Where To Shop For Halloween in Taipei
Though Halloween isn’t traditionally celebrated in Taiwan, recent years have seen a huge surge in popularity for the Western holiday. These days, you can expect to see businesses jumping on the spooky bandwagon and decking out their storefronts in spiders, pumpkins, and sinister imagery. Schools have started embracing the black and orange spirit with trick-or-treating and costume contests. Halloween parties and events are held across the city in the lead-up to October 31st.
Halloween is a highlight of the holiday year for some Western expats and the ominous mood is something they desperately miss while living overseas. Thankfully Taipei has enough of a Halloween scene that you can still get your fix of costumes and decorations.
Halloween stores pop up all over Taipei in the month of October, but the highest concentration of Halloween shopping in the city is found just north of Taipei Main Station. Along the stretch of Chang’an West Road (長安西路) between Chongqing North Road (重慶北路) and Chengde Road (承德路) — see map below — you’ll find around a dozen Halloween costume and decoration shops.
Most of the stores are pretty similar and cater toward kids, for which there are plenty of options. The adult costumes are somewhat limited in scope, but they have all of the basics covered and sell plenty of accessories like wigs, face paint, props, etc. The shops also have a decent selection of decorations to really get in the Halloween spirit.
To find this Halloween shopping paradise, head north after exiting Taipei Main Station until you hit Chang’an West Road (長安西路). The themed stores are sprinkled along the stretch of road between Chongqing North Road (重慶北路) and Chengde Road (承德路). Check out the map for a visual aid:
