And thanks to a mention in Dan Brown’s new novel, The Secret of Secrets, the festival has gained even more global recognition. In one passage, the Signal Festival has a cameo appearance when the novel’s protagonist recalls attending an event at the 2024 edition. The organizers have yet to share the number of visitors to the festival this year, but the four-day event typically attracts half a million visitors. Another premiere event was a projection on the tower of the Old Town Hall, created for the festival by the Italian studio mammasONica. On a circular LED installation, they projected a work entitled Between Mountains and Seas, which recounted the history of Taiwan.