Intercultural mooncake festival back again

The festival venue packed with visitors. — Photo by Jeffery Mostapa

(From left) Sim Kiang Chiok, Lo, Tnay, Sim Swee Yong hold mooncakes at Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival. — photo by Jeffery Mostapa

Carpenter Street is packed by revellers at Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival. — Photo by Tan Song Wei

(From left) Sim Kiang Chiok, Lo, Tnay, Sim Swee Yong hold mooncakes at Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival.

KUCHING: The 14th Kuching Intercultural Mooncake Festival is back and is being held at Carpenter Street, Ewe Hai Street, China Street and Bishopgate Street here from Tuesday until Sept 27.

Members of the public are welcome to the festival from 6pm to 11pm daily.

There are also art and cultural performances every evening.

Apart from food and drink stalls, there are also stalls selling souvenirs and other items at the festival sites.

The festival, held at the historic area of Kuching gives Kuchingites an opportunity to celebrate the traditional Chinese event with all races to foster understanding and integration.

Tourists are also attracted to the festival which is organised by The Federation of Community Association of Kuching Division.

It has the support of the Ministry of Tourism to promote unity in diversity through ‘sight, sound and taste’.

The organising chairman Dato Sim Swee Yong, co-organising chairpersons Sim Kiang Chiok and Amy Tnay and Padawan Municipal Council chairman Lo Khere Chiang were among those present at the opening ceremony on Tuesday evening.

September 24, 2015, Thursday

 Borneo Post