Just 30-min drive from S’pore, this one-stop destination in JB has the biggest CNY Fair with over 100 booths

As if we needed another reason to head across the Causeway for a weekend – well, here's one more.

From now till Jan. 28, you can join in the festivities for the upcoming largest Chinese New Year fair in Johor at Sutera Mall, located in Skudai township.

Located just a 30-minute drive from Tuas Checkpoint, this mall, beloved by locals, houses plenty of shopping and dining options, including favourites such as Haidilao, Heytea, Scarlett (the largest in Malaysia), Aeon Big Supermarket, RUD - the biggest indoor go-kart and the highly-rated Chinese Restaurant - Sutera Pekin Restaurant.

The event has over 100 booths offering festive snacks, seafood products, frozen dried food, as well as CNY decorations, gift hampers and mandarin oranges.

What’s CNY without some good pineapple tart?

The fair celebrates CNY with a blend of tradition and innovation, featuring classic staples like plain vanilla confectionery, cookies, and egg rolls, alongside an array of unique delicacies.

Highlights include black truffle chicken floss samosas, peach- or Earl Grey-flavored pineapple rolls, pomelo pineapple tarts, nasi lemak or mala cookies, sugar-free bak kwa, wild grouper fish bak kwa, and premium imports from Hong Kong, such as lup cheong (waxed sausages) and goose liver. You can look forward to irresistible pastries from renowned bakeries like Joymom’s, LiuMama Bakery, and Yi Jia Pastry House.

These exceptional treats promise to add a touch of indulgence to the festive season, or you can eat your heart out for meat products that we can’t bring back to Singapore yet.

For those who are planning for your reunion dinner, you can consider Sutera Pekin Restaurant which serves a reunion dinner set meal that includes premium abalones, lobsters and Peking Duck.

The best part? With the exchange rate in our favour, you can stretch your dollar and grab even more CNY snacks without exceeding your budget.

Your tummy (and wallet) will thank you.

What’s more, shoppers at the CNY fair can also get gifts with purchase:

• Spend a minimum of RM188 (~S$57.20) and receive a set of limited edition red packets.
• Spend a minimum of RM788 (~S$238.60) and receive a free glass lunchbox set, alongside a set of limited edition red packets.
• Spend a minimum of RM1,188 (~S$361.65) and receive a can of Jynns abalone gift set, alongside a set of limited edition red packets.
• Spend a minimum of RM1,988 (~S$605.20) and receive a two-can Jynns abalone gift set, alongside two sets of limited edition red packets.

LED lion dance & other happenings

In addition to shopping, shoppers can enjoy an exciting line-up of events, including musical performances, flash mob dances, Chinese dances and Wushu showcases, and mesmerising face-changing acts by professional artistes.

No Chinese New Year celebration is complete without lion dances, and this fair delivers in spectacular style. Don’t miss the dazzling “LED Lion Dance” shows held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7.30pm till Jan. 19. For an added thrill, catch lion dancers performing on stilts at 3pm on selected days.

For those who would like to know your Zodiac forecast for the year ahead, make sure to be there for geomancer Master Erns’ talk on Jan. 18 and 19 at 4pm.

If you’re lucky enough, you may even catch a glimpse of the God of Fortune making an appearance at the mall, distributing lucky chocolate “coins” to delighted shoppers.

So if you’re planning a day out in JB, or a spontaneous jaunt across the Causeway, make sure to explore the exciting deals and offers at Sutera Mall.

Sutera Mall’s Chinese New Year Fair

Address: Sutera Mall, 1, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, Taman Sutera Utama, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Date: Dec. 29, 2024 till Jan. 28, 2025

Time: 10:30am to 10:30pm

Click here for the event schedule and list of vendors at the fair, find out more about the Shop & Redeem promotion here, or follow their Facebook for more updates.

This branded article is brought to you by Sutera Mall.

Top photo from Sutera Mall.