Past events and festivals from this year, kept for reference.
A Hindu festival involving dramatic kavadi-carrying processions, centred on Batu Caves (KL) and similar temples elsewhere.
The most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Marked by reunion dinners, red packets (ang pow), and lion/dragon dances, with a 15-day festive season ending in Chap Goh Mei.
A 150-year-old cultural procession — five deities from the Johor Ancient Temple paraded through the streets with floats and dragon/lion dances.
Marks the end of Ramadan — balik kampung (mass return to hometowns), open houses, and festive dishes like lemang and rendang.
Celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing, with major processions in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, and Johor Bahru.
A harvest festival for the Kadazandusun and Murut peoples, with the unduk ngadau (harvest queen) pageant — best experienced in Kota Kinabalu or Penampang.
A more solemn occasion involving morning mosque prayers and the sharing of sacrificial meat with the community.
A harvest festival for the Dayak peoples, marked by longhouse open houses, traditional dances, and rice wine (tuak).
Malaysia's best-known world music festival, running since 1998 against the backdrop of Mount Santubong.
Commemorates George Town's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7 July 2008.
Penang's flagship arts festival since 2010, showcasing dance, music, theatre, and visual arts across George Town's UNESCO heritage zone.
Malaysia's major fashion week, showcasing local and regional designers.
Marks Malaysian independence from British rule in 1957 — a military parade at Dataran Merdeka, KL, plus parades and fireworks nationwide.
A festival of Perlis arts and culture held in the east-wind season, with activities in the paddy fields.
The Malaysian Nature Society's annual event to watch thousands of migrating raptors cross the Strait of Malacca over Tanjung Tuan.
Kite flyers from Malaysia and abroad fly giant and traditional kites, including the Kelantan wau, on the beach.
A three-day festival of Kelantanese folk arts and culture.
A big-bike gathering expected to draw over 90,000 visitors and riders from around the region.
MOTAC's national cultural festival, including the Malaysian marching band festival (Festival Kesenian Pancaragam).
A three-day festival of 34 programmes on nature, heritage and community, including nature and heritage walks.
An agriculture, fisheries and agrotourism expo leading up to the national MAHA show; it drew over 30,000 visitors in its first two days.
An air festival at Tekah Airport with aircraft displays and aviation education activities.
Kraftangan Malaysia's northern craft fair, with craft makers from the northern states selling and demonstrating their work.
A half-distance triathlon: 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and 21.1 km run along the Desaru coast.
An outdoor and adventure festival in the Lenggong Valley, home of the UNESCO-listed archaeological heritage sites.
Malaysia's custom car and motorcycle culture show, in its 15th edition, with the SoundCircus music festival alongside.
A youth sports event at Puteri Harbour.
A heritage art workshop on Labuan batik.
A half marathon starting from Dataran Warisan Taiping.
A food and drink event in Labuan.
A bird-themed nature festival at the Labuan Bird Park.
A trail challenge through the heritage forest of the Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve.
A beach and trail running event around Teluk Cempedak.
A touring arts stage by Yayasan JCorp and JKKN across five Johor districts, showcasing local performing arts and heritage.
A month-long celebration of Sabah's culture and arts across Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Tawau and Sandakan.
A trail run on Bukit Maras, Kuala Nerus.
A city marathon through central Kuala Lumpur, flagged off at Pavilion KL and finishing at KLCC.
Ten days of food, music and cultural performances from Borneo's communities. Free entry.
A jazz festival in the rainforest setting of the Rainforest Discovery Centre.
A trail run through Tawau Hills Park, with a new 10 km category this year.
Cancelled by MBPJ on health and safety grounds because of unhealthy haze.
An international trail-running event in Taiping with five race categories, part of the global UTMB World Series. Japanese runners won the top races.
A night cycling ride on the closed LEKAS Highway. Postponed because of haze and poor air quality; the organisers said a new date would be announced.
Large upcycled art installations displayed along the Kota Kinabalu waterfront.
Malaysians ride public transport in sarongs and traditional dress to celebrate Malaysia Day, held in ten cities nationwide.
A run-bike-run duathlon around Putrajaya. Held under a haze contingency plan (shorter formats if air quality worsened); the PowerKids race was cancelled.
A 3 km and 5 km fun run in sarongs and traditional dress around KLCC, with about 20,000 participants, flagged off by the Prime Minister.
A Visit Malaysia 2026 food festival with local dishes from around the country.