When jazz returns, Taichung moves to a different rhythm. During the 2026 Taichung Jazz Festival, InterContinental Taichung and key creative partner BLACK DESIGN will connect the hotel, Civic Square and live music through a series of limited experiences inspired by the city itself:
LISTEN | International Artists, Intimate Live Sessions
Selected festival artists will perform on designated nights at ROLLING BAR and Leaves & Vines.
STAY | Beyond the Stay
A curated stay where BLACK DESIGN’s approach to living meets InterContinental hospitality.
TASTE | Festival-Exclusive Flavours
Limited dishes and drinks created to move from the hotel table into the festival experience.
EXPLORE | A Limited Experience at Civic Square
A specially designed hotel food truck and outdoor lounge bring together design, gastronomy and hospitality within the festival grounds.
From the hotel to the festival, and from the rhythm of the city back into the stay.
This October, follow the rhythm into Taichung.
LISTEN | 2026 Jazz Festival x Live Performances at InterContinental Taichung
This October, musicians from around the world take up residence at InterContinental Taichung — from Rolling Bar on the 5th floor to Leaves & Vines in the lobby lounge — carrying jazz through the city after dark.
| Date | Artist | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCT. 16 | Nick Javier Trio | 21:30–22:30 | Rolling Bar |
| OCT. 17 | Alessio Menconi Trio | 21:30–22:30 | Rolling Bar |
| OCT. 18 | Bad Trip Summer | 21:30–22:30 | Rolling Bar |
| OCT. 21 | Lambda Shift | 20:00–21:00 | Leaves & Vines |
| OCT. 24 | Julian Wittich × Estelle Perrault × Damian García | 21:30–22:30 | Rolling Bar |
| OCT. 25 | Maria Kim | 21:30–22:30 | Rolling Bar |
From Italian jazz guitar and Japanese new-generation fusion to interdisciplinary performance and contemporary Korean jazz, each night reveals a different expression of jazz.
STAY | Come for the Jazz. Stay for the City.
BEYOND THE STAY
InterContinental Taichung × BLACK DESIGN
A festival can be the reason for a journey.
A hotel can be the beginning of discovering a city.
During the 2026 Taichung Jazz Festival, InterContinental Taichung joins BLACK DESIGN to create Beyond the Stay, a limited-time stay experience.
BLACK DESIGN’s vision of nature, travel and everyday life is brought into the guestroom, layered with InterContinental’s space and hospitality — so that furniture, lighting, textiles and everyday objects become more than a display; they become part of the stay itself.
Highlights of the InterContinental Taichung × BLACK DESIGN one-night, two-meal package:
- STAY | BLACK DESIGN Curated Guestroom: A living environment where BLACK DESIGN aesthetics meet InterContinental hospitality.
- WELCOME | InterContinental VIP Welcome: Specially prepared welcome refreshments to begin the stay.
- TASTE | Jazz Festival Dining: Step into Civic Square for festival-exclusive food and drinks created by InterContinental Taichung.
- LISTEN | Reserved Festival Seating: Experience live international jazz at the festival, and feel Taichung’s most iconic city rhythm.
- TAKE HOME | BLACK DESIGN Exclusive Insulated Bag: An exclusively designed piece to carry the journey beyond the stay.
- MORNING | InterContinental Breakfast: A generous breakfast to begin the morning after a night of jazz.
Step out from the hotel and into the rhythm of Taichung — then bring the city back into your stay. This isn’t just one night, or one set of live jazz. It’s a stay that lets you feel Taichung’s autumn, in full.
👉 Booking link coming soon — stay tuned
TASTE | Festival-Exclusive Flavours
The experience begins with a classic travel trailer transformed into a distinctive hotel food truck at Civic Square, its streamlined metallic silhouette reimagined in bronze-gold and silver.
Rather than simply taking restaurant dishes outdoors, the menu begins with the way a festival is enjoyed — food made to hold, share and savour alongside the music. Familiar Taiwanese flavours meet European culinary influences across four exclusive dishes.
Gua Bao with Grilled Beef Short Rib
Layered with chilli-crisp mayonnaise, pickled vegetables, coriander and peanut.
Scallion Pancake with Duck Confit
Brings together mozzarella, greens and char siu jalapeño mayonnaise.
Strawberry Cheesecake Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
The tang of strawberry and cheese meets the richness of chocolate, tucked inside a crisp sandwich cookie.
Pistachio & Cherry Tiramisu
Classic tiramisu infused with pistachio and finished with wine-soaked cherries — made for afternoons that drift effortlessly into evening.