List of festivals in Indonesia
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Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar.
Contents
Changing date
- Caci, Flores
- Festival Baleo, Lembata
- Gawai Dayak, West Kalimantan
- Indonesian Film Festival, Jakarta
- Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival, Jakarta
- Jazz Goes to Campus, University of Indonesia, Depok
- Jember Fashion Carnival, Jember
- Lombok Full Moon Festival, Gili Trawangan (every full moon)[1]
- Makepung, Bali
- Nihon no Matsuri, Telkom Institute of Technology
- Q! Film Festival
- Tomohon International Flower Festival, Tomohon, North Sulawesi
Gregorian calendar
File:Gregg Karukas.jpg
Gregg Karukas performance in 2008 Java Jazz Festival, reputedly largest jazz festival in the southern hemisphere.
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Solo Batik Carnival, one of the largest extravagant costumes procession in Indonesia.
- January
- Festival Manulude, Sangihe Talaud, North Sulawesi[2]
- Maudu Lompoa, Takalar
- February
- Bau Nyale Putri Mandalika, Kuta Beach, Lombok (between February and March)
- Pasola, 4 villages in West Sumba (between February and March)
- March
- Bali Spirit Festival, Bali (March)[3]
- Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta (early March)
- Megou Pak, Tulangbawang, Lampung[2]
- Buleleng Folk Festival, Singaraja, Bali (March–April)[2]
- April
- May
- Festival Teluk Jailolo, West Halmahera
- Unduh-unduh, Mojowarno, East Java (early May)
- June
- Festival Danau Sentani, Jayapura, Papua
- Festival Malioboro, Yogyakarta (June)[2]
- Festival Danau Toba, North Sumatra (June–July)
- Festival Seni Bali, Bali (June)[4]
- Jakarta anniversary festivals (June 22):
- Kemang Festival
- Solo Batik Carnival, Surakarta (end of June)
- July
- Bali Kite Festival, Bali (July)
- Erau, Tenggarong (July since 2009)
- Krakatau Festival, Lampung (July–October)[4]
- August
- Karapan sapi (August–October)
- Parade kusa kosong, Cianjur (17 August)
- September
- October
- Festival Hantu Gadu, Kepuk village, Jepara (12 October)
- Jogja Java Carnival, Yogyakarta (October)
- Kuta Karnival, Kuta, Bali (around 12 October)
- November
- Djakarta Artmosphere, Jakarta (20 November)
- Jakarta International Film Festival, Jakarta (around November–December)
- Perang Topat, western Lombok
- Petik Laut, Banyuwangi
- December
- Iraw Tengkayu, Tarakan (December, held biannually)
- Lovely December, Tana Toraja
- New Year's Eve (December 31)
Chinese calendar
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Cap Go Meh feast in 19th century Dutch Indies.
Traditional Chinese festivals in Indonesia are usually known under their Hokkien names, with several dialects exist some cities e.g. Medan and Bagansiapiapi.
- 1st month
- Chinese New Year (1st date of 1st month)
- Cap Go Meh Feast (15th date of 1st month)
- Qingming (vernal equinox)
- Cheng Beng (15th day after vernal equinox)
- 5th Month
- Peh Cun (5th day of 5th month)
- Bakar Tongkang Ceremony, Bagansiapiapi (16th date of 5th month)[5]
- 7th month
- Cioko (15th day of 7th month)
Vedic (lunisolar) calendar
- Vaisakha
- Waisak (full moon of Vaisakha)
Islamic (lunar) calendar
Tabuik is the local manifestation of Muharram remembrance.
- Muharram
- Grebeg Suro, Ponorogo (1 Muharram)
- Hajat Sasih Ceremony, Kampung Naga (Muharam, Rabi' al-awwal, Sha'aban, and Dhu al-Qi'dah)
- Tabot, Bengkulu (1-10 Muharram)
- Tabuik, West Sumatra (10 Muharram)
- Safar
- Rabu pungkasan, Bantul (last Wednesday of Safar)
- Rabi' al-awwal
- Sekaten, Surakarta and Yogyakarta (5-12 Rabi' al-awwal)
- Ampyang Maulid, Kudus (12 Rabi' al-awwal)
- Nyadar, Desa Pinggir Papas. (3 times after 12 Rabi' al-awwal)
- Rajab
- Uler-Uler ritual, Jungsemi village, Demak (Wage Friday in Rajab)
- Sha'aban
- Pesta Baratan, Jepara (15 Sha'ban)
- Ramadan
- Syawal
- Lebaran (1 Syawal)
- Pukul Manyapu, Mamala and Morella village, Maluku Province (7 Syawal)
- Pesta Lomban, Jepara (8 Syawal)
- Dhu al-Hijjah
- Perang Obor, Tegal Sambi Village, Jepara (Pahing Monday to eve of Pon Tuesday)
- Grebeg Besar Demak, Demak (10 Dhu al-Hijjah)
Other
Balinese calendar
This list includes festivals which don't follow any of the previous calendars, such as the Balinese pawukon and saka calendar.
- Galungan and Kuningan
- Odalan (temple anniversary in Bali, held once every pawukon year.)
- Nyepi (held once every saka year)
References
- ↑ Gili Nightlife
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- ↑ Bali Spirit Festival
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.mangoleh.com/4-festival-budaya-terkenal-di-indonesia/ 4 Festival Budaya Terkenal di Indonesia
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- REDIRECT List of festivals in Asia#Indonesia
