George Town Festival
george town festival annual cultural festival held within city george town penang malaysia inaugurated festival initially mooted celebrate inscription george town unesco world heritage site since grown major asian art event attracting visitor george town world heritage incorporated state agency tasked monitoring promoting city heritage held daylong festival mark inscription historical core george town unesco world heritage site previous year encouraged success event longer monthlong festival mooted joe sidek well known malaysian artist roped manage festival spite budgetary constraint inaugural event successfully held throughout month july art festival organised yearly since event held utilising city heritage architecture performance venue edition drew visitor figure rose following year george town festival held celebrate preserve local art culture heritage artistic performance including dance music theater well photography heritage exhibition included festival although monthlong art festival typically headlined international act majority act local origin addition art festival become conduit regional cultural art promoted instance edition featured several act singaporean artist highlighting shared culture two fellow strait settlement city whilst festival kicked ensemble musical performance throughout southeast asia october cocommissioned ozasia festival george town festival play created staged malaysian duo terryandthecuz named light explores personal circumstance first francis light pivotal role penangs modern history william light adelaide show life influenced global politics particular rise british empire george town festival official website