One of the most typical features of island folk customs is the annual observance of the goddess Kuanyin's birthday which serves as a period of "thanking the gods." Beginning on the 19th day of the second lunar month, this thanksgiving ritual is a festival of Taiwanese folk arts.
小琉球居民為酬謝神明的庇祐，每年從觀音生日（農曆二月十九日）起，請歌仔戲班演野台戲。