OVER 350 vendors will participate in a 96-hour Hari Raya bazaar, offering non-stop shopping and entertainment.
The event called “Selangor Havoc Raya Fest” will be held at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam from tomorrow. It is being held again, following the success of last year’s edition.
The bazaar is designed to be a festive and family-friendly event by organisers Havoc Event and Management (Havoc) and the Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship executive committee’s office.
Havoc chief executive officer Datuk Muhammad Firdaus Nadxaman said the aim was also to empower entrepreneurs via a high-impact event.
“They can strengthen their business networks through this programme,” he said.
Havoc chief operating officer Faizul Mohd Yusof said the event would bring together elements of entertainment and entrepreneurship.
Popular comedians Fad Bocey, Sharif Zero, Danial Zaini, Epul and Talam will be hosting the event. Performing at the event soft launch were singer Fikri Adam Mark Abdullah, better known as Mark Adam, and Scenario members Azlee Jaafar, Yassin Yahya and Saiful Apek.
Mark Adam was one of the vendors selling snacks at last year’s event that ran for 108 hours.
Originally from the Philippines, Mark Adam said he had a 10-member staff working in shifts throughout that event.
“The place was packed until the wee hours of the morning. Sales were extremely good,” he said.
There will be a line-up of celebrities and performances at this year’s event.
Havoc representatives said they were in talks with around 100 well-known artistes and influencers.
Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi said the event last year recorded 1.5 million visitors and RM10mil in transactions.
“The organisers will expect to do better for the upcoming event,” said Mohd Najwan, who attended the soft launch with State Economic Planning Unit (Upen) sectoral section deputy director Nujaimatu’l Aliah Mohd Jais.
He said 30 free lots have been allocated for small- and medium-sized enterprises with an annual turnover of less than RM150,000 vetted by Upen.
Mohd Najwan added that the profits garnered by similar vendors of the 30 free lots last year was about RM500,000 in total.
