Jun 25, 2017 | Community, Exhibitions, Festivals, Heritage Walks, Theatre
Ever since George Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7th July 2008,George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) has organised an annual celebration to commemorate this special date and draw attention to a particular aspect of George...
Apr 26, 2017 | Heritage Walks, Hiking
The Last Friday, Saturday, Sunday of the Month programme brings together a number of free cultural performances, guided tours and walks, and a market during the last full weekend of every calendar month. New to this line-up of events and happenings in 2017 is the...
Apr 4, 2017 | Festivals, Food and Beverage, Heritage Walks, Markets, Workshops
Penang has a lot of festivals. Whether it is the big religious festivals of Chinese New Year, Thaipusam and Hari Raya, or the secular George Town Festival, Penang International Jazz Festival and George Town Literary Festival it sometimes feels as though one festival...
Oct 24, 2016 | Heritage Walks
Every last weekend of the month, local history and heritage expert Clement Liang gives an entertaining and informative guided tour of the Protestant Cemetery on Northam Road (Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah). The cemetery houses the graves of some of the most important people...
Aug 1, 2016 | Festivals, Heritage Walks
George Town’s historical and architectural heritage is best discovered on guided walking tours, of which one of our favourites is the George Town Night Trail (see https://penangfreesheet.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/george-town-night-trail/). Last year, during...
Jul 27, 2016 | Community, Dance, Heritage Walks, Music, Theatre
With the ever-increasing number and range of events on offer in Penang, our coverage of some of the regularly organised ones has suffered due to lack of space in the Free Sheet. This is a shame, not least because we have had to reduce our listing space for the...
