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Malaysia's May Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Visitors traveling to Malaysia during the month of May will be presented with an array of events comprising of food, music, and festivals to choose from. Below are some of the highlights:
Sarawak World Harvest Festival 2014
As one of the highlights of the Gawai Dayak celebrations, the Sarawak World Harvest Festival 2014 is an ethnic festival, which provides a captivating insight into the cultures, traditions and aspirations of Sarawak’s Dayak community.
Highlights of the event include theme plays, “Miss World Harvest Festival 2014”, “Ironman WHF 2014”, Dayak Food Festival and concert by international artists. This is the perfect event to learn more about Sarawak!
Date: May 2-4, 2014
Venue: Sarawak Cultural Village, Sarawak
Website: www.scv.com.my
Sabah Fest 2014 – A Cultural Extravaganza!
The festival explores the romance and nostalgia of Borneo through the biggest and grandest cultural celebration in Sabah!
Handicraft-making demonstrations by local experts, pocket shows of traditional music and dance performances, as well as various traditional foods to sample are all part of this much anticipated three-day cultural extravaganza. Sabah Fest 2014—a celebration of Sabah’s Natural Charms!
Date: May 2-4, 2014
Venue: Auditorium Department of Culture and Arts Sabah
Website: www.sabahfest.com
Jazz Harmony
In conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2014 and Visit Sarawak Year 2014, the Borneo Jazz Festival 2014 is organized to give all Jazz lovers a fun-filled and entertaining experience.
The impressive line-up includes Iriao from Georgia, Vocal Sampling from Cuba, Brassballett from Germany, Mario Canonge from Martinique/France, YK Band from Indonesia, Anthony Strong from UK, and Sarawakian artiste Diana Liu who will represent Malaysia/USA/Taiwan, together with her band members including drum virtuoso Lewis Pragasam.
Date: May 9 – 10, 2014
Venue: Parkcity Everly Hotel, Miri, Sarawak
Website: www.jazzborneo.com
Kelantan International Kite Festival 2014
Colorful kites of all sizes and shapes including the famous traditional Kelantanese ‘wau’ will dominate the sky for the 32nd Kelantan International Kite Festival 2014!
This annual 4-day festival draws local and international kite fliers from as far as Belgium, China, Germany and Japan. Check out the highlights of the event such as beach soccer competition, kite-making contest, “dikir barat” competition and silat demonstration!
Date: May 28-31, 2014
Venue: Pantai Getting Beach, Tumpat, Kelantan
Website:www.vmy2014.com
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Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board or Tourism Malaysia is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia's objective is to promote Malaysia as an outstanding tourist destination and aims to showcase Malaysia's unique wonders, attractions and cultures. This year, Malaysia celebrates its fourth Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) with the theme “Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia.”
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