10 highlights to catch at the George Town Festival this month


Banners announcing the return of the George Town Festival this July 9-24 and promoting its many programmes, seen at Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park. Photo: The Star/Chan Boon Kai

Awakening alongside the rest of the local arts scene, the George Town Festival (GTF) in Penang returns this weekend for its 13th edition.

From visual art to dance, puppetry to augmented reality and children’s theatre to discovery walks, it seems that every genre that engages the senses is clamouring for a space after a two-year physical hiatus.

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