The Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival this year is to feature concerts, folk songs, seafood feasts and guided tours, along with key fob prizes that can be paired with mobile phones to play the soundscape of the Donggang fishing port (東港), the Pingtung County Government said.
The festival — which begins on Saturday and runs to July 2 — is the 23rd edition of the event, which celebrates the region’s tuna fishing tradition, the Pingtung Information and International Affairs Department said.
Novel attractions for the celebrations this year include English-language guided tours along five routes, a group tour for the weekend, several tours during weekdays and light installation art on the township’s seafood row, the department said.
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Scheduled to perform are singers Aaron Yan (炎亞綸), Henry Hsu (許富凱), Agoo Lwi (呂思緯), Hung Fei (黃妃) and Ozone, among others, department director Yin Feng-lan (鄞鳳蘭) said.
The performers represent three generations of Taiwanese artists, she added.
Raffles are to be held for visitors who spend NT$100 at the festival, with 150 prizes to be awarded on weekdays and 250 on weekends, to be distributed through a capsule machine, the department said.
The prizes include four types of mobile phone pairable fobs that play the sounds of the township when connected to WiFi, along with iPhone 14s, Apple watches, Philips air fryers, Kolin air fresheners and coupons for merchandise at local stores, it said.
Raffle participants are guaranteed to receive a free helping of the township’s tuna-shaped pastry, it added.
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