MESSAGE FROM
YB DATUK HAJI ABDUL KARIM RAHMAN HAMZAH MINISTER OF TOURISM, ARTS, CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS SARAWAK In conjunction with our Visit Sarawak Campaign - “Sarawak, More to Discover”, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Arts, Youth and Sports is delighted to once again host the Rainforest Fringe Festival or RFF, on 5th to 12th July 2019. The event is being held as a prelude to the world-renowned Rainforest World Music Festival or RWMF which has been going on since 1998, and the Borneo Jazz Festival which is entering its 14th edition this year. The Rainforest Fringe Festival is the first of the three festivals under Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) newly launched campaign “3 Festivals 1 Destination” where Sarawak’s top 3 most anticipated music and cultural festivals are taking place back to back in the month of July. As the new kid on the block, Rainforest Fringe Festival 2019 will add to the many reasons for visiting Sarawak. In its 3rd year running, and touting Sarawak as “much more than an adventure destination”, the festival programming will offer an experience of Sarawak through its history, nature, and culture; presented in an extensive genre of events such as dance, theatre, talks, exhibitions, fashion, and more. In addition to attracting visitors, the festival has been designed to offer both knowledge and entertainment for the people of Sarawak, who we believe, deserve to celebrate their richness in culture & history. We also believe that our people will be our best ambassadors. The majority of the programmes to be held are also of free entrance. We welcome all of our visitors with open arms and hope they can come to witness and experience the wonderful facets of Sarawak with so much more to discover. Thank you.
Rainforest Fringe Festival 2019 is hosted by the Sarawak Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports in collaboration with Sarawak Tourism Board. The 8-day spectacle in the heart of Kuching will be held from 5th July to 12th July.
