List of festivals in Indonesia

Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar.

Changing date

• Indonesia Menari
• Festival Baleo, Lembata
• Ngayogjazz, Yogyakarta
• 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)
• Makepung, Bali
• Mentawai Festival, Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra
• Nihon no Matsuri, Telkom Institute of Technology
• Q! Film Festival
• Tomohon International Flower Festival, Tomohon, North Sulawesi

Gregorian calendar

• January
  • Festival Manulude, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi
  • 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)
  • Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta (early March)
  • Megou Pak, Tulangbawang, Lampung
  • Buleleng Folk Festival, Singaraja, Bali (March–April)
• April
  • Festival Legu Gam, Ternate (early April until April 13)
• May
  • Festival Teluk Jailolo, West Halmahera
  • Unduh-unduh, Mojowarno, East Java (early May)
  • Art Jog, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (early May until June 4)
• June
  • Festival Danau Sentani, Jayapura, Papua
  • Festival Malioboro, Yogyakarta (June)
  • Festival Danau Toba, North Sumatra (June–July)
  • Bali Arts Festival (Festival Seni Bali), Bali (June)
  • Jakarta anniversary festivals (June 22):
    • Jakarnaval
    • Kemang Festival
  • Solo Batik Carnival, Surakarta (end of June)
• July
  • Betawi Cultural Festival, Jakarta
  • Pasa Harau Art & Culture Festival, Harau Valley, West Sumatra
  • Bali Kite Festival, Bali (July)
  • Erau, Tenggarong (July since 2009)
  • Krakatau Festival, Lampung (July–October)
• August
  • Karapan sapi, Madura (August–October)
  • Parade Kuda Kosong, Cianjur (17 August)
• September
  • Festival Lembah Baliem, Papua (September)
  • Festival Teluk Ambon, Ambon Bay
• October
  • Festival Hantu Gadu, Kepuk village, Jepara (12 October)
  • Jogja Java Carnival, Yogyakarta (October)
  • Kuta Karnival, Kuta, Bali (around 12 October)
  • Reyog Jazz, Ponorogo
  • Banyuwangi Festival, Banyuwangi
  • Maratua Jazz & Dive Fiesta, Berau East Borneo
• November
  • Djakarta Artmosphere, Jakarta (20 November)
  • Jakarta International Film Festival, Jakarta (around November–December)
  • Perang Topat, western Lombok
  • Petik Laut, Banyuwangi
  • Mahakam Jazz Fiesta, Samarinda
  • Ngayogjazz, Yogyakarta
• December
  • Iraw Tengkayu, Tarakan (December, held biannually)
  • Lovely December, Tana Toraja
  • New Year's Eve (December 31)

Lunar calendar

Traditional Chinese festivals in Indonesia are usually known under their Hokkien names, with several dialects exist some cities e.g. Medan and Bagansiapiapi.

Vedic (lunisolar) calendar

• Vaisakha
  • Waisak (full moon of Vaisakha)

Islamic/Javanese (lunar) calendar

• Muharram
  • Grebeg Suro, Ponorogo (1 Muharram)
  • Hajat Sasih Ceremony, Kampung Naga (Muharam, Rabi' al-awwal, Sha'aban, and Dhu al-Qi'dah)
  • Tabut, 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)
  • Muludan Keraton Kasultanan Cirebon, Cirebon (12 Rabi' al-awwal)
  • Ampyang Maulid, Kudus (12 Rabi' al-awwal)
  • Nyadar, Desa Pinggir Papas. (3 times after 12 Rabi' al-awwal)
• Jumada al-thani
  • Serak Gulo, Padang (1 Jumada al-thani)
• Rajab
  • Uler-Uler Ritual, Jungsemi village, Demak (Wage Friday in Rajab)
• Sha'aban
  • Pesta Baratan, Jepara (15 Sha'ban)
• Ramadan
  • First of Ramadan celebrations:
    • Dhandhangan, Kudus
    • Dugderan, Semarang
    • Megengan, Demak

• Syawal
  • Lebaran (1 Syawal)
  • Barong Ider Bumi, Banyuwangi (2 Syawal)
  • Pukul Manyapu, Mamala and Morella village, Maluku (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)

Hindu calendar

• Deepavali
• Holi

Tamil calendar

• Thaipusam

Tengger calendar

• Yadnya Kasada

References