Since the first celebration of the Sanur Village Festival, this event has been listed at Bali ’s event calendar as one of the annual tourist attractions. The fourth Sanur Village Festival is set for the 12 to 16 of August 2009 at the same venue with full of fun activities in five days festivity. This year theme is “Marine Life” in line with the extension of our national program Visit Indonesia Year 2009.

Cultural activities will still dominate this festival such as traditional performances, parade, music, collaboration show, water sports and food festival as our main attraction, also not to forget our green program under water festival with its coral reef plantation. We invite everyone to participate and enjoy an unforgettable experience in the serene beauty of Sanur.

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For more information, please contact:
T : 0361 - 286987, 8710083
F : 0361 – 281315
E : info@gotosanur.com

Rahmadiana Yayasan Pembangunan Sanur
Sanur Village Festival 2008
Jl. Danau Buyan III /2 Sanur
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Barong : this mythical creature with its lion type head and shaggy fur made out of a type of grass (prasot) is a delight to watch. Two men dance him, one at the head, who is the front legs and one at the back, who is the hind legs. The costume itself weighs about 70 kilos and takes great skill and strength to handle. The Barong is the protector of the village and with his counterpart, Rangda the witch they make up the worlds of white and black magic, respectively. Their masks are kept in the temple, where they are routinely blessed and given offerings.

The Barong Dance usually seen by visitors in Batubulan depicts an episode from the the ancient Indian tale, the Mahabharata. The Balinese prefer the story of Calonarang which tells the true story of a Balinese prince who married an East Javanese princess who became a witch and tried to destroy the kingdom. In both stories, there is the classic fight between good and evil but here neither side wins, rather a balance is struck between the two to be re-enacted again and again at rituals. At the end of the dance, the villagers often go into a state of trance when they see that their Barong is in danger and they will rush the Rangda and stab her with their kris (dagger). She overpowers them and they stab themselves, only to be brought out of their altered state by holy water which has the Barongs beard dipped in it.

Topeng is a form of mask dance and actually means “pressed against the face”. The full performance of this is danced by five men who are constantly changing masks to portray different characters. This is one form where the story is of Balinese and not Indian origins, depicting the life and rituals of Balinese royalty throughout the ages. What you are most likely to see is the dance of the old prime minister (Topeng Tua) who remembers how he used to dance in his glorious youth or the young prime minister (Topeng Keras) with his red or brown mask, who shows off his prowess as the king’s assistant.

Baris: the warrior dance is the first dance a young boy usually learns. Extremely demanding in its execution, the dancer must raise his shoulders and elbows high up and keep the energy going strong for a full fifteen minutes. This dance is done in three parts, all of which show off the prowess of a young warrior. He scouts out the space, checking for enemies and his quick steps with his out turned legs display his strength and agility. This is a semi-improvised dance and the musicians must follow the dancer’s moves carefully.

Joged Bumbung is the only “social” dance on the island. Named after the bamboo tubes (bumbung) of the orchestra, this lively form is quite popular among Balinese and visitors alike. Four to five dancers will enter the stage space, one at a time, dance with their fan and then go into the audience and then tap one of them on the shoulder. He or she is then obliged to dance with her. The object of the dance is to have fun, and to perhaps grab onto the dancer’s waist sash, although today there are more “erotic” forms.

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The Bali Arts Festival 2009 opening parade which traditionally to open the Arts Festival will be conducted and lead by Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika. While the thirty-first Bali Arts Festival will be opened officially by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, foreign ambassadors and a number of ministers at the Ardha Candra Art Center in Denpasar which will be the drama and dance play “Bima Swasrga”.

Each year, the Bali Arts Festival, beside the fed classical dances of the island, such as the legong, gambuh, kecak, barong, baris, mask dances and the like, is based on the theme around which new “dance choreography” is produced and old village dances and activities revived. Over the years, the whole range of classical Balinese stories - Ramayana, Mahabharata, Sutasoma, Panji - have thus been turned into “colossal” Sendratari Ballets.

BALI ART FESTIVAL 2009 SCHEDULE

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Balispirit Festival 2009 (28 April - 3 May 2009) strives to further encourage the global spirit of learning and collaboration through a celebration of the world’s creative and spiritual diversity. Balinese and other Indonesian maestros will collaborate with their global counterparts in our 2009 comprehensive Festival workshop and performance program.

Balispirit Festival is an annual international celebration of yoga, dance, and music in Ubud, Bali.  Our Festival Co-Founders Meghan Pappenheim, I Made Gunarta and Robert Weber founded this Festival to showcase the unique creative talents of Bali and Indonesia, and bring conscious global creative artists and yogis to share and inspire positive change within our community.

Schedule of Events
28 April  Opening Celebration 6 PM – 10 PM
29 April to 2 May Day Workshops 8 AM - 6 PM
Night Performances 7 PM – 11 PM
3 May Hari Cinta Keluarga (Free Family Day)
Cinta Keluarga Workshops 8 AM - 4 PM
Cinta Keluarga Performances 4 PM - 10 PM

6 Reasons why you wouldn’t want to miss the Balispirit Festival

• There is something for everyone at the Festival. Explore and learn about a wide array of creative art forms in yoga, dance and music from 18 yogis and over 75 performers!
• Creative Yoga Workshops for all levels - from budding beginners to experienced yoga enthusiasts. Learn more about how yoga has helped millions achieve a healthy and fulfilling life.
• Dance classes that will reignite your passion- Learn about the rich and mystical heritage of Indonesia, experience the raw drumming sound that is the heartbeat of West African dance, and feel the joyful release of Ecstatic Dance and global community dances like Bhangra and Jaipong.
• Music workshops that explore a multitude of instruments and rhythms - from master classes in didgeridoo and Tuvan throat singing, to drum circles, gamelan and Filipino traditional musical styles.
• Spiritual exploration through an interfaith symposium, meditation practices, energy healing, mantra yoga and spiritual singing forms such as Kirtan.
• Dharma Fair’s healthy and earth conscious goods - bargains of eco-centric clothing and fashion accessories, beautiful jewellery from crystal, silver, bone, wood, shell and seeds, healthy but tasty food - international organic and macrobiotic delicacies & Indonesian cuisine, massage and healing spas (Thai, therapeutic, Balinese, hot stone, reflexology), chakra, Tibetan bells, crystal bowl and crystal healing, Mayan calendar, Tarot and palm readings, past life regression and Vedic astrology.

more information: http://www.balispiritfestival.com

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MAYA’S MERRIMENT
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa presents a Christmas Eve at Full Moon Stage featuring royal court dancers and a gamelan orchestra performing the classic epic, The Ramayana Ballet. A festive candlelight dinner buffet with oriental specialities and continental highlights is prepared.

Christmas Day at Maya Sari Asiatique serves an Ubud Suckling Pig Dinner; festive village cuisine includes a selection of crackers and chili dip, spicy ubud sausage, succulent roast pork, vegetables and clear soup, fruit mosaic and bali coffee.

Join in on an Ebony & Ivory Orchid Gala on New Year’s Eve with Ubud’s Kecak troupe and drums at Full Moon Amphitheatre. Cocktails and tapas are served during the ballet, which commences 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm. As an interlude, enchanting hostesses escort you to the adjacent Maya Sari Mas Restaurant for champagne teasers and gala dinner. The Gala Dinner is a fabulous served five course, crafted by the Maya Chefs. A sumptuous patisserie and flamed coffee bar is set for you to crown your dinner. Seatings are at 8.30 pm.

As an encore, Komang and his melodic guitar presents listening pleasures during dinner and guide you musically into 2009. The after glow at Bar Bedulu serves you until morning hours, house grooves and disco beats are mixed by Bar Manager Yande until 2 am. The Gala is at U$ 110 for adults and U$ 60 for children aged 6 – 12 years.

The Christmas Eve at Full Moon Stage is U$ 55 for adults, U$ 30 for children aged 6 – 12 years. The Ubud Suckling Pig Dinner at Maya Sari Asiatique is U$ 45 for adults and U$ 25 for children. All prices are subject to tax and service charge.

Maya Ubud Resort & Spa
Jl. Gunung Sari Peliatan, Ubud, (0361) 977-888; www.mayaubud.com

UP IN UBUD….
Kamandalu Resort & Spa celebrates this year’s festive season and invites you to join in to listen to the echoing Children’s Choir’s voice of talented orphans breaking the silent night, followed by a Balinese folk story of the Frog Dance by children from the Batuan village accompanied by a gamelan orchestra, plus an acoustic performance with a child singer.

Candle-lit dining ambiance, live background music and a Chef’s premium Asian and Continental menu is just perfect for a Christmas dining experience at Kamandalu. The Christmas Eve events take place at the resort’s lobby and Petulu Restaurant, December 24, 7pm onwards, admission at only US$ 80 for adults and US$ 40 for children aged 6-12 years.

The Christmas Eve menu comprises Peppered Yabbies with flying Fish Roe, soft herbs and parsnip puree, Grilled Asparagus, Marinated Fresh Salmon Fillet, Young Pigeon Steamed Fillet Marinated in Traditional Herbs and Ginseng, Marinated Grilled Assiette of New Zealand Lamb with Broad Beans, Grilled Coral Lobster, and White Chocolate Horn Mousse and Layered Chocolate Cake for desserts.

On New Year’s Eve, a cocktail party is set for the Pool Stage to start the celebrations with a Bajava Quartet, a four piece acoustic group who will infuse good vibes into the evening. Cocktails and canapes will be served during the cocktail party, from 7.30 - 8.30pm. Petulut Restaurant serves a Champagne Toast and prepares for dinner - a six-course specially prepared by the Chef and the team, along with distinguished live ethnic music in collaboration with a Balinese Classic Dance, Salsa, and sing-along with the quartet and a DJ. Seating is at 8.30pm, and the Bajava Quartet is back with latin sounds, R&B, pop and jazz from 10.30pm.

The Decked-out Bale Ketemu with open bar serves customized drinks with interactive Salsas and DJ Evan in the house until 2am.

The dinner menu, at US$ 115 for adults and US$ 60 for children aged 6-12 years, consist of Smoked Magret Duck Breast, Sumac dusted Bay Shell Pacific Scallops, Togarashi fillet of Wagyu Beef with Foie Gras, Shechuan Pepper Barramundi Fillet, Macadamia crusted Rack of New Zealand Lamb, and Layered Cheese Cake and Turkish Delights for dessert.

All prices are subject to tax and service charge; dinner menu excludes after-dinner food and beverages.

Kamandalu Resort & Spa
Jl. Tegallalang, Banjar Nagi, (0361) 975-825; www.kamandaluresort.com

SANUR SPIRIT
Bali Hyatt has also prepared its array of year-end festivities. On December 24, Christmas Carols are echoed in the lobby, with eggnog and cookies served. A Christmas Eve dinner at Wantilan Cafe is at US$ 48 per adult and US$ 22 for children 6-12 years old.

On December 25, enjoy a Christmas Lunch at Wantilan Cafe from noon to 3pm. Children will have fun with all the supervised activities in Rinjani Hall, next to Wantilan Cafe while parents can enjoy a quiet lunch. Games, prizes, Balinese Dances, a puppet show, Santa Claus and lots of gifts will ensure a day of fun for all, at US$ 38 for adults and US$ 15 for children 6-12 years.

Wantialn also serves a Christmas Dinner at US$ 42 per adult and US$ 19 per child.

A Gold Party brings the New Year in golden style at the main lobby. The golden evening begins at the Cupak Bistro with cocktails and canapes before moving into the lobby for the main event. Circle Band and DJ Ary will entertain with classic hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s while you enjoy a sumptuous international buffet with food stations offering live Indonesian and Western dishes including an extensive dessert buffet. The Gold Party is at US$ 165 per adult and US$ 85 per child.

Reservations are required for all year end programs, which can be done at the Festive Desk, located in the main lobby. The desk is open from December 22-30, from 10am-8pm and on December 31, from 8am-5pm. All prices are subject to tax and service charge.

Bali Hyatt
Sanur (0361) 281-234; bali.resort.hyatt.com

REVEL ‘N RAISE
R.O.L.E. Foundation has prepared a fundraiser this month. The first major fundraising is set for Saturday, December 13 at O–CE–N Bali by Outrigger’s new fine dining restaurant, the Water Grill and Fish Market on Jalan Double Six in Seminyak.

The event will feature live cabaret and a seafood buffet, affordable drinks, charity auction and raffle prizes. Tickets are available at the R.O.L.E. Foundation head office in Nusa Dua, O-CE-N Apartments at Outrigger in Seminyak, Bali Tropical Villas in Seminyak and at Spirit Cafe on Segara Beach in Sanur.

Doors open at 6pm for Sunset Drinks and seafood buffet and entertainment from 7.30pm. Tickets are at Rp 350,000, and proceeds go towards the foundation’s Women’s School and Marine Resource Programs.

R.O.L.E. Foundation
Jl. Siligita 55D, Nusa Dua, (0361) 778-149; www.rolefoundation.org

CHRISTMAS & CARE
InterContinental Bali Resort has created yet another exciting program of events to celebrate the festive season. To complement the resort’s ongoing social and environmental initiatives, the 2008 festive season will be a culmination of twelve months of community care. There are several worthy projects that are currently being supported including Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a non-profit organisation providing services such as prenatal care, midwifery and paediatric care to low-income women in rural Balinese villages.

Another undertaking is the ‘Drip Trickle Irrigation’ Clean Water Project that aims to bring sanitised water supplies to a remote mountain hamlet. Visible measures will be taken this year at the resort to avoid the excessiveness that is commonly associated with the holiday season. Most importantly, surplus food supplies will be donated on a daily basis to the Panti Salam Orphanage in the regency of Tabanan.

In traditional InterContinental Bali Resort style, in-house guests will be treated to an array of dining and entertainment options. Festivities will commence on Christmas Eve with an Egg Nog Cocktail Reception at Saraswati Lounge to gather socially and hear a repertoire of carols by the childrenís choir from Panti Salam Orphanage.

Celebrations continue through until New Year’s Day with a replenishing buffet breakfast served until 1pm and a relaxed Sunset Beach BBQ.

InterContinental Bali Resort
Jalan Uluwatu 45, Jimbaran, (0361) 701-888; www.bali.intercontinental.com

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Gempita Gianyar – the art, culture and environment festival which had became the landmark of the raise of Gianyar and Bali tourism – will be held this year on the upcoming 14 – 16 November 2008, as in the mutual cooperation between Gianyar Resident Government and Sekar Saji Nusantara Foundation.

The festival is not only aiming to preserve Bali natural culture and to promote Gianyar as art centre of Bali , but also to attract world’s attention.

The artwork masterpiece that includes art, culture and environmental conservation is drawing the attention to the pure art and culture of Bali by presenting the theme “Romancing Nature in Paradise “.

The celebration will be integrated in three event series;

• The Celebration of Bali Tenun
  Fashion show designed by Thomas Sigar, Tjok Abi and accecories by K-Mo [from France ], involving more than 50 models with Inet Leimena as the show director. Art and culture discussion with theme “The Future of Bali Tenun Songket and Representing Bali Tenun” discussion will be held prior to the fashion gala.
• The Celebration of Bali Culture
  Traditional Bali dance and music art performance with theme “Embrace Exotic Culture” with Cak Rina – the legendary Balinese dancer – with Jay Subyakto as art director who assembles all Balinese artists and components.
• The Celebration of Bali Natural Environment
  An eco-gathering as the apprehension towards global warming phenomenon; “Make Bali A Green Paradise” is the completion of Bali natural environment restoration by the release of ‘tukik’ – sea turtle cub / newborn and the plant of coconut and camplung trees.

We are inviting all of you to become parts of Bali everlasting art, culture and creativity that makes Bali the most gleaming pearl in the archipelago.

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A documentary about the life of the most enigmatic man in film taking us inside the world of the ultimate cinema insider, the man who discovered the careers of the

most famous filmmakers in the industry.  A pivotal figure in Cannes for many years, the film features a dazzling line-up of filmmakers celebrating this charismatic man including Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Werner Herzog, Sydney Pollack and Jane Campion

Come celebrate BALINALE’S opening night as we launch our festival of films.

Ticket price: Rp100,000
Welcome Cocktail and free-flow Heinenken draft

Call to reserve your seat: 081 835 5544
or purchase your ticket at the door

Tuesday, 21 October at 19.00
Cineplex 21 Mall Galeria, KUTA

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This annual celebration of international and Asian literature is centred in the small hill town of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia. Ubud is generally recognised as being one of the most important artistic and cultural centres in Indonesia.

The main program of the Festival comprises four days of panel sessions in which writers, journalists and academics discuss issues of society, religion, politics and culture from a literary perspective. These sessions take place at Indus Restaurant overlooking the Campuhan valley and a neighbouring venue, an old bank building nicknamed the ‘Left Bank Lounge’. Both venues are located on Jalan Raya Sanggingan, less than 5 minutes drive from the centre of Ubud.

The Festival also offers a wide range of writing related workshops for adults such as travel writing, writing for the media, editing and publishing, memoir writing, short story writing and novel writing. For convenience, workshops are held in venues close to the festival centre at  Indus and the Left Bank Lounge.

Cultural workshops are also offered to those visitors interested in learning more about the culture and lifestyle of their hosts the Balinese.

Several Feature Events also take place over the four days of the main Festival program including our ever popular Literary Lunches and Dinners and the elegant Amandari Cocktail Evening. These intimate events, held in some of the most stunning resorts in the Ubud area, are a chance to hear some of the Festival’s ‘star’ writers talk in depth about their lives and their work.

Evening book launches are a chance to meet and mingle with authors and get a signed copy of some of the best new fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays in the region.

The streets of Ubud come alive at night as locals and visitors enjoy our free evening program of events. These events are held at various venues throughout Ubud, a moveable feast of theatre, music, film and dance culminating at the Festival’s late night Fringe Club at Casa Luna Restaurant.

Finally, the Festival’s popular children’s workshop program means you can enjoy the Festival guilt-free knowing that your children are enjoying the Festival just as much as you are with an exciting selection of workshops for every age group. Past workshops have included Japanese Manga Cartooning, How to be a Radio Presenter, Setting Poetry to Music and Story Writing using Wayang Kulit.

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The Games will involve 45 countries as well as 10,000 athletes, officials, media and volunteers. So far as 14 sports will be competed, among others beach volleyball, surfing, jetski sport, beach soccer, beach sepak takraw, beach handball, bodybuilding, windsurfing, triathlon, dragon boat, woodball, and marathon swimming. The committee has prepared the game?s facilities in areas like Kuta, Sanur, Jimbaran, Tanjung Benoa and Serangan.

THE GAMES

Beach Handball - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 18 - 25 October )
Beach Handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to team handball, but is not played in a sports hall, but on sand instead. Matches are played in two or three sets depending on when a team wins their second set of the game.

Beach Kabaddi- Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 19 - 22 October )
Beach Kabaddi is basically a combative sport, with four players on each side; played for a period of 15 minutes with a 5 minutes break (15-5-15). The core idea of the game is to score points by raiding into the opponent’s court and touching as many defence players as possible without getting caught on a single breath.

Beach Pencak Silat - Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 18 - 22 October )
Beach Pencak Silat is a combative art of fighting and survival. Pencak Silat describes the martial art forms practiced throughout the Malay Archipelago. It has evolved in Indonesian and Malaysian civilizations for centuries into a social culture and tradition.

Beach Sepaktakraw - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 18 - 25 October )
Beach Sepaktakraw, a cross between soccer and volleyball, is a sport native to Southeast Asia, resembling volleyball, except that it uses a rattan synthetic ball and only allows players to use their feet and head to touch the ball across a volleyball-type net.

Beach Soccer - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 18 - 26 October )
Beach Soccer is a variant of the sport of football played on beaches. The irregularity of the soft-sand playing surface leads to a style of play where players must improvise. The compact pitch (measuring 28 x 37 meter) allows players to score from anywhere.

Beach Volleyball - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 18 - 26 October )
Beach volleyball is an Olympic team sport played on sand. Two teams, positioned on either side of a net which divides a rectangular court, hit a volleyball using their hands or arms.

Beach Wrestling - Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 24 - 25 October )
Beach Wrestling is practiced in swimming suit within a sand circle of 6m and consists of very simple rules. A match lasts three minutes and is refereed by a single referee. To win the match, the wrestler must keep his opponent’s shoulders on the ground (victory by fall), bring him to the ground twice or push him out of the competition area twice.

Body Building - Venue: Kuta Beach ( 19 - 20 October )
In Competitive Body Building, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing body and balanced physique to a panel of judges who assign points based on visual appearance according to body building standards.

Dragon Boat Racing - Venue: Kuta Beach ( 19 - 24 October )
Dragon Boat racing is a sport where a very long and narrow boat is powered by a team of 10 to 50 paddlers. It originated in China and dragon boats are always rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails and are required to carry a large drum aboard that leads the crew throughout a race with the rhythmic beating that indicates the timing and frequency of paddling strokes, from the cadence to picking up the pace to slowing down.

Jet-Ski Sport - Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 23 - 25 October )
Jet-Ski Sport is an extreme competition on a type jet ski. The sport discipline involves racing and adrenaline-pumping free-style contests.

Marathon Swimming - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 25 - 26 October )
Marathon Swimming is long distance swimming across large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. Marathon swimming is an endurance sport that pits a swimmer not only against other contenders in the race but also against the currents and tides of the water. According to International Swimming Federation rules, swimmers cannot use wet suits as this can artificially increase speed or endurance. Swimmers are accompanied by a nearby boat crew that monitors and advises the competitors.

Paragliding - Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 18 - 25 October )
Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport using a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing.

Sailing - Venue: Serangan Island ( 19 - 25 October )
Sailing is a surface water sport using a boat, sails, wind and water to increase, maintain or decrease speed.

Surfing - Venue: Kuta Beach ( 18 - 26 October )
The sport of riding on the crest or along the tunnel of a wave.

Triathlon - Venue: Sanur Beach ( 26 October )
Triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. In most modern triathlons, these events are placed back-to-back in immediate sequence and a competitor’s official time includes the time required between the individual legs of the race, including any time necessary for changing clothes and shoes.

Windsurfing - Venue: Serangan Island ( 19 - 25 October )
Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a sailboard that is usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The sport combines rules and aspects of both sailing and surfing, along with certain athletic aspects shared with other board sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, and wakeboarding.

Woodball - Venue: Nusa Dua Beach ( 18 - 22 October )
Woodball is a lawn game where the players use a mallet for teeing off and fairway for playing and putting. Woodball consists of playing a ball from the starting area through the gate by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Woodball Rules. The competitor who plays the stipulated round or rounds in the fewest strokes is the winner. Each team consists 2 to 4 players.

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Graha Wicaksana, the head of Community Development for Kuta, Bali’s most famous beach area, has confirmed that the Kuta Karnival returns for nine days from October 18-26, 2008.

Initially organized as a response to the Bali terrorist attack of October 2002, the event has now become a regular fixture on Bali’s busy calendar of yearly events. This year’s event has been given the motto of “A Celebration of Life” reflecting the nine days of traditional art performances, sunset dances on the beach, sports activities, and an entire bazaar of culinary kiosks located in tents up and down the beach.

Following the first Kuta Karnival held in 2003, this will represent the sixth year for the festivities which now garners national and international press coverage. The 2008 Karnival will also feature Balinese dance competitions, environmental conservation exhibits, a fun cycle show, seminars and a mass street parade. Based on past years, the Kuta Karnival is expected to draw more than 90,000 people.

Some of the highlights of this year’s Kuta Karnival:

1. Opening Ceremony - Held on the first day of the event, this day will be marked by a traditional Sekar Jagat dance and “Bali Paddle for Peace” in which 1,000 surfers will take to the ocean to spread flower pedals on the waves. 500 turtles will also be released back into the local seas.

2. Food Festival - Tentatively set for day 8 and 9 of the Kuta Karnival more than 60 of Bali’s best restaurants will set up kiosks along Kuta Beach. A children’s play area will be in operation and live entertainment will be on offer from a central stage during these two days when more than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend.

3. Tebs Shocking Games - Tebs will be offering samples of their beverages and a number of adventure activities including rope climbing and rope games offered under the careful supervision of the professionals from Tree Top Bedugul.

4. Beach Volley Ball Competitions - Volley Ball competitions between both local and international teams at the competition arena on each day of the Kuta Karnival.

5. Beach Soccer - Held on “Surf Family Day” informal soccer matches for all those who wish to take part.

6. Sand Creations - School children will have the opportunity to compete for prizes as they display their ability to build sand-based sculptures.

7. Life Guard Demonstrations - See life-saving techniques demonstrated by the Kuta Life Saving Association.

8. Surfing and Body Building - Competitions to be held at “Halfway Point” on Kuta Beach.

9. Skate Ramp - Bali’s landmark skate arena located on the beach will allow everyone a chance to try their skill at skateboarding. Day 3 will be dedicated to a final skate boarding competition.

10. Tug-of-War- See companies, clubs and community groups compete.

11. Traditional Dance and Music - Scheduled for every afternoon of the Karnival - a different traditional Balinese dance each day.

12. Surfer Girl Balinese Dance Competition - Traditional dance competition for children.

13. Traditional Kite Flying - Scheduled for day 2, some 3,200 kites are targeted to participate. at the Bali Garden Hotel.

14. Arts Attractions - Alumni from Bali’s Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) will perform during the Karnival.

15. Bali Islamic Festival - Islamic-themed activities will be on offer at the Discovery Shopping Mall.

16. Beach Stalls - Local merchants and organization offering knowledge and goods from their bazaar stalls stretched along the beach.

17. Suzuki Music Festival - scheduled for each day of the Karnival, see new products and national bands perform.

18. IndieFez XL - Sponsored by XL on the music stage, Day 5.

19. Cardinal Awards - A competition between local bands and models. Winners will compete in Bandung, West Java in a national competition later in the year.

20. Karnival Parade - Set for the last day of the Karnival in the parade will include decorated floats, roller skaters, cyclists, big bikes, antique cars, gamelan orchestras, and horse-drawn carts.

21. Jalan Santai - A fun walks by more than 2,000 people through Kuta Beach.

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