På gång i Ipoh, Malaysia under året

Mest folk — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Festival

  Thaipusam at Kallumalai

  20 jan – 20 feb · vanligtvisReligiös högtidTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Chinese New Year

  20 jan – 25 feb · vanligtvisKinesiskt nyårStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Thaipusam at Kallumalai, Chinese New Year

• Helg

  Ramadan and Hari Raya

  5 feb – 25 mar · vanligtvisRamadan & eidStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Thaipusam at Kallumalai (20 jan – 20 feb (vanligtvis)), Chinese New Year (20 jan – 25 feb (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan and Hari Raya (5 feb – 25 mar (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i april.

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

• Festival

  Wesak at the cave temples

  1 maj – 5 jun · vanligtvisReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Säsong

  Durian season

  15 jun – 31 aug · vanligtvisSkörd

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Wesak at the cave temples (1 maj – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Transboundary haze

  15 jul – 15 okt · vanligtvisRöksäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Durian season (15 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term-2 break i Malaysia, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Durian season (15 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Transboundary haze (15 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

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

• Festival

  Nine Emperor Gods Festival

  20 sep – 25 okt · vanligtvisReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Transboundary haze (15 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Deepavali in Little India

• Festival

  Deepavali in Little India

  20 okt – 15 nov · vanligtvisDiwaliTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Transboundary haze (15 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Nine Emperor Gods Festival (20 sep – 25 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Deepavali in Little India

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Deepavali in Little India (20 okt – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Year-end break i Malaysia, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i december.