Det sker i Ipoh, Malaysia året igennem

Tætpakket — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Festival

  Thaipusam at Kallumalai

  20. jan. – 20. feb. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakketLukninger

  The chariot leaves the Buntong temple before dawn and takes most of a day to reach the limestone-hill shrine north of town, with kavadi bearers walking behind it. A state holiday in Perak, so the city is shut around it. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Chinese New Year

  20. jan. – 25. feb. · normaltKinesisk nytårLukningerTætpakket

  Ipoh is where a good part of Kuala Lumpur drives home to, so the old-town kopitiams the city is famous for shut for three or four days while the roads in are solid. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Helligdag

  Ramadan and Hari Raya

  5. feb. – 25. mar. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Through Ramadan, evening food bazaars appear and some Malay eateries close by day. Hari Raya Aidilfitri ends it with public holidays, a mass trip home, busy roads and transport, and shops shut for a few days. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Thaipusam at Kallumalai (20. jan. – 20. feb. (normalt)), Chinese New Year (20. jan. – 25. feb. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan and Hari Raya, Term-1 break (Hari Raya 2026) i Malaysia

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan and Hari Raya (5. feb. – 25. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Tætpakket — Wesak at the cave temples, Mid-year break i Malaysia

• Festival

  Wesak at the cave temples

  1. maj – 5. jun. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  The Buddhist holy day draws devotees with offerings and chanting to Sam Poh Tong and the other limestone cave temples south of town. Go early, before the heat and the crowds build. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Wesak at the cave temples, Mid-year break i Malaysia

• Sæson

  Durian season

  15. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltHøst

  Perak is the country's biggest grower of village durians, and roadside stalls around Ipoh fill from late June; a smaller second crop comes around the turn of the year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Wesak at the cave temples (1. maj – 5. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Transboundary haze

  15. jul. – 15. okt. · normaltRøgsæson

  Smoke from land clearing across the strait drifts over the peninsula in the drier months, worst in El Nino years. The Kinta valley limestone hills go flat grey and stay that way for days. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Durian season (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Term-2 break i Malaysia, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Durian season (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Transboundary haze (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Term-2 break i Malaysia

• Festival

  Nine Emperor Gods Festival

  20. sep. – 25. okt. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  Nine days of vegetarian food, opera stages and processions around the Tow Boh Keong temple, ending with the send-off to the river. Half the town's hawkers go meat-free with it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Transboundary haze (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Deepavali in Little India

• Festival

  Deepavali in Little India

  20. okt. – 15. nov. · normaltDiwaliTætpakket

  In the weeks before the festival, Ipoh's Little India around Jalan Lahat turns into a bazaar of clothes, sweets and decorations. Expect crowds and traffic on the final weekend. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Transboundary haze (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Nine Emperor Gods Festival (20. sep. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Deepavali in Little India

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Deepavali in Little India (20. okt. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Year-end break i Malaysia, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i december.