Contemplating
or planning to make a trip to Sarawak this year, 2015 but not sure when is the
best month or period to make that trip.
Well, with the exciting and fun filled events being planned and organize
for the year, you can pick and choose the events you would like to see and plan
your trip accordingly either on your own or in a group.
Some of
these events are open to international participation and you might be
interested to know how to gain entry to the events and who to contact for more
details information about the events.
To help to
make an informed decision on your upcoming trip to Sarawak, Malaysia, listed
below are some of the events being planned and organised for 1st
half of the year,2015.
The 5km Colour Rush Run is a charity event,
is being organised by Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society for Children with
cancer in conjunction with the International Childhood Cancer Day 2015. The
event will be held in Kuching, Miri and Sibu in first week of February 2015.
For details about the event can be obtain at the here
The Miri Country Music Fest will be held on
7th February 2015 at Parkcity Everly Hotel Miri in Miri,
Sarawak. This one day event will be filled
with Bazaar, music and dance workshop and the night concert. This event which
was first introduced in 2014, attracts both young and old especially country
music lovers. To get an update of the
event and tickets purchase can be done here
University Malaysia Sarawak together with Sarawak Forestry is organising
the The 4th International Bornean Frog
Race 2015 at the Kubah National Park, Matang, Kuching Sarawak, East
Malaysia on April 25, 2015. Participants will be given the task to photograph
any frogs, salamanders and caecilians they will find within given race time of
2 hours. Other activities on that day will include,talks, exhibitions, Photography Workshops, Night-Time Frog Search
and Photo Contest with prizes. More details about the event can be view here.
The World Harvest Festival for 2015 will be held from the 1st
to 3rd of May 2015 at Sarawak Cultural Village. The WHF is an ethnic
festival which provides the opportunities for the non-Dayaks to understand the
cultures, traditions and aspirations of the Dayaks community. Each year the
event had a different theme play which utilized the lakes, ethnic houses and
the surrounding areas as the natural props.
The 3 days event will be filled with
series of joints workshop by the local and also the invited cultural troupes.
There be also traditional foods sampling, showcase of ethnic communities’
handicrafts and the ethnic beauty pageants. More details on this event outline
can be view here.
Borneo Jazz festival 2015 will be a
two nights of performances by regionally and internationally recognised jazz
musicians. The event is being organised BY Sarawak Tourism Board for 10th
year and be held at Parkcity Everly Hotel, Miri, Sarawak from 6.00pm to 12
midnight on both day; 8th and 9th May 2015.You can get
more details on the event and ticket purchase here.
The Bisaya Sarawak Association will
be organising the Pesta Babulang on
June 1, 2015 at Kampong Batu Danau, Limbang Sarawak. Pesta Babulang is an
annual event which is of significant to the Bisaya Community is being held to
promote tourism in Limbang and also to showcase the Bisaya community culture
and tradition
Among the highlight of the event are
the buffalo races and Ratu Babulang along with the cultural performances,
cooking contest and handicrafts.
These are some of the events and
festival being plan for the 1st half of 2015. Please be advised to check with the event organisers so as to ensure
that to get the correct information.
