George Town Festival is an annual, month-long celebration of culture, heritage, art, and community.
Inaugurated in 2010 in honour of George Town’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the festival transforms the city into a global stage, showcasing world-class performances, installations, and collaborations from international and local artists alike. With over one hundred unique events each year, the festival seeks to create new and vibrant connections between the traditional and the contemporary, the past and the future.
The festival is in its ninth year now, managed by Joe Sidek Productions Sdn Bhd since 2010 and drawing thousands of visitors each year to Penang. George Town Festival has become one of Malaysia's - and Asia’s - must-see events.
This year, the festival returns from August 4 until September 2, 2018. See you there!
Below see some of the highlights of our upcoming festival, with the full list coming soon. Click here to view the programmes announced so far.
10 AUG 2018 (FRI)
8:30pm
11 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
4 AUG 2018 (SAT)
3:30pm & 8:30pm
5 AUG 2018 (SUN)
8:30pm
31 AUG 2018 (FRI)
Time coming soon
1 SEP 2018 (SAT)
Time coming soon
4 AUG 2018 (SAT)
3:30pm & 8:30pm
3 AUG 2018 (FRI)
8:00pm
11 AUG - 2 SEP 2018
10:00am - 5:00pm
11 AUG - 2 SEP 2018 (EXCL. MONDAYS)
10:00am - 5:00pm
25 AUG 2018 (SAT)
9:30pm
26 AUG 2018 (SUN)
9:30pm
18 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
19 AUG 2018 (SUN)
8:30pm
4 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
5 AUG 2018 (SUN)
8:30pm
25 AUG 2018 (SAT)
6:30pm & 8:30pm
26 AUG 2018 (SUN)
6:30pm & 8:30pm
4 AUG - 2 SEP 2018
11:00am - 6:00pm
1 - 5 AUG 2018
Various times
17 AUG 2018 (FRI)
8:30pm
18 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
4 AUG - 2 SEP 2018
11:00am - 6:00pm
1 AUG - 2 SEP 2018
10:00am - 5:00pm
11 AUG - 2 SEP 2018 (EXCL. MONDAYS)
11:00am - 6:00pm
25 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
26 AUG 2018 (SUN)
8:30pm
10 - 12 AUG 2018
1:00pm - 8:00pm (Hourly)
16 - 19 AUG 2018
1:00pm - 8:00pm (Hourly)
24 AUG 2018 (FRI)
8:30pm
25 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
10 AUG 2018 (FRI)
8:30pm
11 AUG 2018 (SAT)
8:30pm
Did you know? Penang's world-famous street art mural "Children on a Bicycle" by Ernest Zacharevic was commissioned by GTF, back in 2012.
