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Balleh: Kapit Raft Safari
April

The Balleh-Kapit Raft Safari is a two-day rafting competition. Apart from the opportunity to win attractive prizes, participators will also have the chance to sample the warmth and hospitality of the people of Sarawak as their journey along the river.
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Kaul Festival
April

KAUL is a traditional festival celebrated by the Melanau people, who live along the coastal plains of Sarawak. A Cultural Beach Festival, it is a ritual of purification and thanksgiving as well as one of propitiation for good fortune. Celebrated at the end of the northeast monsoon, it marks the beginning of the Melanau New Year.
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World Harvest Festival
May

A colourful prelude to Gawai Dayak, Tourism Night is a showcase of Sarawak's many ethnic groups and their unique cultures. The famed Sarawak Cultural Village at the Santubong Peninsular, Kuching is the venue for music, dances and drama based on the life and legends of the Dayaks. Guests are invited to visit the ethnic homes in the Cultural village and to enjoy the local food.
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Miri International Jazz Festival
May

Give yourself a treat to the Miri International Jazz Festival that brings together on the same stage renowned musicians from all over the world. This freshly created event will happen in Miri city for two nights in the intimacy of the Pavilion, set against the backdrop of a tranquil tropical beach.
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Rainforest World Music Festival
July

The Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival brings together singers and musicians from all corners of the world to the Island of Borneo, in a unique festival set against the backdrop of one of the world's oldest rainforests.
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Sarawak Regatta
September

Huge crowds gather on the Kuching Waterfront to watch this flagship event of Kuching. It is an offshoot of the Baram Regatta that was originally a contest between huge war canoes. They were first held on the Baram River to settle local rivalries without resorting to war and headhunting. The excitement of those warlike, bygone days is rekindled as the State's expert boatmen take up their paddles to prove their prowess. These days though, there is the added excitement of powerboat and jetski racing.
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