Klungkung Opens 2026 Arts Workshop at Pemedal Agung
The Klungkung Culture Office launched a 2026 workshop and performance programme at Pemedal Agung, bringing together students from three schools for tr…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Culture Minister orders conservation review at Bali’s Le Mayeur Museum
Indonesia’s Culture Minister Fadli Zon visited Museum Le Mayeur in Sanur on 30 August 2026, warning that several paintings are showing faded colors an…
Tanah Lot festival drew 10,000 visitors and Rp10 billion turnover
Tanah Lot Art and Food Festival VII drew about 10,000 visitors over three days and an estimated Rp10 billion in turnover, according to management and…
SAKA Museum Opens Kamasan Exhibition in Jimbaran
SAKA Museum at AYANA Bali has launched its first temporary exhibition, KAMASAN: The Noble Tradition of Balinese Painting, bringing together more than…
Police deploy 210 officers for Jembrana’s 23 August cultural parade
A major cultural parade closing Festival Semarak Jembrana 2026 drew thousands of residents into central Negara, with Jembrana Police deploying 210 off…
Klungkung allocates Rp295 million for three mass ngaben ceremonies
Klungkung Regent I Made Satria has allocated Rp295 million in stimulus assistance to three traditional communities for mass ngaben cremation ceremonie…
Swiss tourist gets one-year jail term in Bali Nyepi insult case
A Denpasar court has sentenced Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen to one year in prison for social-media posts insulting Bali’s Nyepi Day of Silence…
Bali’s 2026 Push Links Free Copyright Aid with Communal Cultural Protection
Government agencies and local media report Bali’s 2026 push to ease copyright registration and expand communal intellectual property records, alongsid…
Buleleng Festival 2026 revives Singaraja’s past with mass dances and dokar rides
Buleleng Festival 2026 ran from 18–23 August in central Singaraja, using the theme Uriping Rasa to revive the feel of the old town through heritage zo…
Apurva Kempinski and BRI stage Powerful Indonesia Festival 2026
The Powerful Indonesia Festival 2026 brought Indonesian arts, cuisine, conservation and creative commerce to The Apurva Kempinski Bali’s Candi Ballroo…
ADIR 2026–2027 Links Bali and Burgundy in Forest-Themed Design Residency
CushCush Gallery’s Artist Designer In Residence 2026–2027 pairs Bali-based designer Cokorda G. B.
Klungkung Allocates Rp370 Million for Nusa Penida Mass Ngaben Rites
Klungkung Regent I Made Satria has allocated Rp370 million in stimulus assistance to three adat communities in Nusa Penida to support mass Pitra Yadny…
Ubud FolkFest 2026 connects Ubud’s creative community with global visitors
Held on 14–15 August 2026 at Biji World in Ubud, the fifth Ubud FolkFest brought together Balinese, Indonesian and international artists in a two-day…
Museum Bali shuts August 10 for roof works on three heritage galleries
Bali’s main provincial museum in central Denpasar has closed its exhibition spaces from Monday, 10 August 2026, for roof renovations on three historic…
17th Mel Tanjung Kite Festival Sends 1,685 Kites into Sanur’s Sky
The 17th Mel Tanjung Kite Festival in Sanur brought 1,685 traditional and creative kites to Mekarsari Beach in 2026, blending strict rules for classic…