OVER 1,000 PEOPLE ATTEND NUSANTARA CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2026

IPOH, 25 OCTOBER 2026 – More than 1,000 visitors from all walks of life attended the Nusantara Cultural Festival 2026, held at the Ipoh Convention Centre (ICC) last night.

Also present at the event were Kinta District Officer Zulhisham Ahmad Shukor, Ipoh City Council (MBI) Chief Whip Clr. Dato’ Mazlan Abd Rahaman, representing the Mayor of Ipoh, People Of Remarkable Talents (PORT) General Manager Nur Hanim Mohamed Khairuddin, PORT’s senior management members and representatives from government agencies.

Organised Jointly by PORT and MBI in conjunction with the 8th edition of Ipoh Music Symposium, the festival served as a platform to empower arts and culture, besides broadening public appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Nusantara region.

The Nusantara Cultural Festival 2026 featured 10 main performances, combining the talents of local arts practitioners, international participants and homegrown artistes.

It is hoped that the organising of such programmes can strengthen cross-cultural interaction and elevate Ipoh as an appealing arts and music destination, thereby attracting interest from both local and international communities.