Every year at this time crowds gather at the temples, offering incense and refraining from eating meat. Outside the temples, the stands selling incense and candles and those selling vegetarian food do a brisk business. Southern Fujianese opera is put on as an offering to the gods, and divination blocks are used to decide who will act as host for next year's celebration.
每年的九皇會，到該宮進香茹素者極眾，宮外香燭攤、素食攤生意興隆，廟內外滿是人潮，尚有閩南歌仔戲演戲酬神，卜杯（卜筊）遴選頭家爐主等。