Klang River Festival: where people, habitat and culture flow together


The makeshift public space known as the Living Room Under, along Old Klang Road Riverside in Kuala Lumpur, offers a glimpse of how the festival reimagines the riverfront. Photo: Klang River Festival

For generations, the Klang River has flowed quietly through the heart of the city, often overlooked amid urban bustle.

The Klang River Festival (KRF), an annual fixture since 2022 on the Kuala Lumpur arts calendar, draws attention back, celebrating its history, ecology, and potential as a shared community space.This year, the festival returns from Sept 26 to Oct 5 under the theme Act!vating! – a call to action celebrating movement, participation, and togetherness.

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