Nov 16, 2019 | Community, Festivals, Food and Beverage
The Penang Street Food Festival is back for its third year, with two days dedicated to Penang’s favourite cuisine. This year’s food extravaganza will bring together around 100 hawkers, with something to appeal to everyone’s taste buds, all crammed within a few...
Nov 9, 2019 | Book Launch, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Jazz, Talk, Workshops
The award-winning George Town Literary Festival returns for its 9th year with the jam-packed schedule of book launches, workshops and conversations with writers over one weekend that we have come to expect. This year’s festival theme,...
Oct 3, 2019 | Festivals, Food and Beverage
October in Penang means it is time for Oktoberfest! For more than 40 years the Malaysian German Society (MGS) in Penang has held a true Munich-style Oktoberfest, and it is now a cultural highlight of the Penang calendar. Year after year it has become so popular that...
Aug 14, 2019 | art installation, Exhibitions, Festivals, Photography
The Obscura Photography Festival is an independent project based in Penang. This month sees its seventh instalment since it was established by Vignes Balasingam in 2013. The festival holds a variety of events, including photography exhibitions held at Hin Bus Depot...
Aug 10, 2019 | Community, Festivals, opera, Theatre
You will want to watch out this month in Penang. The gates of hell have been opened — according to Chinese Buddhist and Taoist beliefs — and ghosts are roaming freely. These long-necked spirits are hungry, both for food and entertainment. And it is the role of the...
Jul 26, 2019 | Circus, Dance, Festivals
The finale of the George Town Festival 2019 will be a huge celebration — fittingly titled The Extravaganza — on the evening of the 28th July, from 5pm – 11pm along Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai). This will involve some 120 artists, both local and...
