Regatta Lepa Semporna

Malaysia Events & Festivals

Regatta Lepa Semporna is a Sea Gypsy festival showcasing traditional, colourful and ornamental Lepa Lepa boats. This year marks the event’s 19th run. Besides the sailboat competition, the two-day festival also includes water-based games such a kayak race, tug-of-war and boat race.

It takes place in Semporna, Sabah, a small fishing Bajau town built on a 35,000-year-old coral reef at the end of the Borneo Peninsula. It is the main gateway for Sipadan Island, Borneo’s premier dive site. The Regatta Lepa Semporna is one of its most popular events. Besides attending the festival you can also explore the lively and picturesque market which spills out onto the pier.

Highlights: Date: 27th – 29th April 2012