Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar.
Changing date Indonesia Menari Festival Baleo, Lembata Ngayogjazz, Yogyakarta Gawai Dayak, West Kalimantan Indonesian Film Festival, Jakarta Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival, Jakarta Jazz Goes to Campus, University of Indonesia, Depok Jember Fashion Carnival, Jember Lombok Full Moon Festival, Gili Trawangan (every full moon)Gili Nightlife Makepung, Bali Mentawai Festival, Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra Nihon no Matsuri, Telkom Institute of Technology Q! Film Festival Tomohon International Flower Festival, Tomohon, North Sulawesi
Gregorian calendar
January Festival Manulude, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Maudu Lompoa, Takalar February Bau Nyale Putri Mandalika, Kuta Beach, Lombok (between February and March) Pasola, 4 villages in West Sumba (between February and March) March Bali Spirit Festival, Bali (March)Bali Spirit Festival Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta (early March) Megou Pak, Tulangbawang, Lampung Buleleng Folk Festival, Singaraja, Bali (March–April) April Festival Legu Gam, Ternate (early April until April 13) Seba Baduy, Lebak, Banten May Festival Teluk Jailolo, West Halmahera Unduh-unduh, Mojowarno, East Java (early May) Art Jog, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (early May until June 4) June Festival Danau Sentani, Jayapura, Papua Festival Malioboro, Yogyakarta (June) Festival Danau Toba, North Sumatra (June–July) Bali Arts Festival (Festival Seni Bali), Bali (June) Jakarta anniversary festivals (June 22): Jakarnaval Kemang Festival Solo Batik Carnival, Surakarta (end of June) July Betawi Cultural Festival, Jakarta Pasa Harau Art & Culture Festival, Harau Valley, West Sumatra Bali Kite Festival, Bali (July) Erau, Tenggarong (July since 2009) Krakatau Festival, Lampung (July–October) 4 Festival Budaya Terkenal di Indonesia August Karapan sapi, Madura (August–October) Parade Kuda Kosong, Cianjur (17 August) September Festival Lembah Baliem, Papua (September) Festival Teluk Ambon, Ambon Bay October Festival Hantu Gadu, Kepuk village, Jepara (12 October) Jogja Java Carnival, Yogyakarta (October) Kuta Karnival, Kuta, Bali (around 12 October) Reyog Jazz, Ponorogo Banyuwangi Festival, Banyuwangi Maratua Jazz & Dive Fiesta, Berau East Borneo Festival Pesona Meti Kei, Maluku November Djakarta Artmosphere, Jakarta (20 November) Jakarta International Film Festival, Jakarta (around November–December) Perang Topat, western Lombok Petik Laut, Banyuwangi Mahakam Jazz Fiesta, Samarinda Ngayogjazz, Yogyakarta December Iraw Tengkayu, Tarakan (December, held biannually) Lovely December, Tana Toraja New Year's Eve (December 31)
Lunar calendar
Traditional Chinese festivals in Indonesia are usually known under their Hokkien names, with several dialects exist some cities e.g. Medan and Bagansiapiapi. Date (Chinese calendar)English nameIndonesian nameMandarin nameHokkien nameHakka nameRemarks1st date of 1st monthChinese New YearTahun Baru Imlek農曆新年农历新年1st day of 1st month of Chinese calendar. Public holiday since 200315th date of 1st monthLantern FestivalFestival Lampion元宵節元宵节十五暝Festival marking the last day of Chinese New Year celebration.15th day after vernal equinoxQingming FestivalFestival Qingming清明節清明节清明節清明节5th day of 5th monthDragon Boat FestivalPeh Cun端午节端午節扒船端陽Bakar Tonggang CeremonyRitual Bakar Tonggang儀式燃料的駁船仪式燃料的驳船五月十六日15th night of the 7th monthGhost FestivalFestival Cioko鬼節鬼节
Vedic (lunisolar) calendar
Vaisakha Waisak (full moon of Vaisakha)
Islamic/Javanese (lunar) calendar
Muharram Grebeg Suro, Ponorogo (1 Muharram) Hajat Sasih Ceremony, Kampung Naga (Muharam, Rabi' al-awwal, Sha'aban, and Dhu al-Qi'dah) Tabut, Bengkulu (1-10 Muharram) Tabuik, West Sumatra (10 Muharram) Safar Rabu Pungkasan, Bantul (last Wednesday of Safar) Rabi' al-awwal Sekaten, Surakarta and Yogyakarta (5-12 Rabi' al-awwal) Muludan Keraton Kasultanan Cirebon, Cirebon (12 Rabi' al-awwal) Ampyang Maulid, Kudus (12 Rabi' al-awwal) Nyadar, Desa Pinggir Papas. (3 times after 12 Rabi' al-awwal) Jumada al-thani Serak Gulo, Padang (1 Jumada al-thani) Rajab Uler-Uler Ritual, Jungsemi village, Demak (Wage Friday in Rajab) Sha'aban Pesta Baratan, Jepara (15 Sha'ban) Ramadan First of Ramadan celebrations: Dhandhangan, Kudus Dugderan, Semarang Megengan, Demak
Syawal Lebaran (1 Syawal) Barong Ider Bumi, Banyuwangi (2 Syawal) Pukul Manyapu, Mamala and Morella village, Maluku (7 Syawal) Pesta Lomban, Jepara (8 Syawal) Dhu al-Hijjah Perang Obor, Tegal Sambi Village, Jepara (Pahing Monday to eve of Pon Tuesday) Grebeg Besar Demak, Demak (10 Dhu al-Hijjah)
Other
Balinese calendar This list includes festivals which don't follow any of the previous calendars, such as the Balinese pawukon and saka calendar.
Galungan and Kuningan Odalan (temple anniversary in Bali, held once every Pawukon year) Nyepi (held once every Saka year)
Hindu calendar Deepavali Holi
Tamil calendar Thaipusam
Tengger calendar Yadnya Kasada
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