Tsuen Wan's old textile mill is turning into a JDM car show. RE-LOVE Festival: Retro Rewind, the fourth and fifth weekends of The Mills' inaugural upcycling festival, brings a fleet of 1990s Japanese sports cars, a 30-plus-brand Y2K pre-loved fashion market, and hands-on upcycling workshops to Mill 6 from 28 August to 6 September 2026.
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What is RE-LOVE Festival: Retro Rewind?
RE-LOVE Festival is The Mills' inaugural upcycling and circular-living festival, spread across five weekends under the theme “Recycle, Reuse, Redesign.” The first two weekends (14–16 and 21–23 August) leaned into a “Vintage Revival” theme of classic Western cars and vinyl records. The fourth and fifth weekends switch gears into “Retro Rewind”, where Y2K style and classic JDM car culture take over instead — a louder, more expressive turn for the festival's final stretch.
Everything happens inside Mill 6, the former textile mill's ground floor and first floor, part of The Mills' wider heritage-revitalisation site alongside CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) and The Mills Fabrica.
The JDM classic car showcase
The Hong Kong Classic Car Club takes over the ground floor of Mill 6 with a lineup of iconic Japanese sports cars from the 1990s to early 2000s, billed as a tribute to the “JDM Golden Era.” Confirmed highlights include the Honda NSX NA1, nicknamed the “Ferrari of the East,” and a Subaru Impreza WRX STI 22B — a 400-unit limited edition built to commemorate Subaru's World Rally Championship manufacturers' title.
The showcase runs the full length of the festival, from 28 August to 6 September, daily from 12pm to 8pm, on the ground floor of Mill 6.
Y2K pre-loved market and workshops
The “Old But Gold” Y2K Pre-Loved Market takes over Mill 6's first floor on 28–30 August and 4–6 September, 12pm–8pm, gathering more than 30 independent second-hand fashion brands for anyone chasing that millennium wardrobe look.
Two hands-on workshops run on the middle weekend, 29–30 August: an Upcycled Fabric Hanging Ornament Workshop with SikFabric Upcycle (2:30–4pm and 4:30–6pm, HK$180 per session, on Mill 6's ground floor), where you turn reclaimed fabric and buttons into hanging decor; and a Fashion Clinic remake-and-redesign consultation (3pm–5pm, HK$180 per session, on the first floor), a one-to-one session on repairing or upcycling your own pre-loved clothes. Book workshop slots through The Mills' NF Touch ticketing platform — the market and car showcase themselves are free to browse.
RE-LOVE Festival: Retro Rewind
The Mills is pet-friendly. Workshop sessions have limited capacity — book ahead via NF Touch if you want a guaranteed spot in the Upcycled Fabric or Fashion Clinic sessions.
Getting there
The Mills sits in Tsuen Wan, about a 10–15 minute walk from Tsuen Wan MTR Station (Exit A3) or Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit A2); a shuttle bus service also runs from nearby MTR exits on weekends — check The Mills' website for the current schedule before you go. Pair a visit with CHAT's textile exhibitions in the same building, or see our guide to Hong Kong's best markets and vintage shopping for more weekend market ideas.
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Worth knowing
RE-LOVE Festival: Retro Rewind runs 28 August–6 September 2026 at The Mills, Tsuen Wan — a free JDM car showcase, a 30-plus-brand Y2K market, and upcycling workshops from HK$180. Book workshop slots ahead if you want to join in.