National Museum to host Festival Anak Sarawak 2024 this weekend

KUCHING (Nov 20): Festival Anak Sarawak 2024 at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday and Sunday aims to introduce and promote Sarawak’s ethnic cultural heritage.

Together with Temasya Kuih 2024, which will showcase Malaysia’s traditional desserts, the festival is expected to draw 5,000 visitors over the two days.

The event organisers, on behalf of the National Unity Ministry, said in a statement that Festival Anak Sarawak 2024 will highlight the culture and heritage of Sarawak’s various ethnic groups.

Themed “Understanding Sarawak’s Identity through Culture and Heritage”, the festival offers a variety of exciting activities, including arts and crafts exhibitions, traditional dance performances, as well competitions that allow participants and visitors to gain a deeper understanding of Sarawak’s cultural diversity.

It also seeks to increase awareness of Sarawak’s uniqueness among people in Peninsular Malaysia.

Held concurrently, Temasya Kuih 2024 aims to elevate traditional Malaysian desserts as a tourism product rich in cultural heritage.

“Visitors will have the opportunity to try a variety of traditional Malaysian desserts from across the country, prepared by local entrepreneurs. The celebration will also feature demonstrations on making traditional desserts and a dessert-making competition to encourage community involvement in preserving heritage recipes that are slowly being forgotten,” said the statement.

National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang will officially open the events at 3pm on Saturday.

For more information, contact the event organisers by emailing festivalanak.sarawak@domain.com.