The Borneo SongWak Water Music Festival 2024, or better known as SongWak Festival, is the first water festival of its kind in Kuching. It will be happening on 26 – 28 July 2024 at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) Kuching.
Here’s information about Borneo SongWak Festival 2024:
Activities at Borneo SongWak 2024
The organizers of Borneo SongWak Festival expect some 9,000 festival goers for the first ever SongWak Festival.
According to an article by New Sarawak Tribune, preparations for the festival are entering the final stages, and some 6,000 tickets have been sold to date.
As a bonus, those attending SongWak Festival 2024 can gain access to the We Are Here (WAH) festival at Damai Central, although those at the WAH festival aren’t able to enter the Sarawak Cultural Village during the festival.
The WAH Festival features an array of activities which include splash battle, car show, stage party, cocobana area, e-sports, Bangkok Street, games, extreme sports, movies, kiddie playground and more.
The full list of activities can be seen in the official posters below.
Performers at the SongWak Festival 2024
SongWak has released their full line-up of performers which with Marcus Schulz and Inquisitive headlining the performers line-up.
This is followed international artist such as Maldovan Sasha Lopez, Nicole Chen, Jade Rasif and Saixse.
Sasha Lopez is the also highlight of the festival as it is his Malaysian debut. He had also received 2 gold records in Canada and Japan for his single, “All My People” and was nominated at the Romanian Music Awards 2013 for his song “Beautiful Life” in the Best DJ category.
Regional bands performing at the festival are Bass Agents, Crzae, Smash, Misterariffin, Haikal Ahmad, Jojo, Chukiess & Whackboi, Kevin x Grayy and Resty.
Borneo SongWak Water Music Festival 2024 tickets
Entry only tickets to the festival cost RM588/pax, with those opting for hotel stays at Damai Beach and Damai Lagoon charged RM1388 and RM1888 respectively.
Each package with hotel stay comes with a 3 days/2 nights Deluxe room accomodation, 2 days Splash Zone entry and 3 days Damai Central access.
Those opting for a stay at Damai Lagoon will enjoy special access to Songwak Pool after party.
Early bird tickets for the entry tickets will be able to purchase the RM588/pax tickets at RM250/pax.
No discount was mentioned by the organizers for the hotel packages.
You can buy tickets at this link.
About Borneo SongWak Water Music Festival
Songwak features a Water Festival with various water-based events and activities. This include water splash events, which the organizers claim to fun and refreshing atmosphere which sets it apart from other music festivals.
Aside from being a water based festival, the festival also presents an international and local line-up which highlights Borneo’s vibrant music scene while at the same time promoting cultural exchange.
In addition to that, Songwak also features elements of eco-friendly practices and sustainability by reducing single-use plastics, implementing proper waste management, maintaining a sustainable ecosystem, and featuring an eco-conscious food festival.
Such move is to raise environmental awareness among the crowd and festival goers.
Where is Borneo SongWak Water Music Festival
Aside from having its main concert at the Sarawak Cultural Village, the festival seems to also cover Damai Central and Damai Lagoon Hotel.
All three locations are within a walking distance from each other so you need not worry about transportation if you do attend the event.
To go to the Sarawak Cultural Village, you can refer to the map below.
Note that parking space is limited so it is highly encouraged to take public transport to the venue of the event.
More details on SongWak Festival
To get more details on the festival, do visit the links below.
- VISIT the Official SongWak Festival website
- SEE more events in Kuching
- BUY festival and party going attire here
