Fiesta Loma Gerik 2026 — Ikan Loma, Raft Racing and Conflicting October Dates
Fiesta Loma is one of the more unusual Perak events worth knowing about. It grows out of the seasonal upstream movement of ikan loma in Sungai Rui near Gerik, and the festival has developed around that natural event with community, cultural, recreational and economic activities. Tourism Perak currently lists the 2026 edition for 2–4 October at Dataran Loma, Kuala Rui, Gerik, while Majlis Daerah Gerik posted a September announcement opening registration for the 2026 raft competition. There is, however, another date problem visitors should know about.
Tourism Perak says 2–4 October; Tourism Malaysia’s calendar says 9–11 October
Tourism Perak’s live event listing places Fiesta Loma from Friday 2 October to Sunday 4 October 2026. The official Majlis Daerah Gerik website also shows a fresh 3 September announcement for the 2026 raft competition, which supports the fact that this year’s Fiesta Loma is active. But Tourism Malaysia’s published 2026 calendar currently lists Loma Fiesta for 9–11 October with Majlis Daerah Gerik as organiser. The event is real; the date information is not fully aligned.
What makes Fiesta Loma interesting
This is not merely another generic fair. The event is tied to the annual movement of ikan loma in Sungai Rui, a local river phenomenon normally associated with the September–November period. Reporting on the 2025 edition described the festival as a way to celebrate the river ecosystem while bringing together cultural, recreational and small-business activity. It also reported raft competition, local traders and participation centred around Kampung Jong and Dataran Loma. Those details describe the character of Fiesta Loma, but should not be treated as the final 2026 programme unless this year’s organiser materials confirm them.
Visitor advice
If Fiesta Loma is the main reason for your trip, verify the latest Majlis Daerah Gerik or Tourism Perak notice before setting out. Do not assume admission, raft-registration availability, parking arrangements or the full activity programme from older editions. If you are travelling through Taiping and Upper Perak more broadly, Gerik remains a distinctive stop for river, forest and outdoor-country scenery even when a festival timetable changes.
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Published 2 October 2026 · Checked 2 October 2026
Featured image — Gerik town, Hulu Perak. Wiki Farazi / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.
Sources
- Tourism Perak — current event listing
- Majlis Daerah Gerik — 2026 raft registration announcement
- Tourism Malaysia — Calendar of Events 2026
- Perak Sejahtera — 2025 background
- Wikimedia Commons — image source and licence
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