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January ‘08 TABOT FESTIVAL
(1 MUHARAM MOSLEM NEW YEAR)
Bengkulu, January 10, 2008
The traditional ceremony to commemo-
rate the death of grandchildren of the
INDONESIA RUN
(RUN FOR NATION)
Jakarta, January 20, 2008
About 100,000 people will participate
Prophet Muhammad, Hasan and Hu- in this event to commemorate a 100
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun sein, in defending and preserving the years of nation’s awakening and will be
religion. Highlight during the festival covered by national and international
include various kinds of contests and media.
1 2 3 4 5 6 handicrafts exhibitions.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 GRAND LAUNCHING VIY 2008
Jakarta, December 26, 2007
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
ARAK TABUIK FESTIVAL
Pariaman, West Sumatra, January 20-22, 2008
1. NEW YEARS DAY A ceremony held to commemorate the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grand
children, Hasan and Husein in the Karbala war, in the defence of the Moslem religion.
10. ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1429 H Horse races, swimming contest, beach festival and art performance are also part of
CALENDAR OF EVENTS the event.
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February ‘08
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun
TOURISM FUNDAY ANYER
1 2 3 Banten, February 15-20, 2008
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PASOLA JOUSTING CEREMONY
Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara,
INDONESIA OPEN GOLF February-March 2008
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 February, 2008
The Indonesia Open Golf is held at the
“Pasola” is West Sumba’s most exciting
ritual. Scores of colorfully arrayed horse-
best tropical golf course and invites over men riding bareback, battle with lances.
25 26 27 28 29 150 golfers internationally. During these mock wars, riders charge
one another flinging blunt spears. The
GRAND RACING ceremony is held during February in the
SPEED CAR AND GP2 Lamboya and Kodi Villages and March in
Sirkuit Sentul, Bogor, West Java Gaura and Wanokaka. It begins several
February 16-17, 2008. days after the full moon and coincides
with the yearly arrival of strange multi-
hued sea worms of the region’s shore.
7. IMLEK CHINESE NEW YEAR 2559 There will be a Seminar on Culture and
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Arts in East Nusa Tenggara.
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March ‘08 WEAVING AND HANDICRAFT
EXHIBITION
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara,
March-May 2008
TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND
DANCE PARADE
Batam, Kep. Riau, March 7-9, 2008
To present the Malay culture and
AGRINEX INDONESIA 2008
Jakarta Convention Center,
Local hand weaving of different design Jakarta March 20-23, 2008
traditions. The event features a dance
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun and colour. Display of traditional wo- An exhibition for agribusiness
competition and dance performance
ven textiles and clothing of Timorese. Indonesia.
from dance groups and schools in city
Various handicrafts are also performed of Batam.
1 2 at this exhibition.
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7. NYEPI HINDU NEW YEAR 1930 SAKA
20. PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY
21. GOOD FRIDAY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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April ‘08 LEGU GAM FESTIVAL
Ternate, North Maluku, April 13, 2008
A folk festival to celebrate the birthday
of His Highness the Sultan of Ternate.
SEA OFFERINGS CEREMONY
PELABUHAN RATU
Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi,
West Java, April5-6, 2008
MAULID MAAYUM ANAK
CEREMONY
South Kalimantan, April 12, 2008
The traditional ceremony to commemo-
Loyal subjects from throughout the rate the birthday of Prophet Muham-
province gather at the Sultan’s Kedaton mad.
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun
(Palace) to watch or participate in the
various colorful and traditional perfor- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF LOCAL AND COMMUNITY
1 2 3 4 5 6 mances of the region.
BASED TOURISM AND CULTURE
Padang, West Sumatra, April 2008
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SEKATEN FESTIVAL
Yogyakarta, April 2008
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INTERNATIONAL
28 29 30 HANDICRAFT
TRADE FAIR 2008
(INACRAFT 2008)
INDONESIA 2ND Jakarta, April 23-27, 2008
INT’L DIVING, ADVENTURE International Handicraft Trade Fair
TRAVEL AND WATER SPORT (INACRAFT) is Indonesian handicraft
Jakarta, April 2008 exhibition performed by Association of
International annual exhibition, trade, Exporters and Producers of Indonesian
retail package diving, training and semi- Handicraft (ASEPHI) as promotional tool
nar of Indonesia destinations marine for Indonesian handicraft marketing to
CALENDAR OF EVENTS tourism. the International market by exporting
and to the local market.
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May ‘08
GORONTALO CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Gorontalo, Sulawesi, May 3-7, 2008
Promoting Gorontalo’s cultural heritage. The festival invited local people to partici- DAYAK KALIMANTAN
pate in various events, such as traditional dance and drama, traditional poetry read- CULTURAL FESTIVAL
ing, martial arts, and folk music competitions. A colourful carnival display historical Palangkaraya,Central Kalimantan
theme from different regions of Gorontalo. May 25-27, 2008
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Art and cultural performances, exhibi-
tions and conventions are performed at
this event.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 KENDARI BAY FESTIVAL
Kendari, South East Sulawesi SKY GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIP
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 May 9, 2008 Agam, West Sumatera, May 2008
MAUDU LOMPOA CIKOANG SKY GLIDING FESTIVAL
Cikoang, South Sulawesi
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 May 6-8, 2008 Kota Batu, East Java, May 2008
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
FLOATING MARKET FESTIVAL
30 WAISAK CEREMONY
Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan
June 2008 BAKAR TONGKANG FESTIVAL
Magelang, Central Java, June 2008 Every morning between. The local peo- Bagansiapiapi, Riau, June 2008
The “Waisak” is a religious event observ- ple sell from their rowing boats along It is a thanksgiving ceremony
ing the birth of Sidharta Gautama held the Martapura river. observed by the Chinese community
at Mendut and Borobudur temples. The at Bagansiapiapi, during which a va-
CALENDAR OF EVENTS ceremony is first started with religious PHINISI RACES (SOUTH KALI- riety of traditional attractions such as
praying in Mendut. MANTAN- SOUTH SULAWESI) the Barongsai dance is performed.
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July ‘08 KITE FESTIVAL PANGANDARAN PAPER KITES
Ciamis, West Java, July 17-19, 2008 FESTIVAL
Padanggalak Beach,
CANDI CETHO FESTIVAL Sanur, Bali July 2008
Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Central Java July 17, 2008
TOGIAN FESTIVAL
mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Kab.Tojouna-Una, Central Sulawesi July 23-27, 2008
DARWIN AMBON SAIL RACE
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ambon, Maluku, July 2008
LAKE KERINCI CULTURAL FESTIVAL (2ND WEEK)
Jambi July 2008
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SENGGIGI FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL
Senggigi, Lombok,West Nusa Tenggara July 2008
SURFING COMPETITION
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 THE INTERNATIONAL INDONESIA MOTOR SHOW
(IIMS) Jakarta, July 2008
Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, July 2008
An international competition held at Hu’u Beach,
Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara which is considered
FIM WORLD SBK CHAMPIONSHIP
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sirkuit Sentul, Bogor West Java, July 19-20, 2008
KEMILAU SULAWESI (2ND WEEK)
as one of the best surfing areas in the world. This
event is a continuation of the one held in Nias and
includes a variety of traditional art performances.
Gorontalo, July 2008
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MINANGKABAU CULTURAL AND ARTS FESTIVAL SERUMPUN SEBALAI BALI FASHION WEEK
Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung, Bali, July 18, 2008
Padang, West Sumatra, July 6-15, 2008 July 2008 Runway shows of Indonesian fashion
The Minangkabau ethnic group (also known as Minang or Padang) is indigenous to The event is organized in conjunction to the international buyers, photog-
the highlands of West Sumatra. The Minangs are the world’s largest matrilineal soci- with the preparation of “Visit Bangka raphy competition, exhibition and
ety, in which properties such as land and houses are inherited through female lin-
30. ISRA MI’RAJ PROPHET MOHAMMAD SAW Belitung Archipelago 2010”. This event is conventions.
eage. The festival will perform traditional costumes and dances from every regions in
CALENDAR OF EVENTS highlighted with traditional folk dance
West Sumatra. This 10 day event also followed by seminar and exhibitions from West competitions from Malay ethnic group BALI ARTS FESTIVAL
Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia and Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia.
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FLORA AND FAUNA
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WORLD CULTURAL
FORUM EXHIBITION
ASIAN SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP ASIAN BEACH GAMES 2008 Bali, October 2008
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Jakarta, October 7-13, 2008
The championship will have 3 catego-
Bali, October 18-26, 2008
Indonesia will host the First ASIAN Beach SANGIRAN PRE HISTORIC
ries of men, women and open, and be Games, where Bali will become the ven- JAVANESE EXHIBITION
ue of this international event, which will Sangiran, Central Java, October 2008
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 participated by more than 800 competi-
tors, officials and supporters. see 45 countries participating with over
10.000 athletes, officials, media and vol- GEBYAR WISATA BANTEN
DRAGON BOAT RACES unteers all flocking to the island of the Banten, October 2008
27 28 29 30 31 TANJUNG PINANG
Riau, October 17, 2008
Gods for this world class event.
TRADE EXPO INDONESIA 2008
Jakarta, October 21-25, 2008
SAIL INDONESIA PAPER KITES FESTIVAL
Jepara, Central Java, October 2008 FESTIVAL MENGKIKIT
The Karimunjava is group of islands con- GREBEG SYAWAL CEREMONY Palangkaraya, Kab. Ketingan, Central Pangandaran, West Java,
sist of 27 islands located in the Java sea Yogyakarta, October 13-14, 2008 Kalimantan, October - November 2008 October 2008
+60 km away from Jepara, Central Java. A thanksgiving ceremony observed Participants of the kite flying contest
Karimunjava is worth sailing, ideal for by Moslems in the area after fasting a KORA-KORA RACE come from the surrounding regions as
hunting because it has plenty of forrest whole month during Ramadhan. At 8.00 Banda Neira, Central Maluku, well as from foreign countries. Beau-
1.2. IDUL FITRI 1429 H am the ceremony begins with a parade October 11-12, 2008 tiful kites of all shapes and sizes are
CALENDAR OF EVENTS which are in habited by deers, birds and
other kinds of wild life in great num- of the Keraton guards in their colourful flown in a contest that coincides with
uniforms. festivities held during the harvest pe-
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riod in West Java.
November ‘08 LEATHER PUPPET
SHADOW
Yogyakarta,
TEKTEKAN AND
OKOKAN FESTIVAL
Bali, November 11, 2008
JAMBI CULTURAL
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WEEK CHARM
Jambi, December 10-15, 2008
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WAY KAMBAS FESTIVAL DARWIN - MANADO YACHT RACE 2008
08. IDUL ADHA 1429 H East Lampung, December 5-11, 2008 Manado, North Sulawesi, December 15-21, 2008
25. CHRISTMAS DAY Way Kambas Festival is highlighted with This event is intended to enchance sportmanship, friendship and pride for their
National Jambore (boy scout), national cultural heritage among locals, and promotes the good ties between Australia and
29. ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1430 H off road, Safari night of Elephants attrac- Indonesia. The race finishes in Manado where a reception committee welcomes par-
CALENDAR OF EVENTS tions, and agro tourism. ticipants to the island with ceremonies and traditional performances.
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