The Pier-2 Art Center hosts Steel Sculpture Festival from 23 October

The Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung is hosting the 2026 Kaohsiung International Steel Sculpture Festival - SUPER STAGE from 23 October to 22 November 2026. The programme places the festival’s main exhibition in Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area and links it with Hamasen Railway Cultural Park and Yancheng Neighborhood.

SUPER STAGE brings steel art to Warehouse B3

The festival is organised by the Kaohsiung City Government Culture Bureau, the Kaohsiung City Cultural Foundation and the Pier-2 Art Center. The official festival dates and venues list the main exhibition at Warehouse B3 from 23 October to 22 November 2026.

Its wider programme includes on-site creation at Hamasen Railway Cultural Park until 15 November and a satellite programme in Yancheng Neighborhood until 22 November. International forums are scheduled for 24 and 25 October and 21 November, with venues including the Zhenggang Small Theatre and Warehouse B3.

The festival’s stated approach connects steel with factories, ports and neighbourhoods. Artists and designers from South Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom and France have worked with local industrial settings and materials. The programme also includes workshops, performances and cultural walks linked to Yancheng, Qijin and Kaohsiung Harbour.

Kaohsiung warehouses connect industry and art

The main venue is part of a harbour complex whose former storage buildings have been reused for exhibitions, performances and creative work. The Kaohsiung government’s official venue history records that the warehouses once stored fish meal and sugar for Kaohsiung Harbour.

The transformation gives SUPER STAGE a direct setting for its subject. Rather than presenting steel only as a finished sculpture, the festival links the material to the working history of the harbour warehouses and to the railway infrastructure beside them.

The site was rediscovered in 2000, when Kaohsiung was seeking a location for a National Day fireworks display. An artists’ association formed in 2001, and the Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs took over the centre in 2006.

Visiting The Pier-2 Art Center: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The main SUPER STAGE exhibition runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026 at Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area of The Pier-2 Art Center.
• The festival also uses Hamasen Railway Cultural Park for on-site creation until 15 November 2026 and Yancheng Neighborhood for its satellite programme until 22 November 2026.
• For the Penglai warehouses, use Yanchengpu Station on the Kaohsiung Metro Orange Line and leave at Exit 1. Hamasen Station on the same line serves the Penglai warehouses and Hamasen Railway Cultural Park.
• The Kaohsiung Light Rail serves the complex through Pier-2 Penglai Station and Hamasen Station, while Pier-2 Dayi Station serves the Dayi Area and Dagang Bridge.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about The Pier-2 Art Center

When does SUPER STAGE take place at The Pier-2 Art Center?

The festival runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026, with its main exhibition at Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area.

Where is The Pier-2 Art Center and how do you get there?

The centre is in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Yanchengpu Station, Hamasen Station and the Kaohsiung Light Rail provide access to different areas.

What is The Pier-2 Art Center?

It is a creative district formed from former harbour warehouses that once stored fish meal and sugar. The Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs took over the centre in 2006.