FEB
2015		   Chinese New Year
February 19 - 20, 2015
Chinese New Year is a time for celebration and merrymaking. Family reunion feasts and open houses are a common feature and children receive 'ang pows' or little red money packets from the elders. Don't miss the exciting lion and dragon dance performances at shopping malls and homes!		  

Venue: Nationwide

  
 
   

Festival Layang-layang Sedunia (World Kite Festival)
February 25 – March 1, 2015
The skies over Pasir Gudang in Johor will be filled with beautiful, colourful and unique kite creations during the World Kite Festival 2015, said to be the largest in Asia. Some kites look too huge to even make the lift-off, but don’t be surprised that when they do, they will fly beautifully!

Kite enthusiasts from all over the world gather at this annual event and they certainly take their kite-making and kite-flying activities seriously! Last year, 180 kite-flyers from 25 countries took part, all wanting to show off their latest creations and kite-flying technology! Be enchanted by the amazing variety of kites while you enjoy parades, contests, kite-flying demonstrations, displays as well as an assortment of food.

  

Venue:
Bukit Layang-Layang, Taman Bandar Pasir Gudang, Johor

 Phone:
+607-251 3720
 
    Thaipusam
February 3, 2015
Customarily, Thaipusam is celebrated during the month of Thai in the Hindu calendar (Jan 15-Feb 15) at an astronomically significant point in time. This year, the Hindu devotees in Malaysia will celebrate Thaipusam on February 3rd. During this day, the Hindu temple at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur will be a hive of activity as it becomes the centre of the largest religious gatherings. Hindu devotees from all over the world will come and celebrate the festival in Batu Caves, beginning with an 8-hour procession from the Kuala Lumpur city centre to the cave temple, bearing offerings as simple as milk in pots to kavadis carried on their shoulders.		   Venue:
Batu Caves, Selangor		  Phone:
+603 6189
6284
 
    Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2015
February 21 - 22, 2015
For the first time in Penang, a one-of-a-kind experience can be found at the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. There will be 15 hot air balloons over the two-day festival and they will float against the picturesque backdrop of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town. Besides the impressive hot air balloons, there will also be family-friendly activities such as fun inflatable playgrounds, creative workshops, photography competition and more!		  

Venue:
Padang Polo

Phone:
+604 246 3456