Source: DayakDaily

1. Kuching Festival Fair 2026 + Garden Show
   Time: 25-26 July, 5.00pm-11.00pm
   Place: Dewan Masyarakat MBKS / Kuching Park area
   If you only pick one easy plan, this is the one. Food stalls, night crowd, Garden Show, and that yearly Kuching Festival mood are already back. Good for family, couple, or just jalan-jalan cari makan with friends.

Source: DayakDaily

2. Kuching Festival Cosplay Competition 2026
   Time: Saturday, 25 July, 7.00pm-11.00pm
   Place: MBKS Theatre
   For anime, game, and pop culture fans, this one should be fun to watch even if you are not joining. Expect coswalk, skit, costumes, and plenty of photo-worthy moments around the festival area.

3. MBKS Pickle Rush Kuching 2026
   Time: Saturday, 25 July, schedule by organiser/on-site notice
   Place: PicklePro Kuching
   Pickleball is getting hot everywhere now, and Kuching Festival is bringing it into the weekend lineup. There are boys', girls' and mixed doubles categories, so it is more of a sporty community event than just another food-fair side activity.

Source: DayakDaily

4. K-Stage: K-Pop Dance Cover Competition 2026
   Time: Sunday, 26 July, 7.00pm-11.00pm
   Place: MBKS Theatre
   Sunday night is for K-pop fans. Dance crews will be on stage, with Best Costume and Random Play Dance also part of the programme. Good option if you are already going to the festival for dinner.

5. Kuching Half Marathon Heritage Run 2026
   Time: Sunday, 26 July, from 4.00am
   Place: MBKS Kuching
   Early morning crowd will be huge, with over 4,200 runners expected. 21.1KM flags off at 4.00am, 10KM at 6.00am, and 5KM at 6.30am. If you are not running, just take note of traffic around MBKS and heritage route areas.

Source: JomRun

Quick tip: if you are going MBKS in the evening, go earlier, carpool if can, and expect queues. The festival crowd already started strong on opening night.

Sources: DayakDaily, Sarawak Tribune, JomRun, MBKS/Facebook event listings.