Chinese new year
January-February
The Lunar New Year is the single most important festival in the Chinese Festival and Chinatown celebrates it like nowhere else with a series of festivities and dazzling lights up. Dig into mouth-watering goodies and stock up on New Year accessories and decorations.
January-February
Traditional Costume Exhibition
April
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- January-February
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- Kaamatan- aramai iti
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- Miss Harvest Festivals
This is a month long exhibition, featuring colourful attires of the different ethnicities in Sabah. With more than 32 different ethnic entities, Sabah has a rich variety of costume of the coastal Islamic tribes to the unique bark-cloth outfits, decorated with shell and beads of the interior people.
Tadau Kaamatan Harvest festival Celebrations
May
Kaamatan- aramai iti
Kaamatan is a public holiday unique to sabah where the kadazandusun communities gather for a thanksgiving celebration for a bountiful harvest.The festival is celebrated at district level before concluding at the State Level in Penampang. This is the best time to witness and experience the kadazandusun culture.
Unduk Ngadau-KadazanDusun Beauty Pageant
May
Unduk Ngadau (Miss Harvest Festival) competition is the best traditional beauty pageant in Sabah. This is one of the best times to see Kadazan girls in full traditional costumes.
Miss Harvest Festivals
