festival and celebrations
Bintulu has hosted several festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Among the most popular celebrations in Bintulu are:
International Borneo Kite Festival
Held annually between July to August, the festival is a one-week event which showcased the public display of kites from around the world, ranging from traditional kites of Wau to more modern flying sculpture such as Pokemon.Bintulu Regatta
Held annually and back-to-back with Sebauh, the event is held to encourage people from people around Bintulu to compete for the fastest boat rowing. It is similar to Dragon Boat Festival in China and the competition offers prizes for various categories such as speed boat, motor boat and traditional boat.An Evening In Bintulu
Held annually to celebrate New Year right from 1st December to the end. It includes various activities such as singing competition, trade fair, new year celebration and Christmas carolling. The brainchild of this event is the Resident of Bintulu himself, Dr. Razali Abon, with help from various government agencies such as JKR Bintulu and also participants from private agencies, corporate bodies and individuals.
orientation
Bintulu, a capital town of Bintulu division and district, can be divided into few areas:
Tanjung Kidurong
10-20km from Bintulu town. Tanjung Kidurong is an industrial zone which consists of Petronas facilities of MLNG, Shell facilities of SMDS, BCOT Bintulu Crude Oil Terminal, Bintulu Port, ABF Asean Bintulu Fertilizer, Sarawak Fertilizer and various shipping and hardware factories. There are also housing estates, institutional quarters, settlers at Sg. Plan, schools including Technical School, stadiums both open and closed stadium and golf course.Kemena
10km from Bintulu town. Kemena is also an industrial zone. However it is more focused on timber industries such as logging shipment docks, plywood factories and variety of wood products factories. It also housed Bintulu Port Sdn. Bhd. quarters.Bintulu town centre
It is where the main trading activities were carried out. It is home to traditional shoppers of wild produce, seafood, fruits and various basic needs which can be obtained mostly at Pasar Tamu or Pasar Utama Bintulu. The Bintulu town centre has also expanded until Tanjung Batu, including Parkcity Commercial Centre the latest and busiest commercial centre in Bintulu, and also where Parkcity Mall, New World Suites and Parkcity-Everly Hotel were situated.Jepak
A fishermen village which now has become an extension to Bintulu town centre in the opposite area of Kemena river. It comprises of Kg. Jepak and other government offices such as Marine Police.Medan Jaya & Medan Sentral
A new bustling township comes in pair, each located opposite each other at the side of busy junction of Jalan Sultan Iskandar-Jalan Tun Hussein Onn-Jalan Kidurong. It is a premier shopping centre in Bintulu where three supermarket giants; Farley Supermarket, Sing Kwong Supermarket and MDS Supermarket are located.