Penang's Mid-Autumn Festival public nights fall on 29 September 2026, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Visit Penang lists lantern evenings around the Clan Jetties and the George Town heritage district. Street-level viewing is listed as free.
15th day of the 8th lunar month: 29 September 2026. Visit Penang lists lantern nights around Clan Jetties and the heritage district. Free to attend public streets.
When and where
Mid-Autumn Festival — Penang is filed under Festivals in Penang. Listed date and time: Tue, 29 Sept 2026. Venue: Penang (various venues), Penang (Penang). The source published a date more clearly than a door time, so we do not invent a start hour.
Tickets and price
Mid-Autumn Festival — Penang is listed as free to attend (Free). Free entry can still mean you buy food, a train ticket, or a side activity on the day.
About this listing
This is a public festival, not a ticketed concert. Lantern streets, jetty boardwalks and temple compounds get crowded after dark; leave room for residents who live on the jetties. Dates for private mall mooncake fairs can differ from the lunar night — this listing is the festival date from Visit Penang. Wear walking shoes. For more free things to do in Penang, use the free-events filter.
Before you go
Listings on EventsToday.my come from organisers and public calendars and can change. Weather, queues and last-minute venue notes will not always appear here first. The image on this page is an official promotional still from Visit Penang, used to identify the event and credited to the source. For more festivals in Penang, open Festivals in Penang.
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