The 16th edition of the annual Kota Kinabalu Christmas, dubbed KK Christmas, is coming back this year, breaking away from the traditional Padang Merdeka fairy lights and Christmas trees, and enticing spread of goodies at the field.

The annual Christmas festivities was put on hold in 2020 to comply with the SOP restrictions in place when the nation was gripped by COVID-19. The nation’s easing into the 4th phase of the pandemic provides the perfect timing for the return of this uniquely much-talked about celebration in Malaysia.

It will be celebrated as a hybrid event, a live event, complete with a virtual audience to encourage participation and engagement with the event, no matter where they are.

This is in keeping with the organizers’ aim to support the government’s efforts to continue to curb the spread of the coronavirus by limiting physical participation.