Bali Events Calendar
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Bali Events Calendar
Discover exciting festivals, cultural ceremonies, and parties happening around Bali.
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Annually, 3–4 days before Nyepi (Tilem Sasih Kesanga)
Melasti
The grand ocean purification procession three to four days before Nyepi, when Balinese communities carry sacred objects to the sea to be cleansed by the eternal waters.
Bali
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Daily at sunset, Pura Luhur Uluwatu (approx. 6:00–7:00 p.m.)
Kecak Fire Dance
A hypnotic choral ritual staged at Uluwatu Temple each sunset — 70 bare-chested men chant the rhythmic "cak" while enacting scenes from the Ramayana by firelight on the cliff edge above the ocean.
Kuta
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Every 210 days (Buda Kliwon Dungulan in the Pawukon calendar)
Galungan
Bali's most important Hindu festival, celebrating the victory of dharma over adharma. Every 210 days, ancestral spirits visit the earth and the island erupts in prayer, offerings, and towering bamboo poles draped in yellow cloth.
Bali
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June–July annually, Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre, Denpasar
Bali Arts Festival
A month-long celebration of Balinese performing arts, traditional music, dance, and craft held annually at the Taman Werdhi Budaya arts centre in Denpasar, showcasing all eight regencies.
Denpasar
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October annually, Ubud Palace and various venues, Ubud
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
Asia's premier literary festival — five days in October in Ubud's palaces and courtyards, drawing 200+ authors from 40+ nations for readings, debates, and conversations about culture and ideas.
Ubud
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Evening before Nyepi (Tilem Kesanga, Balinese New Year eve)
Ogoh-ogoh Parade
The night before Nyepi, communities parade enormous papier-mâché demons through the streets with torches, gamelan, and shouting — then burn them to banish evil spirits before Bali's Day of Silence.
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Daily 9:30 a.m., Batubulan village; various venues in Ubud
Barong Dance
A sacred dance-drama depicting the eternal battle between Barong — the lion spirit of good — and the witch Rangda. Performed in Batubulan and Ubud, this is among Bali's most important ritual performances.
Gianyar
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Ten days after Galungan (Saniscara Kliwon Kuningan, Pawukon calendar)
Kuningan
The closing day of Galungan, ten days after the festival begins — the day ancestral spirits return to the spirit world, marked with yellow ketupat offerings, decorated penjor, and prayers at family temples.
Bali
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March–April annually, Monkey Forest area, Ubud
Bali Spirit Festival
A world-music, yoga, and wellness gathering in Ubud — five days of workshops, concerts, and ceremonies celebrating healing, creativity, and Bali's spiritual heritage in the Monkey Forest area.
Ubud
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Ngembak Geni (day after Nyepi), Banjar Kaja Sesetan, Denpasar
Omed-omedan
The "Kissing Ritual" held the day after Nyepi in Banjar Kaja Sesetan — a tradition in which young unmarried men and women are pushed together and doused with water, to the delight of the watching community.
Denpasar
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June–July annually, Tenganan Pegringsingan village, Karangasem (exact dates follow Balinese Sasih Kalima)
Mekare-Kare (Pandan War)
An ancient ritual combat in Tenganan village where young men strike each other with thorned pandan leaf bundles to the sound of iron gamelan selonding — a test of courage and spiritual fortitude.
Karangasem
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Every 210 days (Buda Kliwon Sinta), four days after Galungan
Pagerwesi
The Day of the Iron Fence — a Balinese Hindu ceremony four days after Galungan, focused on strengthening the spiritual defences of home, village, and island against the forces of darkness.
Bali
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Every 210 days (Saniscara Kliwon Wariga, Pawukon calendar)
Tumpek Wariga
A sacred ceremony held every 210 days honouring trees and plants as living beings. Balinese families wrap their fruit trees in ceremonial cloth and offer prayers for an abundant harvest.
Bali
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September–October annually, Nusa Dua beachfront
Nusa Dua Festival
An annual beach festival showcasing the performing arts, traditional food, and cultural heritage of all Bali's regencies — held on the beach in front of Nusa Dua's hotel corridor each September.
Nusa Dua
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Every 210 days (Saniscara Umanis Watugunung)
Saraswati
The Balinese Day of Knowledge — a sacred ceremony honouring Dewi Saraswati, goddess of learning and the arts, marked by the ritual blessing of books and scriptures.
Bali
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August annually, Sanur beachfront
Sanur Village Festival
A week-long festival celebrating the arts, kite flying, and culinary traditions of eastern Bali — with traditional boat races, sand sculpture, and nightly cultural performances on Sanur's beachfront.
Sanur
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Annually on Tilem Kesanga (dark moon of the 9th Saka month), typically March
Nyepi
The Balinese Day of Silence and the Saka New Year — a unique 24-hour observance of total stillness across the entire island, with no lights, no travel, no work, and no sound.
Bali