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Daily Express
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Express
25th Cabbage fest set to draw 20,000 visitors to Kundasang
Published on: Saturday, August 02, 2025 Published on: Sat, Aug 02, 2025 Text Size: The 25th Kundasang Cabbage Festival is expected to draw over 20,000 visitors to the Ranau district, said Japiril. Kota Kinabalu: The 25th Kundasang Cabbage Festival is expected to draw over 20,000 visitors to the Ranau district, said the Festival Organising Committee Chairman, Datuk Japiril Suhaimin. He expressed confidence following the recent announcement of an additional public holiday on Sept 15, by the Prime Minister. 'The festival will take place at the Pentas Budaya Kundasang, within the Kundasang town area, from Sept 13 to 16, this year. 'Based on previous years, we recorded between 15,000 and 20,000 visitors over the four-day period. With the additional holiday this time around, I believe the number will be even higher,' he said after paying a courtesy call on Head of State Tun Musa Aman, at Istana Seri Kinabalu. He said the visit was to extend an official invitation to Musa to officiate the opening of the festival. According to him, highlights of the festival will include an awards ceremony for outstanding farmers in agriculture and tourism, as well as exhibitions featuring vegetables grown in Kundasang. First held in 1997, the Cabbage Festival was once part of the tourism calendar before being suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Borneo Post
30-07-2025
- Borneo Post
Kundasang Cabbage Festival targets over 20,000 visitors
Japiril KOTA KINABALU (July 30): The 25th Kundasang Cabbage Festival is projected to attract over 20,000 visitors to Ranau district. This confidence was expressed by the festival's organising committee chairman, Datuk Japiril Suhaimin, following the recent announcement of an additional public holiday on September 15 by the Prime Minister. 'The Cabbage Festival will take place at Kundasang Cultural Stage, within the Kundasang Town premises, from September 13 to 16. 'Based on past years' experience, we see 15,000 to 20,000 visitors over four days. This time, with the extra holiday, I expect even more attendees,' he stated. He explained that the festival will feature awards for successful farmers in agriculture and tourism, alongside exhibitions of vegetables grown in Kundasang. Japiril disclosed to the media after paying a courtesy visit to the Head of State of Sabah, Tun Musa Aman, at Seri Kinabalu Palace on Wednesday. He noted that the visit aimed to extend a formal invitation to Tun Musa to officiate the festival's opening ceremony. The Cabbage Festival, held since 1997, was previously included in Sabah's tourism calendar before being suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
