Week of Events
City Art Pavilions 2026 – The Everyday Moments
The Everyday Moments - City Art Pavilions bring Architect × Artist pairing teams to design and build temporary public pavilions in downtown KL. These pavilions explore how temporary architecture can activate everyday city life, evoke collective memory, and inspire future cultural possibilities. The programmes seek to demonstrate how architecture can act or perform as a […]
Pola TAR – Mapping Patterns
PolaTAR is a site-specific arts and fashion programme that reimagines Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) as a living cultural ecosystem within Kuala Lumpur’s creative economy. Drawing inspiration from everyday fashion labour — measuring, stitching, repairing, selling, wearing — PolaTAR celebrates fashion not limited to style, but as living memory. Through two key pillars, the […]
Warung TERANG
KL art collective Filamen will create a series of laneway projection activations that transforms the streets of downtown KL into a vibrant open-air canvas through light and storytelling. Alongside these projections, Warung TERANG will also host a regional competition with artist workshops, and public sharing sessions, bringing together artists, students and the wider community to […]
The Jalan Melayu Neighbourhood: Stories of Traders and Culinary Traditions
Enjoy a fascinating free walking tour through the Jalan Melayu neighbourhood area and discover the city’s jewellery heritage, with stops at a historic mosque and a tanjak-making demonstration, before concluding with a Punjabi afternoon tea. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The walk is organised by Free Walk Kuala Lumpur Unscripted, led by Jane Rai and her team of tour […]
Dance The Walk
In Dance the Walk: Heritage Trails through Movement, ASK Dance Company transforms selected heritage locations in Kuala Lumpur’s historic core into a living performance trail. Participants walk between sites to encounter, and take part in short dance works inspired by the cultural, social and historical identity of each location. Beyond watching, this project invites audiences […]
Monday, May 4, 2026
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Friday, May 8, 2026
- May 8, 2026 -How We Built It: Community in the Arts – Kuala Lumpur Edition
How We Built It: Community in the Arts – Kuala Lumpur Edition
What does it really take to build a creative community in Kuala Lumpur? Join ArtRabbit at British Council Malaysia for an evening of short “show and tell” presentations from people shaping Kuala Lumpur’s cultural landscape. ---------------------------------- Each speaker will share how their work began, the challenges they have faced, what has not worked, and what […]
Saturday, May 9, 2026
- May 9, 2026 -Jogeton
Jogeton
The very first competition of its kind that will see 200 participants joget at Merdeka Square for 90 minutes straight, continuing until the last person is standing. In the final 15 minutes, judges will evaluate the remaining dancers and award the winner a prize of RM3,000. Throughout the competition, the rakyat is encouraged to join […]
Sunday, May 10, 2026
No events on this day.