Saturday, July 25, 2009

Annual Malaysia Fest Celebrates Culture, Conservation, and Community


To celebrate Malaysia's Independence Day on Saturday, August 15th the Malaysian Association of Georgia will host its annual Malaysia Fest at Zoo Atlanta.

With Zoo Atlanta as a venue, event attendees will have a unique opportunity to observe Southeast Asian wildlife exhibited there and to enjoy a simulation of the tropical Malaysian environment. In addition, this year's Malaysia Fest is a "green" event, featuring wildlife conservation efforts, recycling, and low carbon initiatives by event hosts. The event will make use of recyclable materials and will use as few non recyclable materials as possible.

The festival has two main components: exploration of the Zoo's exhibits during the day (10 am - 5 pm) with children's activities and cultural activities and events, and an evening on the Panda Veranda with a Malaysian-inspired earth-friendly, completely vegetarian buffet and a recreation of Malaysia's most well-known Night Market, Pasar Malam.

This event is open to the public. For more details and to purchase tickets, please visit www.Malaysia-GA.org. Zoo Atlanta will be open to the public for normal business hours during the festival.

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