With the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve underway, the Taipei New Year’s Party series of warmup activities is also underway. Next up is Anime Fan Support Week, being held in the southeast plaza at Taipei City Hall on December 21 and 22. Embracing anime as the core concept, a weekend experience brimming with creativity and warmhearted hospitality has been created. In addition to the exciting stage performances and other theme week activities, this year (2024) a special limited-edition 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party Lucky Bag has been unveiled, filled with a rich and diverse array of treasure goodies inside. Come to Xiangti Avenue Plaza in Xinyi District to pick up one of these colorful gifts stuffed with New Year blessings for yourself!
According to the city’s Department of Information and Tourism, following the earlier Nostalgia Retro Week and Western Classics Week, this week’s activity is inspired by anime culture, with great fun guaranteed for anime fans, music lovers, and parents/kids out together! In addition to a special market, a series of marvelous interactive activities and stage performances has been planned for Anime Fan Support Week. Combining distinctive dance and creative musical instrument performances, whether presenting a dance performance adapted from a popular anime theme song or an innovative performance using traditional instruments mixed with electronic sound effects, you’ll experience the charm and vitality of the anime melodies along with the passionate enthusiasm of fan support gatherings.

Interactive activities and stage performances for Anime Fan Support Week, part of the Taipei New Year’s Party series of countdown warmup activities.
Furthermore, specially launched for this year’s Taipei New Year’s Eve bash is the 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party Lucky Bag. Within each Lucky Bag is a bounty of riches, including food, clothing, and daily necessities treasures. Participating brands include the popular skin care venture Jealousness, the high-tech textile enterprise PP Persephone Graphene, and the supermarket chain PX Mart, who have joined hands with PXPay Plus to create a Lucky Bag combo that is both creative and practical. The limited-quantity bags, suitable for both gift-giving and personal use, are being sold at the brands’ installation booths at Xiangti Avenue Plaza in Xinyi District. Come quick to join in the Taipei New Year’s Party fun and select your personal New Year’s blessing, making the 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party Lucky Bag your good luck charm! For more information on this and the party program of activities, please stay tuned to the Taipei New Year’s Party official website (https://2025newyear.travel.taipei/en/) and the Taipei Travel website dedicated fan page.