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Tomorrow 23rd July is Penang’s most anticipated Japanese cultural festival, the Bon Odori 2015! We welcome visitors from all over Malaysia and abroad to come and join the most exciting festival that comes with exciting games, mouth watering Japanese food, exotic performances and more for your choice.

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Asics Penang Bridge International Marathon (APBIM) 2015 Date: 22 November 2015 Venue: Penang Bridge (old bridge) Penang's most anticipated sporting event, the Asics Penang Bridge International Marathon (2015) will be back this 22 November 2015 at the Penang Bridge (old bridge). We are targeting 30,000 runners only this year and will cease registration once it reaches targeted amount of runners. However, we have already hit 21,000 participants since early bird registration on 1 April 2015. There are a total of 5 categories this year, the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10KM Open, 10KM Junior and Fun Run (8KM). For your information, there are only 300 registration spots left to reach 5,000 for Full Marathon category! At the same time, registration spots for other categories are moving very fast! Do make sure you register now and join us in this annual remarkable event. Race time for Full Marathon Men & Women will be from 1.30am to 8.30am (7 hours). Half Marathon Men will start at 3.00am to 6.30am (3.5 hours) whereas Half Marathon Women will start at 3.15am to 6.45am (3.5 hours). Moving on, 10KM Open Men & 10KM Junior Boys will start at 6.30am to 8.00am (1.5 hours). On the other hand, 10KM Open Women and 10KM Junior Girls will start at 7.00am to 8.30am (1.5 hours). Due to popular request, Run Run (8KM) is now open for registration. The run will start at 7.30am and finish at 8.30am (1 hour only). Do visit www.penangmarathon.gov.my for more information or registration. You may email to [email protected] or ring us at 04-6505136 for further assistance.

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Penang International Lion Dance On Stilts Championship Preliminary Round Date: 1 August Time: 1.00pm- 7.00pm Admission Fees: Free Venue: Han Chiang Stadium Final Round Date: 2 August Time: 7.00pm – 10.00pm Admission Fees: RM5 (free for children below 12) Venue: Han Chiang Stadium Penang International Lion Dance On Stilts Championship organized by Penang Tourism Development Committee and Wushu, Lion & Dragon Dance Association Penang will bring you exciting performances this year. Book your date and bring along your friends to watch the energetic battling among the best! Come and join the crowd to watch the action packed and exciting Lion Dance on stilts competition as more than 20 teams from all over Malaysia as well as foreign teams from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia will battle it out for the championship title with their most creative and eye-catching lion dance on stilts stunts. For more information, please contact Tourism line at 016-411 000 (office hours only) or 012-4817975.

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