Borneo Cultural Festival

Borneo Cultural Festival
Dates July–August
Location(s) Sibu, Sarawak
Years active 2005–present
Founded by Sibu Municipal Council
Website
sarawaktourism.com/event/borneo-cultural-festival/

Borneo Cultural Festival or simplified as BCF is the annual festival of food and music which is held in Sibu, Sarawak on every July–August every year since 2005. The festival is organised by the Sibu Municipal Council.[1] The main scope of BCF is to gather the community of Sarawak mainly in Sibu which is generally came from different ethnic and background, serving the society with a multicultural dance, music and traditional food. It's one of the biggest traditional and yet prestiged festival event in Sibu, Sarawak.

History

Since 2005, Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) is held by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) in July every year at Sibu Town Square, for a period of 10 days. It is a celebration of traditional music, dances, contests, beauty pageant,[2] food stalls, fun fairs, and product exhibitions. There are 3 separate stages for Iban, Chinese, and Malay performances.[3][4] It draws around 20,000 people every year.[5][6] BCF was stopped briefly in 2011[7] before it was resumed in 2012.[8] Sibu has hosted the National Chinese Cultural Festival (全國華人文化節) twice: in 2001 (18th Festival) and 2009 (26th Festival) which lasted for 3 days.[9] Among the activities organised during this festival were cultural village (a venue designated to showcase cultural heritages from various ethnicity), lantern riddles, cultural dances, Chinese songs, dragon dances, and Chinese calligraphy.[10][11] Sibu International Dance Festival (SIDF) was started in 2012.[12] It is usually held between June to September every year, which lasted for 5 days. It attracted around 14 to 18 international dance troupes for performances in Sibu.[13][14] It includes activities such as workshops, conferences, outdoor performances, and a dance concert.[15][16]

Event

From the past experiences, the venue of the main event will be held in Sibu town square so as the trade fair and the exhibition will be held on the second phase of the town square. Usually the main town square which is located next to Wisma Sanyan will be utilised by the stages and food stalls.

References

  1. ↑ Sibu Sarawak, Borneo Cultural Festival. "Borneo Cultural Festival". Sarawak tourism. Sarawak tourism.
  2. ↑ Rodgers, Gregory. "Festivals in Borneo - Seven Festivals in Borneo not to be missed!". about.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Sibu Tradex @ Borneo Cultural Festival 2013". Sibu Trade and Exhibition Centre (Sibu Tradex). Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Borneo Cultural Festival 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Chua, Andy (27 July 2010). "Borneo Cultural Festival turns Sibu into a melting pot of diversity". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Tan, Raymond (16 July 2012). "Sibu set to become a city of festivals". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Wong, Philip (28 April 2011). "SMC decides to scrap Borneo Cultural Fest". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Yeo, Calvin (11 March 2011). "Tourism promo to start with infrastructure upgrading". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 山, 南 (8 July 2009). "【文教观点】全国华人文化节 (Chinese Culture and Education - National Chinese Cultural Festival)" (in Chinese). International Times (Sarawak). Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "华人文化节今举行 逾千外宾云集诗巫 (Chinese Cultural Festival is held today - Over a thousand guests gathered in Sibu)". United Daily News (in Chinese) (isarawak.com.my). 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "第26屆全國華人文化節開幕禮——文化大匯演 (The 26th National Chinese Cultural Festival Opening Ceremony - cultural extravaganza) ( 5/7/2009 )". uca.org.my (in Chinese). 詩巫省華人社團聯合會 (Sibu United Chinese Association). Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dance festival chance for local dancers to learn new skills". The Borneo Post. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "14 troupes to perform at Sibu International Dance Festival". The Borneo Post. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "18 dance troupes to be featured at Sibu International Dance Festival in June". The Borneo Post. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sibu International Dance Festival - News". sidfestival.com. Sibu International Dance Festival. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sibu International Dance Festival 2015". sarawaktourism.com. Sarawak Tourism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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