Date: 2 – 9 June 2013

Time: 9am – 7pm

Venue: Penang Botanic Gardens

 

Horticulture enthusiasts can look forward to the next Penang Floral Festival with the theme ‘Penang Floral Paradise’ happening in early June with showcases of decorated plants and trees at an exhibition as well as the sales of various plants and gardening equipment. A competition for Bonsai, Orchid plants and potted plants will also be held prior to the festival and the winning entries will be placed at the...

Date: 6th to 10th June 2013

Time: 10am - 11pm 

Venue: Penang Times Square Outdoor Car Park

Entrance: FREE

 

This coming 6th to 10th June 2013, come experience amazing Thailand at the Thai Festival organized Royal Thai Consulate-General of Penang, and supported by Penang Tourism.  The festival will be held at Penang Times Square’s Outdoor Car Park from 10am- 11pm.

 

At the festival, authentic culinary traditions and cuisines of Thailand can be found among the 60 stalls, which...

Date: 8 & 9 June 2013

Time: 8.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: Penang Teluk Bahang Dam

 

Witness the colourful and cultural dragon boat races during the 34th Penang International Dragon Boat Festival at the scenic Teluk Bahang Dam this June. Twenty three local and international teams from Australia, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Penang and other states in Malaysia will be participating this year. This event is fully supported by the Penang State Government and is an affiliated...

 

 

Straits Quay in Tanjung Tokong’s Seri Tanjung Pinang has undergone a few changes over the past two years since it opened for business, and sadly, some of its original tenants no longer exist. One such was the Hong Kong-style roast meat outlet The Cheeky Duck Restaurant.

However, I was delighted to find that the large ground floor space has recently been occupied by another Chinese restaurant.

“Mary’s Garden” is now run by enterprising housewife turned restaurateur Mary Teoh...

Date: 24 May 2013
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Malaysian Buddhist Association, Burmah Road

The Malaysian Buddhist Association in Penang will once again be organizing a 7km-long float procession for Wesak Day. On that day, devotees will be seen visiting temples from early in the morning for services and prayers, donations, offerings of flowers and candles and also to participate in the candle-lit procession. The theme this year is ‘A Prosperous Nation, A Peaceful Life’.

Wesak Day is a colourful...

Date: 1st of June 2013 to 31st July 2013

Time: 11am to 6pm Daily

Location: Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau and Balik Pulau town area

GPS Coordinates/Google Map:  5°21'0"N   100°15'7"E

Despite its reputation, Durian is an overwhelmingly popular fruit in Malaysia. Balik Pulau’s Durian is one of Malaysia’s best places for durian.

The hilly slopes and temperate climate of Balik Pulau produces some of the best durians and durian hybrids in the country. Visitors as far as Singapore and...

 

Date: 25th May 2013

Time: 7.00pm – 11.30pm

Venue: Sunway Carnival Convention Centre

Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya will be hostigng Mr Penang 2013 - Body-Building Championship on 25th May 2013.

The event is a jointly organized by Penang Body Building Association, an affiliate of the Malaysia Body Building Federation (MBBF) and the Penang State Sports Council. For the first time since its inception, Mr Penang - Body Building Championship will be held in mainland Penang at Sunway Hotel...

Date: 31st May to 2nd June 2013

Venue: Auto-City; Juru

On the 31st May to 2nd of June 2013, Auto-City will once again be hosting its annual Auto – City Carnival! The Carnival has attracted up to over 50,000 individuals and car enthusiasts from all around in the past years with their interesting and entertaining family-friendly programs.

Many proud owners of their beautifully modified cars will be going up against one another to compete for the titles “SUPER GT Car Look Alike...

Date: 12 May 2013

Mother’s Day is celebrated internationally on the second Sunday of May and just like most cities, it is celebrated widely in Penang by people of different cultures and background. This celebration honours motherhood and is a day to show appreciation to all mothers. The most common practice in Penang is for Penangites to bring their mothers out for a dinner with the family at a restaurant. However, people with different ethnic cultures may celebrate it differently. Just...

Date: 16 – 26 May 2013
Venue: Gurney Plaza, Penang

 

For all you French language and culture enthusiasts, the French Art & Film Festival is back! Gurney Plaza will be organizing some activities from 17 May onwards in conjunction with this festival. For the Film Festival it will once again be held at Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), Gurney Plaza with the screening of 15 french films from 16 to 25 May. Aside from Kuala Lumpur, Penang will be the only other state in Malaysia to hold this film...

Date: 7th June 2013 (Friday)

Venue: Komtar Auditorium

Time: 8.00pm

The Malaysian Japanese Society will be organizing a traditional Chinese instrument concert at the Komtar Auditorium on the 7th June 2013 at 8.00pm. Tickets are priced at RM35.

On Saturday 22nd June, there will be a Japanese cooking demonstration at Penang Japanese Association from 1.00pm – 5.00 pm. The sessions will be divided into two sessions (1st session is at 1.30pm and 2nd session is at 3.30pm) . Dishes will be...

 

Time Out Penang magazine is proud to announce the launch of the Time Out Penang Application for the iPhone & iPad.

The Time Out Penang App is inspired by the popular and successful Time Out London and Time Out Kuala Lumpur Applications, the former of which has achieved over 500,000 downloads and the latter more than 50,000 downloads since launch in April 2011. Time Out Apps have also seen established and market-leading success in Dubai, New York and Sydney with tens of thousands of users...