Ipoh Parade Children’s Day Celebration 2016
Children’s Day is celebrated in Malaysia on the fourth Saturday of October. In conjunction with this special occasion, Ipoh Parade is commemorating it with a month-long celebration by inviting children from numerous kindergartens in the community to join in the festivity.
For three weekends, children take turns to perform on stage at the main atrium, making use of this platform provided by the popular shopping mall to present their talent to the public. A total of 1,500 children from over 20 kindergartens will participate in these weekend showcases.
This annual event is slightly different this year. Ipoh Parade is collaborating with local celebrity Baki Zainal to raise awareness on the importance of marine conservation in Malaysia.
Baki kick-started the Malaysian Celebrities Go Green (MCG2) initiative in 2008, to highlight the importance of preserving the country’s diverse eco-system and protecting its natural resources. This ingenuity sparked a series of eco-related programmes and talks around the country.
As Children’s Day has always been about promoting the welfare of children and protecting their rights, Ipoh Parade’s partnership with Baki Zainal is an effort to raise awareness on the importance of marine conservation in order to secure a cleaner future for generations to come.
This is being done via a photography exhibition where the photos were obtained from a photo contest held on Baki Zainal’s Instagram page in May 2016. In the contest, fans and followers submitted images that highlight water resources in Malaysia with the hashtag #ItsAboutTime. Ipoh Parade is only one of the locations to host this exhibition.
“While Ipoh itself isn’t located along the coastline, we strongly empathise and identify with the need to protect one of the nation’s richest natural resources—our seas,” said Mr. Chan Yu Yin, Centre Manager for Ipoh Parade.
“In the same light where Ipoh wouldn’t merit its status as a tourist destination without its gaping limestone caves, scenic mountains, and pristine lakes, Malaysia would be undeserving of being hailed a maritime country if its coral reefs are blanketed by murky waters. More importantly, we owe it to the future generation, our children, to protect and conserve our seas so they may enjoy it as we have,” he added.
To complement the celebration, a Fair is held from 30th September to 16th October at the concourse area of the mall. Shoppers who spend RM128 and above in a single receipt are eligible to redeem a cute tumbler for children at no additional cost, while stocks last. Don’t miss out or you’d lose out!
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The event looks interesting, hope I am in Ipoh
I haven’t been to Ipoh in awhile. Forgot how Ipoh parade looks like too. This event sounds interesting. Thanks for the info.
Sounds like it’s gonna be a fun event. Hope you enjoy yourself.
The event looks quite happening.and interesting for the entire family.
I’ve been watching Baki’s tv shows and he is one of the host that I like!
Haven’t been to Ipoh in awhile but the celebration looks like its really going to be fun for everyone 🙂 Cheers to the share dear.
Sounds real fun to be able to watch those kids perform. It must be so cute!
Why is it that when i’m not in ipoh, there just a looottt of interesting event tio attend to haih
Sounds fun and it’s always good to get the kids outside so that they are not glued to screens, hehe.
Ipoh really a great town! Lots of event is happening, even Children Day! Bet the children are going to enjoy it 😉
Looks fun! Those kids sure enjoy to the max.
This is a good habit to teach the young ones – love the environment!
Happy Children’s Day to all the Children. My girl celebrated at her school too
Hopefully the event goes well and everyone there get to learn abit more of how to save the marine..
oh i didnt even know there’s a childrens day. Sounds like good family fun
wow….nice and meaningful event!!!looks so fun!!
Baki! It’s been a while since I saw him on TV! This will definitely be the children most happiest day!
Oh wow… this is pretty awesome… I wish I could have been there to join in… nothing like putting ourselves in children’s shoes.. and sometimes learning a thing or two from them
Nice mall, it has been quite some time since my last visit to Ipoh Parade 🙂
I have not been to Ipoh Parade for zonkey years. Always loved Baki Zainal, I find him very entertaining. Anyway, this event would be fun for the kids too!
It’s a great place for education but i’m pretty aware of the care taking of the marine lives.