Penang Cocktail Week 2025: Third Year Strong

Penang Cocktail Week returns for its third edition from 1–7 September 2025, and it’s shaping up to be a BIG one!

What is it?

Penang Cocktail Week is a week-long gathering of bartending talent from Malaysia and abroad, featuring bar takeovers, parties, and industry-focused events across the city.

 

What's new in 2025? 

Penang Cocktail Week 2024: 1-8 September

Penang Cocktail Week (PCW2024) returns for the second year running featuring local and international guest bartenders in various events, bars and hotels across the city of George Town, Penang.

So, what can we expect this year?

Penang Cocktail Week 2023: 20-29 October

Mark your calendars folks - Penang's first ever cocktail festival is coming!

This 10-day long festival, initiated by Koh Yung Shen, (owner of Backdoor Bodega - Asia’s 50 Best Bars list in 2022 at #97), will be participated by 10 local cocktail bars: Backdoor Bodega, BaoBae, Biso, Chez Chez, Cocktails and Shots, Foxhole 24, The Mandarin, The Nest, No Bar Here, and Nomad.