Bali Festivals & Events Guide
Bali Attractions And Culture
These festivals largely form part of Bali's attractions and culture, showcasing the rich arts and cultural features that sets Bali apart from any other destination. The Provincial Government of Bali holds numerous festivals that pay tribute to this wealth, and the great thing is that you can match your visiting dates with these highlight events.Bali festivals and events are important features in the social landscape of the island, and also permanent fixtures in the lives of the Balinese. Some of these unique cultural festivals and events are determined by Balinese calendars from long ago, while others are highlighted schedules that take place on certain dates each year.
Bali Arts Festival
The annual Bali Arts Festival is held from the second Saturday of June through the second Saturday of July each year. Witness the grand parades that usually take place at the Puputan Square in Renon, Denpasar, and the schedule of art performances that run througout the weeks at the Denpasar Arts Centre. Read More...
The Bali Kite Festival is an annual celebration of one of the cultural icons of Bali, the traditional Balinese kite. It is an annual feast that serves as a preservation effort of an art form, anticipated by the international community, and involving village kite troupes from al over the island taking part in showcasing their gigantic traditional creations as well as contemporary designs. The festival usually takes place around the start of the windy season, between the months of June and August, with dates confirmed following favourable weather conditions. Read More...
Bali's most important festival is the Galungan festival. It is a feast and festival which is held throughout the whole island and an annual event coinciding with the wuku year. It is believed that during this ten-day period, all Balinese gods will descend to earth for the festivities. Barongs prance from temple to temple and village to village in celebration of Galungan with the gods.Galungan to the Balinese, is the most important holiday period as it symbolizes the victory of Dharma, or Virtue, upon Adharma, or all that is Evil. The festivities are made extra special by the fitting of 'penjor' on the right side of the entrance to every house.A penjor is a tall bamboo pole terrifically decorated with woven young coconut leaves, cakes, fruits and flowers; and also a must for every Balinese household. The Galungan also sees the Balinese decked in their finest clothes and jewels for the day.The last day of the 10-day festival is the most important day. Known as Kuningan, it is the climax of the ten-day Galungan, and also serves to bringing the holiday period to a close. Kuningan is a day for prayer, and a special ritual ceremony is held for the spirits of the Balinese's ancestors.Just as the Galugan ends with a day of symbolic prayer, its beginning is marked by Pagerwesi. Pagerwesi literally means 'iron fence', and on Pagerwesi day every year, ceremonies and prayers are held in supplication for iron-strong mental and spiritual defense in welcoming the Galungan holiday. Read More...
Makepung is Bali's famous bull race, which takes place around harvested paddy fields around the town of Jembrana in the regency of Negara in West Bali. The official grand prix of buffaloes is designated as the Governor's Cup or 'Piala Bupati', which is scheduled every year around the month of July, and leads up to the finals and main celebrations around the month of November. Read More...
Bali celebrates a new year celebrating the turn of the Saka calendar, referred to as Nyepi. Nyepi falls on the day after the new moon on the ninth month, and is a new year that is celebrated uniquely - in total silence and seclusion!On the day of Nyepi, there no activity whatsoever. No traffic at all on the roads; no amusement is held the whole day long, and no fires may be lit in observance of the religious Nyepi guidelines. On Nyepi Eve however, it is a whole scene of contrasts, as you may witness villagers all over the island lighting fire torches and parading giant effigies called ogoh-ogohthrough the streets. Read More...
The Sanur Village Festival is an annual celebration of arts and culture of the Sanur beach community, featuring a week full of cultural highlights as well as food, water sports and environmental-awareness events. The week-long festivities are usually focused in the Maisonette area of the Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel. Over the years, the festival features additional events that involve the fashion industry, yoga and wellbeing, sports and environmental awareness programs. Read More...
Saraswati
Saraswati is a holiday that celebrates the blessings of the namesake Hindu goddess of knowledge, arts and literature, often referred to by the Balinese as 'Dewi Saraswati'. To mark this joyous day, books of knowledge, manuscripts and Vedic scriptures are blessed and special offerings are made. Libraries and schools also conduct joint prayers. The day of Saraswati is the first in a series of five important religious highlights, and falls on an Umanis Watugunung Saturday on the Balinese 210-day pawukon calendar, hence its celebrations twice in a Gregorian year.
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Bali Festivals & Events Guide
Bali Temples
Bali Temples
Bali Attractions
Many claim that there are actually more temples than homes in Bali. Strictly speaking, many temples are really shrines but the number of religious compounds in Bali is said to be over 10,000 and the number is spread throughout the far-flung corners of the island, from mountain and hilltops to low-lying coastal areas.Normally peaceful and uninhabited, Bali’s temples transform into scenes of great activity and are ornately decorated during festivals and temple anniversaries with traditional dance performances, cockfighting and gambling. You’ll find that each of Bali’s temples is unique and that they either face towards the mountains, the sea or towards sunrise.
Most Popular Temples in Bali
Bali Dance
Art is everywhere in Bali. From the intricate flower decorations in a Barong dancer's headdress, to elaborately carved temple facades and beautiful oil paintings. Bali's performing arts are also an integral part of Balinese culture.
Bali Dance & Shadow Puppet Show
Bali Attractions And Culture
Music and dance play a huge part in significant rituals and religious ceremonies. Known as " the Island of the Gods" hardly a day goes by without a ceremony or festival taking place. Traditional dances with full gamelan orchestras are performed for tourists daily in addition to the day to day religious ceremonies. Definitely worth seeing.Barong Dance
The Barong is triumphant display of graceful movement and vibrant colour. The dance is basically a contest between the opposing forces of Rangda - chaos and destruction, and Barong - order. (Basically good and evil.)Performances
Suwung and Kesiman, in the suburbs of Denpasar.
Batubulan: Daily from 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.
Banjar Abasan, Singapadu: Daily from 9:30 a.m.
Puri Saren in Ubud: Fridays from 6:30 p.m.
Fire Dance
The Barong is triumphant display of graceful movement and vibrant colour. The dance is basically a contest between the opposing forces of Rangda - chaos and destruction, and Barong - order. (Basically good and evil.)- Location: Bona Kangin, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 18:30
Bonasari, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 19:00
Batubulan, daily from 18:30
The kecak is a ritual dance which was created in the early 1930's for the movie "Island of the Demons" by the German painter and intellectual Walter Spies. The dance combines the chorus of the "Sanghyang" trance dance with a dance story from the epic "Ramayana."It is extremely impressive with its circular chorus of sometimes over 100 bare-chested male singers.Performances
Arts Center, Denpasar, daily from 6:30 p.m.
Banjar Buni, Kuta, Sunday from 8 p.m.
Banjar Tegal, Ubud, Sunday from 6:00 p.m. Read More...
Legong Dance
The Legong is a very difficult dance requiring great dexterity and is generally performed by young girls. The dance is choreographed to the finest detail, to a set pattern with no improvisation allowed.Performances
Peliatan Stage, Friday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Dalem & Puri Peliatan, Saturday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Peliatan in Ubud, Sunday from 7:30 p.m.
Puri Saren, Ubud, Monday from 7:30 p.m.Banjar Tegal, Kuta, Saturday and Tuesday from 8:00 p.m.Ramayana Dance
This highly entertaining dance form plays out the epic legends of the Ramayana. There are occasional performances in Banjar Buni, Kuta.
Shadow Puppets - Wayang Kulits
Wayang Kulit, is an Indonesian shadow puppet play, which uses intricately made and beautifully painted, gilded leather puppets. Although only the puppets' shadows are seen by the audience, the performances are fascinating. The stories told by shadows are often from the spirit world and are full of symbolism and mysticism.A single, highly skilled puppeteer controls hundreds of puppets; plays out the roles of different characters with a different voice for each character; and leads the traditional musicians.Wayang kulit plays can play for several hours or be several days long.Performances
Popular performances are at Banjar Buni, Kuta, every Monday and Thursday 8:00 p.m.
Oka Kartini, Tebesaya, Peliatan, Ubud, on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m.- Location: Bona Kangin, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 18:30
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