KL Deepavali bazaar fee down by 85%

By the Editorial Team · Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Kuala Lumpur City Hall has reduced the Deepavali bazaar trading fee by about 85% to RM400 and extended the event duration to 30 days to support vendors and boost local commerce. The bazaar will operate from October 9 to November 7 at two locations with 172 trading lots, featuring strict traffic management to ensure smooth operations.

Traders at Kuala Lumpur’s Deepavali bazaar will benefit from a significant reduction in fees this year, as the city government seeks to ease the financial burden on vendors and support local commerce. The trading fee has been lowered by approximately 85%, from RM2,626 last year to RM400 for 2026, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh.

“We are also allowing the traders to operate for 30 days this year, an increase from the 21 days last year,” Hannah Yeoh said during a press conference held at Menara Seri Wilayah in Putrajaya on Monday. The extended duration aims to boost opportunities for traders and enhance the festive atmosphere for consumers.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will organize the bazaar from October 9 to November 7 at two locations. Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud said the event hours will run daily from 10 a.m. to midnight, with a total of 172 trading lots available. The primary site will be a parking area at Kompleks Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields, which will feature a “mega bazaar” setup comprising 122 lots. The second site is Jalan Bunus 6 in Masjid India, offering 50 lots. Additionally, 30 entertainment and promotion licences will be distributed to businesses along Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

Four local associations have been entrusted with managing the bazaars, Fadlun added. These are Pertubuhan Kebajikan Peniaga dan Penjaja Kecil Interaksi Kuala Lumpur & Selangor, Persatuan Prihatin Peniaga Little India Brickfields, Persatuan Penjaja-Penjaja Medan Selera Pines Bazaar Brickfields, and Malaysia Hindu Sangam Wilayah Persekutuan. A balloting process to allocate the lots will take place on September 22 and 23.

To ensure smooth traffic flow during the bazaar period, strict traffic management measures will be enforced at both locations, with traffic wardens assigned to monitor the situation, the mayor noted.

In a separate update, Fadlun addressed recent flash floods affecting parts of Ampang and Kuala Lumpur on September 20. He attributed the floods to an unusually heavy rainfall event, which recorded a fivefold increase over the typical 30mm precipitation. This sudden surge caused rapid rises in water levels at local reservoirs, including Ampang and Lembah Keramat, resulting in localized flooding.

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