UDG Bali XXXIII 2026 Opens With 11 Fields and 37 Categories
Bali’s Utsawa Dharma Gita XXXIII opened on 11 September 2026 at Taman Budaya in Denpasar, featuring 11 competition fields and 37 categories that blend…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Art & Bali 2026 brings 23 galleries and 300+ artists to Nuanu
Art & Bali’s second edition returned to Nuanu Creative City in Tabanan from 11–13 September 2026, gathering 23 galleries, more than 300 artists and th…
Wastra Hitakara Roadshow Brings Endek Fashion to Bangli
Dekranasda Bali’s Wastra Hitakara fashion roadshow brought seven young designers to Alun-Alun Bangli on 10 September 2026, using contemporary endek-ba…
Culture Ministry runs three-day Hindu ritual education at Museum Yadnya
A three-day Culture Ministry programme at Museum Yadnya in Badung introduced Balinese students to the forms, functions and philosophical meanings of H…
Badung regent ties economic growth to adat and temple protection
Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa used a major ceremony at Pura Ibu Panti Dukuh Bualu to emphasise that economic growth in the regency must advance tog…
LST Surfing and Music Festival 2026 wraps up in Nusa Lembongan
The LST Surfing and Music Festival 2026 wrapped up at Mahagiri Beach in Nusa Lembongan on Monday, 7 September, after two days of surfing, live music a…
Karangasem Literacy Festival Opens With Reading, Storytelling Push
Karangasem’s 2026 Literacy Festival opened on 7 September with a theme linking reading, storytelling and local tradition. Organisers said it aimed to…
Tumpek Uye 2026: How Bali’s holy day honours animals
Tumpek Uye, also known as Tumpek Kandang, fell on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Eight Hindu Observances Set in Bali’s Calendar for September 2026
The Balinese calendar records eight Hindu rerainan, or religious observances, for September 2026, from Tumpek Kandang on 5 September through Buda Kliw…
Tri Hita Karana Ceremony Closes Bali Harmony Encounter Week 2026
Bali Harmony Encounter Week 2026 ran from 2–7 September and closed with the Tri Hita Karana Universal Reflection Ceremony in Kura Kura Bali, linking B…
Bali’s September 2026 Agenda Mixes Events and Hindu Holy Days
A September 2026 agenda compiled from Bali event listings highlights concerts, exhibitions, food fairs, conservation activities and Hindu religious ob…
Ubud Art Collect gathers 39 artists and 4,863 visitors in a village pavilion
Held from 4–6 September 2026 at Wantilan Ubud, Ubud Art Collect brought 39 artists and 4,863 visitors together in a village pavilion, mixing tradition…
Darwis Triadi Exhibition Opens in Sanur with 40 Photographs
Darwis Triadi’s exhibition A Portrait of Human Art opened at Sudakara ArtSpace in Sudamala Resort Sanur on 3 September and runs until 3 October 2026,…
Bali Interfood Opens in Nusa Dua, Headlining Bali’s September Event Calendar
Bali Interfood opened in Nusa Dua on Sept. 2 as part of a September 2026 calendar that also includes art, conservation and Balinese Hindu observances.
Desa Adat Mengwitani Holds Five-Year Mass Karya Yadnya With 102 Nyekah Sawa
Desa Adat Mengwitani in Badung held a scheduled mass Karya Yadnya that combined funerary and life-cycle rites, including nyekah for 102 sawa, under cu…
