The inaugural Hin Between Festival arrives this September, carrying the theme of “Time.” It is both a celebration and a reflection—born out of Hin Bus Depot’s decade-long journey and the upcoming 10-year milestone of Hin Market.
From a once-abandoned bus depot to its revival as one of George Town’s most vibrant creative hubs, Hin has stood as a witness to change—of spaces, people, and ideas. Over the years, its walls, market, and community have become part of a living story where art and life meet, evolve, and carry forward. The festival takes this history as its anchor while inviting us to pause, to think about how time shapes our memories, our everyday routines, and the futures we dream of.
Across exhibitions, performances, workshops, and screenings, artists and storytellers from diverse disciplines will interpret time in their own way—through archives of place, intimate rituals, family traditions, community voices, and contemporary concerns. Visitors are invited not only to observe but also to take part, to add their own strokes to the collective canvas of Hin.
Hin Between Festival 2025 is not just about looking back at what has been built but about imagining the stories yet to unfold. It is a reminder that time is both fleeting and infinite, and that every moment—ordinary or extraordinary—adds to the narrative of a place, a people, and a city.
A Decade with Hin — Thum Chia Chieh
12–21 Sept · 12pm–10pm · Hin Bus Depot · Free
Archival photos of Hin Bus Depot reinstalled where they were first taken—layering past and present into one frame.
Routine — Queen Lee
12–21 Sept · 11am–5pm · Suka Suka Store · Free
Artworks born from lockdown rhythms, exploring solitude, repetition, and resilience.
Bread Tag Calendar — Kimberly Boudville
12–21 Sept · 10am–7pm · Bricklin Cafe Bar by RBC · Free
A family collection of bread tags becomes a poetic record of time, memory, and inheritance.
Question of Being — Neoh Shin Yen
12–21 Sept · 10am–10pm · Hin Bus Depot · Free
A quiet reflection on how time reshapes form, identity, and existence itself.
Milestones: A decade of NutMag
12–21 Sept · 12pm–7pm · LUMA & Nood Nood · Free
The Malaysian Writers Society revisits 10 years of zines, critiques, and community.
Amount of Time
12–21 Sept · 12pm–10pm · Hin Bus Depot · Free
A participatory canvas where visitors contribute daily strokes—capturing shifting moods and stories.
ordinary normal
12–21 Sept · 12pm–10pm · Hinconvenient Store · Free
A video installation on self-documentation and identity in the digital age.
Mapping Jalan Gurdwara
12–28 Sept · 10am–6pm · COEX @ Kilang Besi · Free
Community mapping project exploring the layered histories of the street Hin calls home.
Plastic City: 10th Anniversary Edition
Sat–Sun, 13–14 Sept · 8.30pm–9.30pm · Deck · Ticketed
Shadow theatre made of trash and light—an environmental story 10 years in the making.
HERE IN_____.
Sat–Sun, 13, 14, 20 & 21 Sept · 11am–12pm · Nui Kopi · Ticketed
A father–son exchange on home, time, and what it means to build and inherit.
Threads of Time: An Embodied Time Travel Workshop
Mon, 15 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Ticketed
A somatic workshop guiding participants through past, present, and future.
Becoming A Malaysian Like Me
Tue, 16 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Free, Registration required
Five short films on belonging and independence, followed by a discussion with the director.
Japanese Film Festival: Special Screening
Wed, 17 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Free, Registration required
A witty indie film on a two-minute time loop, followed by an audience discussion.
Children Hold Tomorrow
Thu, 18 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Free, Registration required
Stories and art led by children from shoreside communities—voices shaping future visions.
Chemman Chaalai — Film Screening
Fri, 19 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Free, Registration required
Deepak Kumaran Menon’s landmark indie film about dreams, hardship, and identity.
Legacy Alive
Sat, 20 Sept · 8pm–10pm · Deck · Free, Registration required
New works by emerging artists honour Malaysian pioneers across literature, sound, and art.
Antara Detik — Closing Night
Sun, 21 Sept · 8pm–10pm · BAIE Cafe · Free, Registration required
Dance, performance art, poetry, and open mic close the festival in a communal gathering.
As George Town continues to evolve, the Hin Between Festival serves as both a marker of what has been achieved and an invitation to dream of what lies ahead. Rooted in the theme of time, it brings together artists, communities, and audiences to reflect, participate, and celebrate creativity in all its forms. Whether through intimate installations, thought-provoking performances, or collective storytelling, the festival offers a chance to experience how time connects us all.
Join Hin Bus Depot and its creative community this September to witness history, memory, and imagination converge—reminding us that every moment we share adds to the story of a city.
