Event: Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony
Date: 28th July 2017
Location: Dewan Masyarakat & Kuching Park compound.
Kuching Festival is an annual event organised by Kuching South City Council to commenorate Kuching being elevated to City status on 1st August 1988 and held to boost local tourism and food industry.
Visitors to the festival can enjoy various events held throughout the month of August, including dramatic performances, musical concerts, galleries, exhibitions, garden show and many more. One of the main attractions within the festival is the food fair, a mouth-watering event a festival of this caliber cannot do without.
Kuching Fest – Sarawak Tourism Board.
Kuching Festival Fair 2017 is officiated by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Prof Madya Dato’ Seri Diraja Pehin Sri Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud on the first night of the festival on 28th July 2017. The annual event will last nearly a month long from 28th July till 20th August 2017.
Thousand of people gathered in this food and cultural centric event everyday, enjoying various offers from local to international delicacies and treats.
The festival starts early around 4pm where people starts to gather around the stalls. By the evening sun sets, the fair is bursting with activities.
The VIP starts to arrive around 7Pm from the park entrance. Walking towards the main stage welcomed by Lion dances and traditional performances. Various performance, dance, musical and singing by local and international performers. The highlight of the event is the opening ceremony initiated by a push of a button by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak. Water fall screen projections, laser shows and fireworks display being part of the opening ceremony.
It was a great night, watching the performance with bag full of goodies from the fest to munch. If you have missed the first night, there is still twenty more days to go for the fest. See you there.
A snippet of the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Day 1 on 28th July 2017 at Dewan Masyarakat & Kuching Park compound.
A dedicated performance on the famous korean song Um Oh Ah Yeh at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
A Lion Dance performance at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
A Japanese Performance Chindon Ya “RAN” at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
A Fish Swim Dance Performance at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
The Opening Ceremony and Fireworks Display at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
Chinese Ochestra : The Horse Racing Song by group of chinese musician holding Er Hu at the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Opening Ceremony on 28th July 2017.
Day 2
A snippet of the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Day 2 on 29th July 2017 at Dewan Masyarakat & Kuching Park compound.
Day 3
A snippet of the Kuching Festival Fair 2017 Day 3 on 30th July 2017 at Dewan Masyarakat & Kuching Park compound.
Below are some of the photos we taken during the day one of the Kuching Fest 2017.
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