‘From longhouses to the city’: Borneo Indigenous Festival 2026 to showcase S’wak’s diverse cultural heritage
By Christine T KUCHING, Nov 2: Indigenous arts, customs, and cultural heritage traditionally preserved within longhouses and local communities will be brought into the city when Borneo Indigenous Festival 2026 takes place from Nov 12 to 15 at Hikmah Exchange Event Centre (HEEC) here. Organised by the Sarawak Arts Council (MSS), the four-day festival will run daily from 9am to 10.30pm, featuring performances, cultural exhibitions, traditional crafts, food, and knowledge-sharing sessions aimed…
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The Borneo Indigenous Festival 2026 will run Nov 12‑15 at Hikmah Exchange Event Centre, showcasing Sarawak’s 34 ethnic groups through performances, exhibitions, crafts, food and talks, aiming to bring longhouse traditions into urban spaces.
Festival runs four days, 9am‑10:30pm, featuring arts, crafts, food and knowledge sessions.
Organised by Sarawak Arts Council, it targets local and international visitors.
Goal is to preserve and promote all 34 ethnic groups’ heritage in urban settings.
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KUCHING, Nov 2: Indigenous arts, customs, and cultural heritage traditionally preserved within longhouses and local communities will be brought into the city when Borneo Indigenous Festival 2026 takes place from Nov 12 to 15 at Hikmah Exchange Event Centre (HEEC) here.
Organised by the Sarawak Arts Council (MSS), the four-day festival will run daily from 9am to 10.30pm, featuring performances, cultural exhibitions, traditional crafts, food, and knowledge-sharing sessions aimed at showcasing Borneo’s diverse ethnic heritage to local and international visitors.
Caretaker Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the initiative was aimed at ensuring the arts, customs, and heritage of Sarawak’s 34 ethnic groups continued to flourish by bringing them beyond their traditional settings and into urban spaces where more people could experience and appreciate them.
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