At present the qianggu festival is held in only two places in Taiwan, Toucheng in the north and Hengchun in the south. The Toucheng celebrations are grander, and its pole-climbing competition more challenging.
台灣目前的搶孤儀式，只剩北台灣的頭城與南台灣的恆春兩地持續舉行，其中又以頭城搶孤的規模最盛大、難度最高。