Hari Raya mall displays in Malaysia
It’s no secret. Malls are our favourite spots to hop to on the weekends, even if we don’t have a shopping list. With the arrival of jolly festivals in the country, there’s one extra fun reason to visit them – the seriously stunning mall displays that launch us straight into a festive mood.
For the Hari Raya Aidifiltri celebrations this year, we’re looking at pretty and nostalgic displays at malls throughout Malaysia – you’ll be guaranteed to leave them with a photo gallery full of snaps that’ll make your friends and family go “cantik-nya!”.
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1. Gurney Plaza
Until further notice
Image credit: Gurney Plaza via Facebook
Penang’s Gurney Plaza tops this list with its Kemilauan Aidilfitri display, which features a bountiful paddy field that glows in gold around a traditional kampung house. A boardwalk that crosses through the field lets you marvel at the glittering scene up close.
Image credit: Gurney Plaza via Facebook
Look up, and you’ll find another mesmerising sight: traditional wau bulan kites with batik designs that appear to fly over the entire space. To further bring those balik kampung vibes to the city, there’s even a “pen” holding a buffalo and a cart that’ll surely earn a squeal from the young’uns.
Address: 170, Gurney Drive, Pulau Tikus, 10250 George Town, Penang
Date: 10th March until further notice
Time: 10am-10pm
2. Berjaya Times Square
Till 13th April
Image credit: Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur via Facebook
Almost every corner of Berjaya Times Square’s Ceria Raya Floating Village display will feel like a photo op. The space recreates a floating market, with rustic boats carrying all sorts of goods, including blooming flowers, beloved Malay snacks, and rattan household goods.
Image adapted from: Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur via Facebook
Traditional wooden houses serve as a backdrop for the scene, with their facades decorated with even more nostalgic pieces that you can find in your nenek’s house like tiffin carriers and woven food covers.
Address: 1, Jalan Imbi, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Date: 7th March to 13th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
3. Queensbay Mall
Till 7th April
Image credit: Queensbay Mall via Facebook
Queensbay Mall creatively blends the beauty of our country’s locales with the Raya festivities in its stunning Eksplorasi Raya display. The Penang mall has transformed its Central Atrium into an idyllic paradise, with Terengganu and Kelantan serving as inspirations for its decor elements.
Image adapted from: Queensbay Mall via Facebook
Find dreamy clouds and stars hanging overhead, and eye-catching sculptures of tortoises and clear kayaks decorating the “waters” next to the boardwalk. There are even sun loungers under parasols for shoppers to laze at, like at a beach.
Address: 100, Persiaran Bayan Indah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
Date: 3rd March to 7th April 2025
Time: 10.30am-10.30pm
4. Mid Valley Megamall
Till 6th April
Image credit: @midvalleymegamall via Instagram
It’ll be major throwback vibes at Mid Valley Megamall and their Kampung Ku decor. The mall has recreated almost an entire village, completed with a post office where you can stamp and send postcards to loved ones, and a kedai runcit with all sorts of nostalgic goods for photo ops.
Image adapted from: @midvalleymegamall via Instagram
There’s even a kedai buku like the ones from our childhood, with comic books hung from the threshold and daily papers spread out across a table below.
Address: Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
Date: 7th March to 6th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
5. Bangsar Shopping Centre
Till 29th March
Image credit: BSC via Facebook
You’ll feel like you’re in a Middle Eastern palace when you visit Bangsar Shopping Centre. The mall celebrates Raya with a classy Eid Mubarak display comprising marble-like floors, awnings adorned with flowers, and pillars with pretty geometric designs.
Image adapted from: BSC via Facebook
It’s all in the details here – hanging lanterns with soft yellow light add to the elegance, along with the goods sold by vendors here like warm metal knick-knacks and intricately designed rugs.
Address: 285 Jalan Maarof Bukit Bandar Raya, Bangsar 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Date: 28th February to 29th March 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
6. IOI City Mall
Till 13th April
Image credit: IOI City Mall via Facebook
Step into a desert garden at IOI City Mall. The mall’s Lebaran Bersama display is inspired by Selangor’s official flower, the Bunga Tanjung, with a soft beige-and-gold theme and floral arches decorating the space. The centrepiece gazebo is the main backdrop for photos here, but don’t miss out on other eye-catching decor elements like succulents and a camel.
Image credit: IOI City Mall via Facebook
Address: Lbh IRC, IOI Resort 62502 Putrajaya
Date: 21st February to 13th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
7. 1 Utama Shopping Centre
Till 6th April
1 Utama Shopping Centre departs from the usual kampung houses, with a grand Central Asian theme. The mall brings a slice of Uzbekistan to shoppers, recreating a Registan with geometric-patterned niches and archways for its Astana Aidilfitri theme.
Image credit: @1utama via Instagram
At the centre of it all is a 2-tiered structure, which lets shoppers wander to the 2nd floor for a good bird’s eye view of the entire setup.
Address: Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Date: 7th March to 6th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
8. The Exchange TRX
Till 6th April
This year, The Exchange TRX has opted to stick with the classic Raya glam. Its A Luminous Raya merges traditional and contemporary in a glowing display, creating a backdrop for pictures in your most fabulous festive ‘fits. There’s an elegant corner furnished with a couch and a draped tent for photos, as well as classy vignettes throughout the space.
Address: Persiaran TRX, Tun Razak Exchange, 55188 Kuala Lumpur
Date: 7th March to 6th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
9. LaLaport BBCC
Till 13th April
Image credit: Janet
LaLaport BBCC showcases tradition in a dazzling spectrum of colour and light. Its Raya Berseri² display may be on the cosier side in terms of decor, but it stuns nevertheless with its collection of illuminated wau bulan kites and artsy lanterns in neon colours, dangling from the centrepiece archway and set up in different corners of the mall’s centre court.
Address: No. 2, Jalan Hang Tuah, 55100, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 15th March to 13th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
10. Alamanda
Till 6th April
Image credit: Alamanda Shopping Centre via Facebook
Be transported to a pavilion in Morroco at Putrajaya’s Alamanda. The sister mall of Suria KLCC stuns with royal blue-and-gold structures, the highlight being a mirrored room with a sea of flowers overhead. Adding life to the setting are Arabic Dance performances, taking place on the weekend of 21st to 23rd March.
Image credit: Alamanda Shopping Centre via Facebook
Address: Jalan Alamanda, Presint 1, 62000 Putrajaya
Date: 7th March to 6th April 2025
Time: 10am-10pm
Prettiest Hari Raya mall displays and decor in Malaysia
There’s no better way to get into the festive mood than with a pretty scene that encapsulates the spirit of the festivities. That’s what you’ll get at these malls in Malaysia that have gone all out with pretty Hari Raya displays for shoppers to check out.
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Cover image adapted from: Berjaya Times Square, Gurney Plaza, Mid Valley Megamall via Facebook