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George Town Illustration Festival 2026

A free weekend illustration festival at Island 88, Level 3, on Saturday and Sunday 14 and 15 November, 12pm to 9pm.

Sat 14 Nov · 12:00 pm

Tanjung Tokong · Free

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Poster for George Town Illustration Festival 2026, on a bright yellow background: colourful hand-drawn characters, a pencil, a winding river and a pink building, with the dates 14 to 15 November 2026 and Island 88, Level 3

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  • Exhibition poster for How Long Have You Been Here, with the title in English and Bangla over a photo of a man carrying two large woven bags down a George Town lane at night
    Free

    How Long Have You Been Here

    by Hoo Fan Chon

    Thu 12 Nov · 12:00 pm · +3 more dates

    George Town · Art & Design

    Venue: Hin Bus Depot

  • Poster for Zinister Business, a zine exhibition at the Hin Bus Depot Residency Space, 14 to 29 November 2026: an open blue door showing a spinning rack of zines
    Free

    Zinister Business Soft Opening

    by 31A Dept Store

    Fri 13 Nov · 5:00 pm

    George Town · Art & Design

    Venue: Hin Bus Depot Residency Space

  • Zinister Business poster for Zine Buffet with Anna Tan: Anna Tan speaking into a microphone beside a display of zines
    Free

    Zine Buffet with Anna Tan

    by 31A Dept Store

    Sat 14 Nov · 4:00 pm

    George Town · Film & Literature

    Venue: Hin Bus Depot Residency Space

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November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1 Sunday, 1 November, past date
2 Monday, 2 November, past date3 Tuesday, 3 November, past date4 Wednesday, 4 November, past date5 Thursday, 5 November, past date6 Friday, 6 November, past date7 Saturday, 7 November, past date8 Sunday, 8 November, past date
9 Monday, 9 November, past date10 Tuesday, 10 November, past date11 Wednesday, 11 November (today) — 0 events.12 Thursday, 12 November — 3 events: Workshops & Learning, Wellness & Outdoors and Art & Design.13 Friday, 13 November — 7 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Markets & Pop-ups, Workshops & Learning and Film & Literature.14 Saturday, 14 November — 11 events: Art & Design, Workshops & Learning, Wellness & Outdoors, Markets & Pop-ups, Culture & Heritage and Film & Literature.15 Sunday, 15 November — 8 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Markets & Pop-ups, Workshops & Learning and Film & Literature.
16 Monday, 16 November — 2 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.17 Tuesday, 17 November — 3 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.18 Wednesday, 18 November — 4 events: Wellness & Outdoors, Workshops & Learning and Film & Literature.19 Thursday, 19 November — 2 events: Workshops & Learning and Wellness & Outdoors.20 Friday, 20 November — 5 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Markets & Pop-ups and Workshops & Learning.21 Saturday, 21 November — 8 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Workshops & Learning, Markets & Pop-ups and Culture & Heritage.22 Sunday, 22 November — 7 events: Workshops & Learning, Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors and Markets & Pop-ups.
23 Monday, 23 November — 2 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.24 Tuesday, 24 November — 3 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.25 Wednesday, 25 November — 3 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.26 Thursday, 26 November — 2 events: Workshops & Learning and Wellness & Outdoors.27 Friday, 27 November — 6 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Film & Literature, Markets & Pop-ups and Workshops & Learning.28 Saturday, 28 November — 9 events: Wellness & Outdoors, Markets & Pop-ups, Art & Design, Workshops & Learning, Film & Literature and Culture & Heritage.29 Sunday, 29 November — 6 events: Art & Design, Wellness & Outdoors, Film & Literature, Markets & Pop-ups and Workshops & Learning.
30 Monday, 30 November — 2 events: Wellness & Outdoors and Workshops & Learning.

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