Qué hay en Ipoh, Malasia, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Festival

  Thaipusam at Kallumalai

  20 Ene – 20 Feb · normalmenteFiesta religiosaMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Chinese New Year

  20 Ene – 25 Feb · normalmenteAño Nuevo LunarCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Festivo

  Ramadan and Hari Raya

  5 Feb – 25 Mar · normalmenteRamadán y EidCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Thaipusam at Kallumalai (20 Ene – 20 Feb (normalmente)), Chinese New Year (20 Ene – 25 Feb (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Ramadan and Hari Raya, Term-1 break (Hari Raya 2026) en Malasia

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Ramadan and Hari Raya (5 Feb – 25 Mar (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Wesak at the cave temples, Mid-year break en Malasia

• Festival

  Wesak at the cave temples

  1 May – 5 Jun · normalmenteFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Wesak at the cave temples, Mid-year break en Malasia

• Temporada

  Durian season

  15 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteCosecha

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Wesak at the cave temples (1 May – 5 Jun (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Transboundary haze

  15 Jul – 15 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de humo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Durian season (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term-2 break en Malasia, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Durian season (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Transboundary haze (15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Term-2 break en Malasia

• Festival

  Nine Emperor Gods Festival

  20 Sep – 25 Oct · normalmenteFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Transboundary haze (15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Deepavali in Little India

• Festival

  Deepavali in Little India

  20 Oct – 15 Nov · normalmenteDiwaliMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Transboundary haze (15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Nine Emperor Gods Festival (20 Sep – 25 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Deepavali in Little India

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Deepavali in Little India (20 Oct – 15 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Year-end break en Malasia, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.