Denpasar Festival 2019 to Promote Balinese Arts and Culinary

Jakarta, InfoPublik – Denpasar Festival (Denfest) 2019, held in Catur Muka area, Denpasar, is an event which strives to present and promote Balinese arts and culinary.

In an official statement received by InfoPublik on Sunday (29/12), Bali’s Calendar of Event (CoE) coordinator from Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry Putu Ngurah explained that Denfest is a space to demonstrate creativity which prioritizes the people’s prosperity, intelligence, and happiness from the beginning.

“Each year, Denfest responds to the development of a tenacious city, preserves cultural heritage, stimulates contemporary creativity, and promotes future innovation. Hence, it becomes an attraction of its own for tourists that are on their year-end vacation in Bali,” he said.

During the inauguration, a number of artists from various studios collaborated with each other, including Sanggar Jigu dan Yuganadha, Sanggar Bramara Gita, and Pragina ITB Stikom Bali to enliven the annual festival that has been held 12 times.

This year, Denfest will be held from 28 to 31 December 28 2019. This festival is a medium for creativity and entertainment for people in Denpasar and presents various types of activities, entertainment, as well as industrial and culinary stands. It also became an attraction for international tourist to spend their vacation in the Island of Gods.

The festival that carries the big theme ‘Wheel of Happiness’, presented a variety of Denpasar culinary as well as various art and cultural activities that are unique to Denpasar. Moreover, this year’s activities are very environmentally-friendly.

“In addition, Denfest doesn’t promote the use of plastic since it strives to be environmental friendly as all cutlery used in his event are using environmentally-friendly materials,” he said.

In addition, the event that has entered its 12^th year was expected to trigger an increase of visit from international and national tourists.

Several featured programs are also performed, such as workshop on the making of non-plastic straw and tote bag, T-shirt upcycle, household waste composting, how to be happy relaxation, and healthy urban lifestyle, as well as branding and packaging performed by Denpasar Creative Economy Agency.

Denfest will also feature a National Talkshow on 12 Years of Denpasar Festival Reflection with Denpasar Mayor Rai Mantra, and the launching of Denpasar cultural pillar event.

Denfest 2019 presented 100 culinary stands, 6 Bank Indonesia participation stands. 23 Denpasar Young Entrepreneur stands, and 20 Flora stands. In addition, it also presents various art performances, such as music, among others Lolot Band, Joni Agung, Widi Widana, and other musicians.

There were also traditional art performances, namely gong kebyar, classical art, and pragmentari. The most phenomenal one will be Denfest Color Run 5K which will be participated in by thousands of national and international runners. 

Reporter: Untung S

Translator: Wisnu Wardoyo