Events

The 9th Digital China Summit (第九届数字中国建设峰会) was held in Fuzhou on 29–30 April 2026, themed "Accelerating innovation and development in digital technologies and deepening the building of Digital China." The summit is the flagship national gathering on the digital e

The 43rd China Sport Show (2026 中国国际体育用品博览会) runs 21–24 May 2026 at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center.

The 22nd China International Health Expo (第22届中国国际健康产业博览会) was held 20–22 September 2025 at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center, themed "Joining Hands for Health, Creating a Better Future." Based on the event's annual cadence, a 23rd editi

The 2026 Asia Pacific Trail Running Championships (APTRC, 2026 亚太越野跑锦标赛) come to Wuyishan, Fujian in mid-to-late November 2026, co-hosted by the Fujian Provincial Sports Bureau, the People's Government of Nanping, and the International Trail Running Association (

Mazu Birthday (妈祖诞辰) commemorates Lin Moniang's birth in 960 CE — making the 2026 observance the 1,066th anniversary. The lunar date is the 23rd day of the third lunar month; in 2026 this falls on Saturday, 9 May.

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Mazu Ascension Day (妈祖升天日) marks Lin Moniang's transformation into the sea goddess in 987 CE — she is said to have ascended from a cliff on Meizhou Island on the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.

The Xiamen International Marathon (厦门国际马拉松) is one of World Athletics' Platinum Label races and is always the first major marathon on the global calendar — held on the second Sunday of January every year since 2003.

The Lantern Festival (元宵节) marks the fifteenth and final day of Chinese New Year. In 2026 it falls on Tuesday, 3 March, and Sanfang Qixiang is Fuzhou's busiest lantern venue by a wide margin.

The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) falls on Friday, 19 June 2026. Fuzhou runs its main races on the Min River, with Jiangbin Park (north bank) and the Cangshan embankment (south bank) as the best free viewing spots.