The site was formerly known as the Rende Sugar Refinery, which ceased operations in 2003.
The percussion group behind the village was the first Taiwanese performance troupe to be nominated for a Grammy Award.
Many of the performance stages are housed inside former sugar-cooling reservoirs and warehouse silos.
The facility features a 15-meter-high spiral slide built into a disused industrial silo.
The architecture reflects the 'industrial-heritage' preservation movement, leaving steel structures raw and unpainted.
Ten Drum has expanded to include multiple locations across Taiwan, but the Rende site is the original headquarters.
The site includes a 'Drumming Experience' hall where visitors can learn basic rhythm patterns from staff instructors.
Ten Drum Cultural Village is a repurposed sugar refinery complex transformed into a performance arts center centered on traditional Taiwanese percussion. The site features multiple industrial-era structures, including former warehouses and syrup tanks, repurposed into exhibition halls and theaters. The signature attraction is a high-energy taiko drumming performance performed by the Ten Drum Art Percussion Group. Visitors can explore elevated skywalks that thread between the massive rusted industrial silos. The facility incorporates interactive percussion exhibits allowing visitors to practice drumming techniques. Several historic steam engines and railway remnants from the sugar production era remain on-site as architectural installations. The complex integrates a mix of outdoor gardens and dimly lit indoor industrial spaces for atmospheric effect.
The elevated skywalk viewing platform that overlooks the entire refinery complex and the surrounding sunset.
Wear comfortable, closed-toe walking shoes as the site covers a large industrial footprint with metal walkways.
Check the performance schedule at the entrance immediately upon arrival, as shows run intermittently throughout the day.
Visit the higher observation points on the skywalks before sunset to see the transition from daylight to industrial lighting.
Avoid rushing through the historical sugar refinery exhibits; many visitors miss the smaller, less crowded museum sections in the peripheral warehouses.
Open daily, but performance schedules may be reduced or limited during midweek periods.
Maintain silence during live drum performances; flash photography is strictly prohibited inside theaters.
