Pesta Sematan or Sematan Festival is an annual event aimed to boost Sematan as a tourist destination in the southern region of Sarawak.
The festival also aims to make Sematan an eco-tourism centre for Sarawak by organizing various types of community driven activities.
Due to Sematan’s close location to the beach, activities tend to be beach related as well, with seafood also a major draw to the festival.
Highlights of Pesta Sematan
During the festival, numerous activities which include sports related activities, live performances, exhibitions, competitions and more are planned.
Highlights of the festival include beach related activities such as Speed Boat racing, traditional sports competition as well as sea fishing competitions.
Pesta Sematan dates
Pesta Sematan had been held for quite some time as seen by the dates below. Click on the dates to know what was planned that year. Do note that not all dates are available.
- 2013: 25 – 27 October
- 2014: 6 – 9 November
- 2023: 11 – 13 August
Sematan Festival venue
Generally, the festival is organized within the Sematan town, but it had expanded to nearby villages and areas within the Sematan sub-district recently.
Going to Sematan will require one to have their own transport as it is quite a distance from Kuching.
Roads are good, but parking within the Sematan town itself is limited.
The map below will point you to Sematan town.
More about Pesta Sematan
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- READ more articles about Sematan
- LEARN about Sematan sub-district
- SEE more events in Kuching
