> Quick view: the 2026 tour is finished. The last leg closed at Plaza Merdeka, Kuching on 1 November 2026, and no booth price carries over. As of 5 November, no 2027 dates have been published. If you bought a package at a booth, check its travel deadline.
Is Star Karnival Cuti-Cuti Malaysia still on?
No. Star Karnival Cuti-Cuti Malaysia (SKCCM) is a free travel carnival run by Tourism Malaysia with Star Media Group. Its second edition visited six states from July to November 2026 in support of Visit Malaysia 2026-2027. Kuantan, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Seberang Jaya, Sunway Pyramid and Kuching have all finished. The full list is in the table on this page.
There are no 2027 dates to plan around yet. The organiser's page at events.thestar.com.my/skccm still shows the 2026 tour. At the Kuching launch, Tourism Malaysia's Mohd Roslan Abdullah said the agency looks forward to "future promotional initiatives" with Star Media Group. That is not an announced edition. The calendar has also moved: the 2025 tour started in September and ended in mid-November, while 2026 started in July.
How the 2026 tour finished
At the Kuching launch on 31 October, Tourism Malaysia gave these figures for the first five legs:
- 240,000 visitors, against a target of 200,000
- RM3.5 million in sales, against a target of RM1 million
The first four legs had recorded RM2.5 million, according to the figure given at the Selangor launch. By subtraction, Sunway Pyramid added about RM1 million on its own.
Dividing the totals gives roughly RM14.60 in sales per visitor. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure, and it suggests most people browsed rather than bought. You do not need to feel pressed into a purchase at one of these events. Kuching's closing figures had not been published as of 5 November.
What booths actually charged
Booth offers are rarely published, so these reported prices are the best guide to what the next edition may be worth. We checked the first three against each operator's own site on 5 September 2026.
- Encore Melaka (Johor). RM68 adult and RM138 foreign visitor, against RM78 and RM158 on its website. That saves RM10 (13%) on an adult ticket. The RM48 child ticket stayed the same.
- Kuantan 188 (Pahang). A flat 50% off. Its Observation Deck costs Malaysians only RM13-RM23, so that saves about RM5 to RM11.50 a head.
- Desaru Fruit Farm half-day tour (Johor). RM200 adult and RM150 child with an open date. Comparable half-day combos on the farm's own store ran RM95 to RM188, so this was not a saving.
- Ombak Dive Resort (Selangor). A RM100 booking deposit for its Perhentian packages, against its usual RM200. The report gave a lower deposit, not a lower package price.
- Desaru Fruit Farm stay (Selangor). RM699 per room for two days and one night at Desaru Coast, with breakfast and water park access for two adults. We have not compared this with a public rate.
- Batik Air (Sabah). 15% off flights at the Sabah booth, with no published route list. Batik Air also appeared at Kuantan and Penang and was named among the Kuching exhibitors, but no percentage was reported at those legs.
Coverage of Penang and Kuching named no booth prices.
The takeaway: a carnival price is an event price, not automatically a discount. Pull up the operator's website on your phone before you pay.
Is the last day cheaper?
The one report we have says it can be. On the final day of the 2025 Penang leg, The Star reported exhibitors cutting prices by up to 50%:
- Lotus Desaru Beach Resort & Spa: RM250 a room with breakfast for two, plus water park entry for two, redeemable within six months
- The TOP Komtar Super Saver: RM88 adult and RM58 child, against RM118 and RM88, redeemable within one year
These are 2025 prices from a single leg, so treat them as a reason to ask, not a promise. Waiting also has a cost, because popular dates and limited allocations may go first. Lotus Desaru appeared again in 2026 at Sunway Pyramid, The TOP at Kuching and Desaru Fruit Farm at three legs, so the same operators do return.
If you bought a package at a booth
Check the deadline on your voucher or receipt now. Terms were set by each operator and were not published in one place. Kuantan visitors were offered Fraser's Hill and Raub packages on a pay-a-deposit-now, travel-within-six-months basis, which for a July purchase means travelling by about early January 2027. Contact the operator named on your receipt to fix a date, especially for year-end school holidays.
What you can still book or attend
- The TOP Penang RM10 offer. RM10 per attraction for MyKad and MyKid holders from Penang, Kedah, Perak, Perlis, Kelantan and Terengganu, until 30 November 2026.
- Amazing Borneo AMZDEALS. Sabah tours and hotels, with the booking period shown as now to 31 December 2026 on the company's deals page on 5 November.
- MATTA Fair. The KL edition ran 4-6 September 2026. A Traveloka guide lists November 2026 editions at Mayang Mall, Kuala Terengganu and Palm Mall, Negeri Sembilan, both with dates to be confirmed, and we could not confirm either elsewhere. Check the MATTA Fair 2026 calendar or 2027 calendar before you travel.
Who should go next time
Go if you plan a domestic trip within a few months and have not booked. The value is in resort stays, dive packages and tours you can compare and ask about face to face. Flexible dates are often the real perk, and operators can answer logistics questions on the spot. Belum Rainforest Resort, for example, explained its airport and station pick-ups to visitors in Johor.
Skip it if you only want cheap flights or cannot commit on the day. A carrier's own fare sale can beat an unspecified booth discount, and event rates may not be honoured after the carnival packs up.
Expect a mall atrium, not a ticketed hall. The 2026 legs had 36 to 41 reported booths, free admission, lucky draws and stage games. Sellers included state tourism bodies, hotels, tour agencies, booking platforms and local food makers, and many sold destinations outside the host state.
