The Batu Kawa Mooncake Festival (BKMF) is the second largest food festival after the Kuching Food Fair of Kuching Festival in Kuching.
It boast over 130 stalls on a yearly basis, transforming the small town of Batu kawa into a buzzing street food paradise during its week long festival.
Celebrated to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival, the festival is landmark event in Kuching.
Previous editions of Batu Kawa Mooncake Festival
Below are previous editions of the mooncake festivals. Click on the year to get news on the festival that year.
- 2016: 09 – 15 September
- 2017: 28 – 04 October
- 2018: 17 – 24 September
- 2019: 06 – 13 September
- 2022: 01 – 10 September
- 2023: 23 Sept – 1 October
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What to expect during the Batu Kawa Mooncake Festival
The food festival will be held from 5.00 pm to 11pm along Batu Kawa Bazaar.
The event brings together participants from all races, cultures and walks of life to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Despite being a Chinese related celebrations, many non-Chinese locals not only join in as audiences and patrons, but as vendors and competition participants.
Aside from featuring Chinese cultural performances and traditions, the festival also features food, music and cultural performances along a lantern-lit scenic street, which is one of Kuching’s oldest streets.
With that said, expect a lot of food, cultural performances and music during this festival.
It’s highly advised you wear something comfortable when you go to the festival.
Where is the Batu Kawa Mooncake Festival
As mentioned above, the Mooncake Festival is held at the Batu Kawa Bazzaar which is one of Kuching’s oldest street.
You can go there by checking out the map below.
Hotels near Batu Kawa
The nearest hotels near the the festival grounds are the Waterfront Hotel and The Ranee Boutique Suites Kuching.
However, if you need other options, the ones below are highly recommended as well, and are within walking distance from the museums.
- Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites (5 Star hotel, 5 minutes to the festival)
- Borneo Hotel (Basic hotel located about 5 minutes walk from the museum)
- Fata Garden Hotel (Basic hotel about 5 in front of Reservoir park)
- QuiickCat (Hostel like accommodation, 2 minutes to the museum)
Alternatively, you can also check out our hotel listing of thousands of hotels in Kuching in our hotel listing page.
