Klang River Festival 2025: Where Ecology Meets Public Imagination
Let’s be honest — Klang isn’t usually the first place that comes to mind when you think “creative city.” But something’s been stirring along the water — not cranes or condos. Something softer. Something deeper.
Despite its name, Klang River Festival doesn’t actually take place in Klang town — but along the Klang River, which flows from the heart of Kuala Lumpur all the way down to Port Klang.
And that’s what makes it relevant.
The festival’s themes — ecology, community, creativity, and public space — speak directly to what Klang, as a river city, is grappling with too. From September 26 to 28, 2025, Klang River Festival will transform post-industrial riverside spaces into a stage for ideas, experimentation, and reimagining how we live with water.
More Than a Festival
This isn’t your typical “food stalls and fireworks” kind of event. Instead, Klang River Festival (KRF) turns a neglected riverside into a space for art, ecology, public imagination, and real community dialogue.
It’s a mix of:
- Site-specific art installations
- Workshops for all ages
- Talks with urban planners, historians, and ecologists
- Quiet provocations like plogging walks, zine-making, and memory mapping
Because rivers are memory. Klang River is more than water — it’s the backbone of a royal town, a silent witness to change, migration, and decay. This festival doesn’t try to fix the river overnight.
What if we paused, noticed, and imagined with it again?
What to Expect This YearOrganized by a collective of artists, researchers, and community builders, this year’s edition builds on past collaborations — but with bolder experiments in:
- Reclaiming public space
- Telling Klang’s hidden stories
- Encouraging co-creation, not just consumption
Workshops include everything from eco-material prototyping to storytelling walks with local elders. It’s urban acupuncture with a soul.
Explore Klang differently — one step along the river at a time
Whether you’re a curious local or a first-time visitor to Klang, the Klang River Festival 2025 offers a unique way to experience the city — through its stories, communities, and river.
Mark your calendar: September 26–28, 2025.
For full program details, visit klangriverfestival.com.
