Mark your calendar: Kuala Lumpur's arts festival season is upon us


KLPac awaits the return of the arts-loving masses this weekend with the Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival 2023. Photo: The Star/Izzrafiq Alias

Kuala Lumpur might not have a major international arts festival like the George Town Festival in Penang on its calendar. But the capital city can still create quite a buzz with a series of community-based events that celebrate the best of local arts, culture and heritage during the Merdeka and Malaysia Day period.

Here are three arts festivals happening across Kuala Lumpur in the coming weeks. Take your pick (and get a raincoat, or umbrella ready):

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