The Kuching Jazz Festival, formerly known as the Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival, happens on a yearly basis at the last weekend of September.
During it’s inaugural year, the organizers hosted 4,000 people at the festival and the numbers coming to the festival had increased on a yearly basis.
Hailed as a perfect complement to the chilling and relaxing Kuching scene, the Kuching Jazz Festival is a much awaited music event for many.
The festival occurs for two days with the first day usually starting on Friday.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
The Kuching Jazz Festival will be played behind the Grand Margherita Hotel, on the Kuching Waterfront itself.
With the Sarawak State Legislative as a perfect background, the ambiance of the whole festival is considered perfect to showcase Kuching and Sarawak as a whole.
Thanks to it’s popular location, going to the Kuching Jazz Festival wouldn’t be difficult.
If you are staying at hotels located within Kuching city centre, walking is the best option. All you need to do is follow the map to the Grand Margherita Hotel as show in the Google Maps below.
If your hotel is quite far, or you are from out of town, the Google Map would still be a major help, although using GRAB would be highly encouraged.
>> DOWNLOAD THE GRAB APP
On your GRAB App, just look for the Grand Margherita Hotel Kuching, and rates for your transportation would be displayed. Else, take a cab/taxi and ask them to take you to the hotel.
It is likely the Kuching Jazz Festival wouldn’t be so visible from the front of the hotel as the festival grounds is located behind the hotel, hidden from the main road.
That said, you can only enter the festival grounds through the hotel lobby area.
Please note to the map below for directions and entry points to the festival.
WHERE TO STAY DURING THE JAZZ FESTIVAL
The best place to stay for the Kuching Jazz Festival is of course the Grand Margherita Hotel Kuching. It is of course the venue of the festival and you can see the venue from your hotel room window.
>> BOOK A ROOM AT GRAND MARGHERITA HOTEL
Imperial Riverbank Hotel Kuching is also very close to the venue, making it my second choice if I went to the KWJF.
Other good choices include Riverside Majestic Hotel and Hilton Kuching, both just minutes from the venue itself. In my opinion, Riverside Majestic offers luxury at amazing prices (You can read my personal review here), while Hilton is a trusted brand by itself.
>> BOOK A ROOM AT HILTON KUCHING
If the three hotels are not your choice, or are fully booked, check out this list of hotels in Kuching City Center. I’ve compiled them specifically to help those unfamiliar with Kuching. These hotels are within the Kuching City Centre, and a walking distance to the Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival Venue.
ARTICLES ABOUT KUCHING JAZZ FESTIVAL
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