Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Penang (George Town), Maleisië

Topdrukte — Thaipusam, Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh

• Festival

  Thaipusam

  20 jan – 15 feb · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  A silver chariot is pulled from Little India up to the Waterfall Temple over three days, with kavadi bearers, coconut smashing and a crowd well into six figures. Roads through George Town close and shops shut along the route. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh

  25 jan – 10 mrt · meestalChinees nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Two weeks of clan-house open houses and temple queues, ending at Chap Goh Meh when unmarried women throw oranges into the sea at the Esplanade. Many kopitiams and hawker stalls close for the first three days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Malaysian year-end break (20 nov – 5 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Thaipusam, Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh

• Feestdag

  Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya

  18 feb – 23 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingen

  Bazaars set up on the padang and along the Jelutong road every afternoon of the fast and clear out by dusk, which is the best street eating of the Penang year. Malay stalls then close for several days at Hari Raya. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thaipusam (20 jan – 15 feb (meestal)), Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh (25 jan – 10 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh, Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh (25 jan – 10 mrt (meestal)), Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya (18 feb – 23 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Sumatra squalls

  1 apr – 15 nov · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  A line of thunderstorms forms over the strait overnight and comes ashore before dawn with a hard wind ahead of it, which is what takes down trees and cancels the early ferries. It is over by breakfast. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan bazaars and Hari Raya (18 feb – 23 mrt)

Druk — Mid-year break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Wesak Day

  31 meiReligieus feestSluitingen

  A public holiday when Kek Lok Si and the Burmese and Thai temples on Burma Road run dawn ceremonies and an evening float procession. Vegetarian stalls appear outside every temple for the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Mid-year break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Wesak Day (31 mei)

Druk — Feast of St Anne, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Feast of St Anne

  15–28 jul · meestalReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  A ten-day novena at the basilica in Bukit Mertajam ending on the feast day, and more than a hundred thousand pilgrims come for it from across Malaysia and the region. The crush is on the mainland side, not the island. Bron ↗

• Festival

  George Town Festival

  1–9 augKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  Nine days of theatre, installation and street work through the heritage zone, most of it free. It is the one time the shophouse quarter is programmed rather than just wandered, and hotels inside the zone fill. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Term-2 break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Haze season

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalRookseizoen

  In a dry year, smoke from land clearing across the Strait drifts over and the hill and the bridge disappear for days. It is not every year, and when it comes it is the air rather than the rain that spoils a week. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Hungry Ghost Festival

  5 aug – 25 sep · meestalReligieus feest

  The seventh lunar month brings street-side altars, joss paper burnt on the kerb and loud getai stages in the housing estates most nights. The front row of seats is left empty on purpose. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), George Town Festival (1–9 aug)

Druk — Term-2 break in Maleisië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Nine Emperor Gods Festival

  25 sep – 25 okt · meestalReligieus feest

  Nine days when hundreds of stalls and coffee shops switch to vegetarian, temples run processions and the Kew Leong Tong shrine burns incense round the clock. The easiest festival here to stumble into by accident. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Haze season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal)), Hungry Ghost Festival (5 aug – 25 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Deepavali

  10 okt – 20 nov · meestalDiwaliSluitingen

  Little India is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday when much of the island closes. Kolam patterns go down outside the shophouses on Lebuh Queen. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Haze season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal)), Nine Emperor Gods Festival (25 sep – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Malaysian year-end break

• Festival

  Penang Bridge International Marathon

  13 decSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Tens of thousands run the first Penang Bridge overnight, starting before three in the morning. The bridge and the Batu Kawan approaches close from the Saturday evening. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Malaysian year-end break

  20 nov – 5 jan · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  The long school holiday brings peninsular families and Singapore weekenders to Batu Ferringhi and the hill, and the ferry and bridge traffic goes with them. George Town's guesthouses fill last but they do fill. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sumatra squalls (1 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Deepavali (10 okt – 20 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Penang Bridge International Marathon, Malaysian year-end break

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Penang Bridge International Marathon (13 dec), Malaysian year-end break (20 nov – 5 jan (meestal))