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IDEAS IDEAS PLAYGROUND 2026Connecting Today’s Curiosity with Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Ideas Playground 2026 is a two-day skills and industry discovery event designed for children, teenagers, families, educators and industry players to explore future possibilities through real-world experiences.
Instead of simply asking young people what they want to be, Ideas Playground gives them the opportunity to try, discover and experience different skills and industries for themselves.
Event Highlights
- 20 hands-on Skills-Based Activities across 4 industry pavilions: Agriculture, Tourism, Resources & Oil & Gas, and Creative Industry
- Junior Innovate National Competition by CHUMBAKA
- Human Library & Town Hall connecting educators, parents and industry professionals
- Mini Boss Market & Entrepreneurship Zone featuring young entrepreneurs
- Education, enrichment and skills exhibitors
- TEDxLikasBay 2026 – “Beyond What We Know” on 8 November
- Opportunities to discover future education, career and industry pathways through our “What’s Next?” partners
7–8 November 2026
Level 5, Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC)
TICKET AND ADMISSION
Ideas Playground General Admission
️FREE
Skills-Based Activities
RM10 per activity
Selected activities are open to the public with limited slots, as priority sessions are reserved for participating schools.
TEDxLikasBay 2026 – “Beyond What We Know”
8 November 2026
️Separate ticket required – RM50
TEDxLikasBay admission is separate from the free Ideas Playground general admission.
Come discover what you can do — and what could come next.
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Event venue
Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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