IN less than two weeks, the ‘Komtar Carnival 2019′ will take place in Komtar where people from all ages are guaranteed plenty of fun and excitement.
The three-day long carnival (May 3 till May 5) will see four different events coming together to give Penangites a whole lot of interesting activities.
“’Handphone Fair’, ‘Communication and Technology Fair’, ‘Book Fair’ and ‘Food Fair’ will be held simultaneously starting from 11am to 9pm at Level 1 – Level 5 of Komtar which also covers The Top Komtar and ICT Digital City Komtar.
“At the same time, Asia Comic Cultural Museum will be giving free entrance ticket to the visitors of the carnival. Moreover, the Penang House of Music will be giving a 50% discount on the entrance fee.
“The Tech Dome Penang will be offering the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) packages which will include the entrance ticket, science workshop, and meals for students and kids,” said Komtar assemblyman Teh Lai Heng at the press conference today.
According to Teh, vendors from various places will be jamming at the Level 4 making the place livelier.
“The Top Komtar is also giving out a 50 % discount (entrance ticket) to visit Jurassic Research Center, 7D discovery Motion Theater and Top Aquarium.
“One of the highlights of the carnival is the ‘Mirai Matsuri’ which will take place at the The Top (Level 5) and it is free of charge.
“Famous cosplayers from our country as well as Taiwan will be conducting cosplay workshops and ‘meet the fans’ sessions,” added Teh.
Another interesting feature of the carnival is the E-sports site where the public will get the chance to try out the ‘Acer predators thronos’ chairs normally used by some of the E-sport professional players.
For further enquiries and updates, visit the Komtar Carnival 2019 facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/PenangKomtarCarnival/ )
Story by Tanushalini Moroter
Pix by Adleena Rahayu Ahmad Radzi