For new parents and families, buying the daily essentials and other items can be a nightmare especially if you do not want to overspend or have a strict budget. Instead of going around to several places all the time, visiting an expo would be a good option as it gets you everything under one roof.
Top Parenting and Baby expos
Each year, expos and roadshows for parents and children are held throughout the country. These are usually organized by event management companies and held at convention centres and exhibition halls. Below are some of the top parenting expos around the country.
TCE Baby Expo
This is one of the largest parenting expos in Malaysia. The TCE Baby Expo is held at MVEC (Mid Valley Exhibition Centre)where it houses some of the top brands in this sector.
- Location: MVEC Mid Valley
- Entrance Fee: Free
- Attendance: Averaging around 180,000 over 3 days
- Brands: more than 700 different brands available
- Date: Usually at the end of the year
Today’s Baby Expo
This expo has been around for been around for about 10 years now and is one of the very anticipated events of the year for parents and new couples.
- Venue: MVEC Mid Valley
- Date: Usually around September
- Entrance Fee: Free
SmartKids Asia Expo
Organized by one of the largest pre-school names in the region, this expo gives parents a great place to start their children on the pathway to education. Besides books and educational material, there are food items, medical insurance products and others too. The SmartKids Asia Expo is known as Asia’s Largest Educational Kids Fair.
- Location: Usually in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre or PWTC
- Date: Around October
- Entrance Fee: Free with registration
Motherhood Expo
Over the years, the Motherhood Expo has become one of the largest and most anticipated expos for parents. For expecting mothers and new parents, it is the perfect venue to find essentials to start their family. Meanwhile, mothers continue to come to this expo where they can find affordable items and other daily products for their children.
- Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
- Date: Usually around April
- Exhibitors: More than 350 and growing
- Entrance Fee: Free
Super Kids – Kids Education & Hobbies Fair
This event is held in Penang for 3 days which brings together a large group of service providers and products for parents and children. It is a fun-filled event for everyone that comes with games, talks and consultation services.
- Venue: Queensbay Mall, Penang
- Date: Usually around May
- Entrance Fee: Free
EG Premium Baby Expo
Held in Kuala Lumpur each year, the Premium Baby Expo comes with over 600 brands and products for parents to choose from. Parents can expect to find out about medical services, educational packages and buy top brands of baby products at below market price.
- Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
- Date: Around February
- Entrance fee: Free
EG Mother, Baby & Kids Expo
The EG Mother, Baby & Kids Expo is a holistic event that covers something for the parent, the newborn and children. This means visitors are able to buy diapers, baby products, toys and find out more about family planning, among others.
- Venue: usually held at Putra World Trade Centre
- Date: Usually around September
- Entrance Fee: Free with registration required
Mom and Baby Expo
This expo is a fun-filled event which provides all that parents need under one roof. Get ready to buy a broad range of products like strollers, home items, bottles and diapers at cheaper-than-market price.
- Venue: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre
- Date: Around September
- Entrance Fee: Free
Little One Baby & Mum Kiddy Fiesta
The Little One Baby and Mum Kiddy Festa is one of the recent additions to the options for parents and children. It is not as large as some of those that has been around but this expo has much to offer in terms of products, services and consultation.
- Venue: Viva Home Expo Hall
- Date: July
- Entrance Fee: Free
Maternity & Children Expo
As the name implies, this expo is perfect for expecting mothers. There will be services and products available and offered for pregnant mothers. Besides that, there are a wide range of products like books and toys, carriages and strollers for children too.
- Venue: Shah Alam Convention Centre
- Date: Usually around April
- Entrance Fee: Free
KidzExpo @ MidValley
This 3-day event is an exciting expo where parents are able to find some of the best products and services for their family planning exercise. This include being able to talk to educational providers or buy branded children products while browsing through the many other packages available.
- Venue: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre
- Date: December
- Entrance Fee: Free
Sabah Parenting Expo
This is an expo for parents which are catered for the people in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Parents who are expecting and those with children going to school and such would find this expo extremely helpful as there will be many types of services including:
- Fitness and breastfeeding
- Nutritional products
- Baby registry
- green parenting based products and services
The Sabah Parenting Expo is held at 1 Borneo Hypermall and usually comes around October.
Parenting Expo Sarawak
For the parents and families in Sarawak, there is an East Malaysian edition of the Parenting Expo. This is where baby product companies and services congregate at the centre to offer deals and packages for parents and families.
- Venue: Kuching Vivacity Megamall
- Date: November
- Entrance Fee: Free
Islamic Children’s Fair
This is an expo which is very much anticipated for Muslim families. Held in Shah Alam, it provides a wide range of products and services particularly for Muslim families with halal products and services that are certified and as prescribed in the Islamic scriptures.
- Venue: Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya
- Date: November/December
- Entrance Fee: Free
International Baby Expo – IBEX
This is one of the largest expos for babies and children. It provides a full range of services and products that parents need with brands from across the world.
- Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
- Date: November
Baby & Kidz Fair
This expo is held in Penang and is catered for families and parents in the northern region. It is a great event with a lot of prizes given out during the 3-day event. Besides that, there are goodie bags, colouring contests, free gifts, special discounts and promotional offers in store.
- Venue: sPICE (PISA) Penang
- Date: Usually around May
- Entrance fee: Free
