MOONCAKE: Dawos (second left) looking at the various mooncakes on sale at the Sarawak Intercultural Mooncake Festival at Carpenter Street on Saturday night. With him are (from left) Yong and Dr Abdul Rahman.
KUCHING: Despite the rain, hundreds of people carrying colourful lanterns gathered at Carpenter Street on Saturday night to mark the Mooncake Festival.
Besides locals, tourists were also seen snapping photos of lion dancers and children carrying lanterns.
They were also seen sampling mooncakes sold at the festival.
Among other things held at the festival were performances by local artistes, a hair cutting demo and sale of various items ranging from toys to local delicacies.
The festival was also attended by Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos Mamit, Pantai Damai assemblyman Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi and SUPP Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong.
The Sarawak Intercultural Mooncake Festival is being held from Sept 9 to 12 from 6pm to 11pm.