Bajausama Cultural Festival Aims 10,000 Visitors

KOTA KINABALU, July 31 (Bernama) -- The Festival Kebudayaan Rumpun Bajausama Sabah 2025, to be held from Aug 7 to 10 in Tuaran, is targeting 10,000 visitors.

Vice-president of the Association of Rumpun Bajausama Sabah, Datuk Japlin Akim, said the festival aims to be a platform for heritage empowerment, as well as strengthening unity between races and ethnicities in the state.

“This festival will highlight the rich, unique and interesting culture, customs and traditions of the Bajausama community.

“It is also in line with efforts to promote local culture internationally,” he said in a statement here today.

The festival will be officially opened by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah, Tun Musa Haji Aman, at the Rumpun Bajausama Cultural Centre, Kampung Lok Batik, Tuaran, with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who is the association president, also expected to be present.

Japlin said the festival is also supported by various government agencies to ensure comprehensive participation from the community regardless of race, ethnicity, religion and political affiliation.

Various programmes and activities would be held throughout the festival, including exhibitions and sales of handicraft products, the Ratu Serimpak competition, the Betitik competition and a digital food photography competition.

He said the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) through the National Heritage Department in collaboration with the state government would also organise the Cita Rasa Warisan@Sabah Festival in conjunction with the festival.

“Among the main attractions are traditional cooking demonstrations by famous national chefs,” he said.

-- BERNAMA