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Festival

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16970" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]The long-awaited event, one of Penang’s most exciting event, the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF), is finally taking place this 24th to 26th of November 2017. The effort of upholding this appearance being subsidised...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16886" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]Information A celebration of makers ! The main objective of Penang MakerFest is to create awareness, promote maker culture, connecting up with the maker community and bring together makers from the arts and science communities...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16820" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Kew Ong Yeah) is celebrated on the 1st till the 9th day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar. It is celebrated for the spirits of the Nine...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16817" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]The Navratri Festival is a Hindu religious festival similar to the famous Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Celebration. For 9 days, devotees pray to the Goddess Thurda, Goddess Laxmi and Goddess Sarawathy in hopes of...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16814" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text] The Lantern Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated widely by the Chinese community in Penang and is a time when family and friends gather together to admire the full moon while savouring Moon Cakes,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16811" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]   This colorful festival is also known as "The Festival of Lights" and is celebrated by the Hindus. Oil lamps are lit and decorated in their homes on Deepavali morning as a way of thanking...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16804" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]The Penang Street Food Festival returns! Back by popular demand as part of the Penang International Food Festival, the much-loved and enjoyable Street Food Festival will be held for a second time this year. Other...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16003" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]Information George Town Festival George Town Festival is an annual, month-long celebration of arts, culture, heritage and community. Inaugurated in 2010 in honour of George Town’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Festival transforms...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16695" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]The annual Penang Coffee and Desserts Festival (PCDF) is back this July! The 3-days festival is organised by TLM Event and co-organised by Gurney Paragon Mall with the endorsement of the Penang State Government. ______________________________ Date...