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Event Calendar 2025
PONGAL FESTIVAL
14. – 17. January 2025
A Hindu harvest festival, Pongal is dedicated to the Hindu god of the sun, marking the end of the winter solstice. Named after the ceremonial ‘Pongal’, a traditional dish prepared from a new harvest of rice boiled in milk with raw sugar which, boiled until it overflows, the sweet dish is first offered to the gods and goddesses prior to being shared among the celebrating community. Join the celebration at Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthanam.
20.-25. JANUARY 2025
Royal Langkawi Yacht Club
Aiming to bring this prestigious sporting event to greater heights and continue to position Malaysia and in particular, Langkawi as an important fixture on the International Sailing Calendar, whilst simultaneously promoting sailing and boosting sports tourism in Malaysia, the 21st edition of this spectacular event attracts participants and excited audience from all over the world.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
29.- 31. JANUARY 2025
Also called “Spring Festival” or “Lunar New Year” each Chinese New Year is designated as “the year of“ one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year, the Chinese community will be welcoming the year of the Rat. Celebrated for over 1,000 years it is a significant holiday filled with temple prayers, ritual offerings, and joyful celebration with fireworks. Join the festivities at the Thean Hou Temple and when strolling around, keep your eyes open. You may stumble upon the legendary Lion Dance performance.
13. - 16. FEBRUARY 2025
This Sailing Championship is the largest tournament in Southeast Asia, involving events at the level of the Sea Games, the Asian Games and the Olympic Games.
Come to experience the thrilling atmosphere!
RAMADAN BAZAAR
28. FEBRUARY - 29. MARCH 2025
(DATE TBC)
While Ramadan is known as the holy month of fasting, with Muslims abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset, it is also a time of festive food bazaars, lavish buffets, and culinary street wonders set up for the grand occasion of breaking fast in the evening.
With Ramadan Bazaars taking place all around the island, you can indulge in a tantalizing variety, visiting every day another one.
Bon Appétit!
1. MARCH 2025
Tanjung Rhu Beach
Once a year, as the sea level plummets to a minimum, an expansive sandbar linking the Tanjung Rhu Beach with Chabang and Kelam Baya Island emerges. A unique opportunity to walk along this ephemeral pathway and explore the otherwise hidden marine environment and get up close and personal with diverse aquatic species. To experience this enchanting coastal spectacle, contact Tanjung Rhu Resort.
LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL MARITIME & AEROSPACE EXHIBITION
20. - 24. MAY 2025
With more than 600 exhibitors in attendance, the aviation and maritime industry's most important event!! Every two years for five days, LIMA transforms into an exciting hub for the most innovative technology, attracting market-leading companies from all sectors, and providing an unparalleled opportunity to meet and forge new relationships with key decision-makers face-to-face.
The most exciting part for the wide public? The breathtaking airshows!!
18th ANNIVERSARY OF UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
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1. - 4. JUNE 2025
Receiving in 2007 a UNESCO GEOPARK status as the very first in the whole of Southeast Asia, Langkawi celebrates its nature and unique geological formations with a great annual event
Join the festivities an leave your mark by participating in one of the many conservation activities held on this special day!
10. - 12. OCTOBER 2025
More than 2,400 athletes from all over the world will participate in a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run competition to qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua Kona, Hawaii and race among the best in the world.
Come and cheer them on as they race through tropical hilly terrain, passing traditional kampungs, mangrove clusters and rainforests before reaching the finishing line on the famous Cenang beach.
20. OCTOBER 2025
Deepavali or Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most important festivals for Langkawi's Hindu community,
Join the festivities that symbolize the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
LANGKASUKA INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL OF ART
29.-31. OCTOBER 2025
(DATE TBC)
Aiming to celebrate the art, customs and culture of Kedah Tua, with a particular focus on the Langkasuka tradition, the folklore festival that takes place at the EAGLE SQUARE will showcase a variety of not-to-be-missed performances.
Apart from showcasing local traditions, this spectacular event features also representatives from nine countries, each bringing their unique folklore to the enchanting stage of Langkawi.
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17. NOVEMBER 2025 (DATE TBC)
Combining elements of cross-country and downhill mountain biking with timed downhill stages and untimed uphill or transfer stages, the Langkawi Geopark Enduro Challenge with its stunning landscapes and diverse terrain is sure to test the participants' technical skills, and endurance while offering picturesque vistas.
18. NOVEMBER 2025 (DATE TBC)
A captivating performance conveying in a contemporary blend of musical theatre and storytelling the legend of Mahsuri:
Accused of adultery, the beautiful maiden Mahsuri pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her. Sentenced to death, she was stabbed with a ceremonial keris. With white blood flowing from the wound, signifying her innocence, Mahsuri cursed the island, afflicting Langkawi with bad luck for seven generations.
Langkawi indeed experienced a long period of tribulations from a Siamese invasion to a series of droughts and floods - emerging as a thriving travel destination only seven generations later.
1. JANUARY 2026
Enjoy the festive atmosphere across the island and welcome with a glass of chilled champagne and spectacular fireworks the long-awaited brand new year
If you are not spending this special evening on the island, we wish you a wonderful celebration with your family and friends, back home and happy holiday planning !!