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…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
BK Creative Hub in Seminyak launches with Ade Habibie’s Monkey Spirit
BK Creative Hub in Seminyak has launched as an art and cultural space under the Blue Karma brand, opening with Ade Habibie’s Monkey Spirit exhibition…
Miss Fish Bali’s MATSURI Festival Runs Three Nights in June 2026
From 11 to 13 June 2026, Miss Fish Bali’s three-night MATSURI Festival transformed its Tibubeneng restaurant into a cinematic, shrine-like setting ins…
Balinese “ghost stories” behind Halloween: lost souls, leyak and kerauhan
Three Balinese narratives often presented as “ghost stories” for Halloween – the lost soul, the sorcerer figure leyak and the trance state kerauhan –…
Candi Teballinggah and Lontar: Two Forms of Bali’s Memory
A cliff-cut sanctuary in the Pakerisan River valley and palm-leaf manuscripts preserve different strands of Bali’s cultural memory.
SAKA Museum in Bali opens daily with design by two firms
SAKA Museum at AYANA Bali is now open daily, with architecture by Mitsubishi Jisho Design and interiors by Napp Studio. The museum’s concept draws on…
