Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Maleisië

Topdrukte — Thaipusam at Batu Caves, Chinese New Year

• Festival

  Thaipusam at Batu Caves

  15 jan – 15 feb · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  A silver chariot is walked from the city to Batu Caves and something over a million people climb the 272 steps behind it. The KTM line runs all night and the roads north close. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Chinese New Year

  20 jan – 28 feb · meestalChinees nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Half the city drives home to Ipoh and Penang, shophouse kitchens close for days, and the malls run lion dances on loop. The emptiest traffic of the year, and the hardest week to find lunch. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Thaipusam at Batu Caves, Chinese New Year

• Feestdag

  Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya

  5 feb – 25 apr · meestalRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenDruk

  Street bazaars set up across the city every afternoon of the fast and are the best eating of the year. Then the Raya exodus empties Kuala Lumpur for a week and most small kitchens shut. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thaipusam at Batu Caves (15 jan – 15 feb (meestal)), Chinese New Year (20 jan – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya, Term-1 break (Hari Raya 2026) in Maleisië

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya (5 feb – 25 apr (meestal))

Druk — Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya (5 feb – 25 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Wesak Day procession, Mid-year break in Maleisië

• Festival

  Wesak Day procession

  31 meiReligieus feestDruk

  On the Vesak full moon, lit floats leave the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Brickfields at dusk for a four-hour loop through Bukit Bintang and back; tens of thousands line the route. Bron ↗

Druk — Mid-year break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Durian season

  1 jun – 31 aug · meestalOogsttijd

  The main crop reaches the city from June, when the durian stalls in SS2 and around Jalan Alor stay busy late and Musang King is at its cheapest; a smaller second crop arrives around the turn of the year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wesak Day procession (31 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Durian season (1 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Merdeka Day, Term-2 break in Maleisië

• Risico

  Haze season

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalRookseizoen

  In a dry year, smoke from land clearing in Sumatra and Kalimantan settles over the Klang Valley and the towers disappear from the skyline for days. It is not every year and it is not the rain. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Merdeka Day

  31 aug – 16 sepGroot festivalSluitingenDruk

  Independence Day on the last of August and Malaysia Day on the sixteenth of September bracket a fortnight of parades and road closures around Dataran Merdeka. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Durian season (1 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Merdeka Day, Term-2 break in Maleisië

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haze season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal)), Merdeka Day (31 aug – 16 sep)

Druk — Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Inter-monsoon thunderstorms

  1 okt – 15 dec · meestalRisico

  The wettest stretch of the Klang Valley year arrives as violent late-afternoon storms that put water across the low roads and stop the outdoor half of the city for an hour at a time.

• Festival

  Deepavali

  10 okt – 20 nov · meestalDiwaliSluitingen

  Brickfields is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday that shuts much of the city. Kolam patterns go down outside the shops on Jalan Tun Sambanthan. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang

  30 okt – 1 novRaceweekendDrukBoek vroeg

  The season's closing rounds at Sepang, an hour south of the city. Airport-side hotels and the KLIA transit fill with the paddock and the Indonesian and Thai fans who drive up for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Haze season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Inter-monsoon thunderstorms (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal)), Deepavali (10 okt – 20 nov (meestal)), Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang (30 okt – 1 nov)

Druk — Year-end break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Inter-monsoon thunderstorms (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal))