Kuching Pageant is rising up—and it’s rising quick.
The annual celebration has lengthy been synonymous with its fashionable meals truthful, however the 2026 version is increasing properly past the eating desk. Cosplay, Okay-pop dance, a Pokémon Buying and selling Card Recreation match, and pickleball competitors are all becoming a member of the lineup this yr, turning Kuching Pageant right into a multi-dimensional celebration of sport, youth tradition, and group.
Kuching South mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng introduced the additions at a press convention on the Kuching South Metropolis Council constructing, framing them as a part of a deliberate evolution for the pageant.
“Kuching Pageant is now not merely a meals carnival. It has grown into a significant celebration of creativity, youth growth, wholesome dwelling, digital tradition, sports activities and group participation,” Wee mentioned.
The MBKS Pickle Rush 2026 takes place on July 25 at PicklePro Kuching, that includes males’s, girls’s and blended doubles occasions. Winners in every class will take residence RM800, whereas MVP King and MVP Queen awards price RM300 every can even be offered. Wee was direct concerning the sport’s enchantment throughout generations.
“Pickleball is appropriate for folks of all ages, and we hope the match will encourage more healthy existence whereas selling group interplay,” he mentioned.
The cosplay competitors, organised collectively by MBKS and Star Studio Sarawak, runs from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 25 July on the MBKS Theatre. Following a robust response final yr, the competitors has been expanded into two classes, with prizes together with RM1,000 for the person catwalk champion alongside awards for Greatest Costume and Most Fashionable Contestant.
The next night—26 July, similar venue, similar hours—belongs to the Okay-pop Dance Cowl competitors. The champion takes residence RM2,000 and a trophy, with runners-up and third-placed groups receiving RM1,000 and RM500 respectively. A Greatest Costume award and Random Play Dance problem spherical out the programme.
“We hope to find extra younger native dancers whereas encouraging teamwork, confidence and creativity,” Wee mentioned.
The pageant’s first-ever Pokémon Buying and selling Card Recreation match lands on 2 August on the MBKS Group Corridor, working from 10am to 6pm and open to all age teams. The champion pockets RM1,500, with RM1,000 and RM500 for second and third place. Wee positioned the occasion as greater than only a gaming competitors—a platform for strategic pondering, communication expertise, and connection amongst tabletop gaming lovers.
4 new occasions. One pageant. Kuching is making room for everybody.
