Although some feel that holidays and festivals have the drawback of not being everyday events, in fact there is almost always some kind of celebration going on somewhere on the island.
觀光局顧問倪執中卻認為，鹽水蜂砲也許只有元宵節才有，可是從過年開始，就有一連串民俗表演項目。等不到元宵的，可以湊過年的熱鬧；趕不上過年的，就去享受鹽水蜂砲的刺激。