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain, a Buddhist art exhibition and a travelling exhibition about marine futures.
This distribution matters for visitors because the fair is not confined to one indoor room. On 7 November 2026, the programme also lists sutra copying at the Great Buddha Platform and a tea meditation activity at Bodhi Square. The museum therefore becomes both the venue and the route through which the week’s cultural programme is arranged.
The wider complex is a major Buddhist site in southern Taiwan. The museum’s historic background records that the Buddha Memorial Center was completed in 2011. It describes a U-shaped Buddhist Museum, a large memorial centre, eight pagodas and the Way to Buddhahood path.
Visiting Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Fo Guang Shan Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo runs from 7 to 13 November 2026 at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Dashu District, Kaohsiung.
- The programme is designed as a public cultural event, with the book fair and vegetarian expo joined by exhibitions, lectures, outdoor sculpture and family activities.
- The opening ceremony takes place at 10.30am on 7 November 2026 in the Great Enlightenment Hall. A tea meditation programme is listed for Bodhi Square later that day.
- The site is reached by road from the Qishan-Dashu Interchange on National Highway 10, followed by Provincial Highway 29. The event page also confirms that public transport is available.
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Frequently asked questions about Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
When does the Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo take place at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum?
The event runs from 7 to 13 November 2026 at the museum in Kaohsiung. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 7 November 2026.
What is Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum?
It is a Buddhist museum and memorial complex in Dashu District, Kaohsiung. The site includes a U-shaped museum, the Buddha Memorial Center, eight pagodas and the Way to Buddhahood path.
Where is Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum and how do you get there?
The museum is in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Road access includes National Highway 10 and Provincial Highway 29, and the event information also identifies public transport as an option.
