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| Date | Event | Venue | Organizer | What to see |
| 1 Feb 09 | Chinese New Year Open House | Armenian Street, Cannon Street, Soo Hong Lane, Ah Quay Street, Kampung Kolam | Penang Youth Clan Council | Lion dance, giant drums, acrobatic show, a procession along the streets. |
| 8 Feb 09 | Thaipusam | Processions starts from Penang Street through the streets of George Town up to the waterfall Murugan Temple. | Penang Hindu Endowments Board | A peaceful religious event that is full of cleansing rituals and self mortification that goes on for three days. |
| 8 Feb 09 | Chap Goh Mei | Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling | Penang Chinese Town Hall | Young courting couples spy on each other. Also the time for prayers so that they will get suitable spouses. |
| 6-8 March 09 | Road Show 2009 | Auto-City Juru | Auto City | Racing cars would be on display, in conjunction with Petronas Grand Prix at Sepang. Good time for people in northern Malaysia to share in the excitement of car racing. |
| 13-15 March 09 | iFOODex | PISA | Intrenasionale. | The largest food consumer food exhibition in Malaysia. See for yourself the Battle of the Chefs. |
| 13-21 March 09 | Penang International Food Festival | PISA, Ferringhi Beach, Esplanade | PTAC | Food, glorious food. Enough said. |
| 19-21 March 09 | Intrenasionale Industrial Expo | PISA | Intrenasionale | The expo promotes local SMEs and also features the latest technology in various fields. |
| 25 April 09 | Vasakhi Open House | Esplanade | Malaysian Sikh Youth Organization Penang and SIKH Naujawan Sabha Malaysia (Penang) | A good time to observe the beliefs and customs of the Sikh people, and taste their traditional food. |
| 1-3 May 09 | Penang World Music Festival | Quarry Garden near the Botanical Garden | PTAC | Come be entertained by local musicians and international ones who use traditional intruments. |
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