{"schema_version":"v1","type":"trip_article","slug":"bali-arts-festival-2026","locale":"en","canonical_url":"https://www.voucherdata.asia/en/trips/bali-arts-festival-2026","updated_at":"2026-10-13T15:00:00+00:00","headline":"Bali Arts Festival 2027: a month of dance and gamelan in Denpasar, est. mid-June to mid-July","one_sentence_summary":"The 2027 Bali Arts Festival is expected mid-June to mid-July. Entry is free, with dance, gamelan and drama every afternoon and evening at the Art Centre in Denpasar. The 2027 theme is Wana Kerthi.","facts":[{"label":"Dates","value":"The 48th edition took place from 13 June to 11 July 2026. The 2027 festival is expected from mid-June to mid-July, about a month long. Exact dates will be added once announced.","source":"https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/406980/persiapan-pesta-kesenian-bali-sudah-80-persen-siap-digelar-13-juni-11-juli","sourceLabel":"bali.antaranews.com"},{"label":"Venue and stages","value":"The Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre in Denpasar, with the open-air Ardha Candra stage, the Ksirarnawa hall and performance pavilions including Ayodya, Angsoka and Ratna Kanda.","source":"https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","sourceLabel":"rri.co.id"},{"label":"Opening","value":"The 2026 festival opened on 13 June in front of the Bali People's Struggle Monument in Niti Mandala, Renon. The governor struck the kulkul, a wooden slit drum, and the Peed Aya cultural parade followed.","source":"https://investortrust.id/lifestyle/106372/pekan-kesenian-bali-2026-diyakini-mampu-tarik-lebih-dari-1-6-juta-pengunjung","sourceLabel":"investortrust.id"},{"label":"Admission","value":"Indonesia's official tourism site lists the 2026 festival as free.","source":"https://www.indonesia.travel/gb-en/events/event-detail/pesta-kesenian-bali-pkb-2026","sourceLabel":"indonesia.travel"},{"label":"Scale","value":"In 2026, 673 groups and 20,929 artists took part, presenting 879 works.","source":"https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/409461/gubernur-bali-tutup-pkb-2026","sourceLabel":"bali.antaranews.com"},{"label":"Daily programme","value":"On 8 July 2026, for example, the first show started at 15:00 and three stages opened at 19:30. The programme lists start times only, not end times.","source":"https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","sourceLabel":"rri.co.id"}],"city_tabs":{"bali":{"title":"Bali","bullets":["The main venue is the Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre in Denpasar, where several stages run at once","Shows run from the afternoon into the evening, and evening listings give only a start time"],"source":"https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","sourceLabel":"rri.co.id"}},"faq":[{"q":"When is the 2027 Bali Arts Festival?","a":"The 48th edition ran from 13 June to 11 July 2026. The 2027 festival is expected from mid-June to mid-July, and exact dates will be added once announced.","sources":["https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/406980/persiapan-pesta-kesenian-bali-sudah-80-persen-siap-digelar-13-juni-11-juli","https://www.indonesia.travel/gb-en/events/event-detail/pesta-kesenian-bali-pkb-2026"]},{"q":"Where is the Bali Arts Festival held?","a":"At the Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre in Denpasar. The opening ceremony and parade take place separately, at the Bali People's Struggle Monument in Renon.","sources":["https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","https://investortrust.id/lifestyle/106372/pekan-kesenian-bali-2026-diyakini-mampu-tarik-lebih-dari-1-6-juta-pengunjung"]},{"q":"Do you need a ticket?","a":"No. Indonesia's official tourism site lists the 2026 festival as free.","sources":["https://www.indonesia.travel/gb-en/events/event-detail/pesta-kesenian-bali-pkb-2026"]},{"q":"What kinds of shows are there?","a":"The organisers group the programme into the Peed Aya parade, Rekasadana performances, Utsawa parades and showcases, competitions, talks, workshops and exhibitions. In 2026 it also included the Bali World Culture Celebration with invited groups from abroad.","sources":["https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/406980/persiapan-pesta-kesenian-bali-sudah-80-persen-siap-digelar-13-juni-11-juli","https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026"]},{"q":"Do many foreign visitors go?","a":"Relatively few. Of 1,822,857 visits over the month in 2026, 5,743 were by foreign tourists.","sources":["https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/409461/gubernur-bali-tutup-pkb-2026"]},{"q":"What is the 2027 theme?","a":"At the 2026 closing the provincial government announced the 2027 theme, Wana Kerthi, which it glosses as the forest that sustains life.","sources":["https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/409461/gubernur-bali-tutup-pkb-2026"]}],"sources":["https://www.indonesia.travel/gb-en/events/event-detail/pesta-kesenian-bali-pkb-2026","https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/406980/persiapan-pesta-kesenian-bali-sudah-80-persen-siap-digelar-13-juni-11-juli","https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/409461/gubernur-bali-tutup-pkb-2026","https://investortrust.id/lifestyle/106372/pekan-kesenian-bali-2026-diyakini-mampu-tarik-lebih-dari-1-6-juta-pengunjung","https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Arts_Festival"],"key_takeaways":[{"text":"The festival runs about a month in June and July. 2027 is expected mid-June to mid-July, with something on every day.","date":"2027-06-12","scope":"festival","source_url":"https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/406980/persiapan-pesta-kesenian-bali-sudah-80-persen-siap-digelar-13-juni-11-juli","source_label":"bali.antaranews.com"},{"text":"The opening ceremony and parade are held at the Bali People's Struggle Monument in Renon. The rest of the month happens at the Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre in Denpasar.","date":"2027-06-12","scope":"festival","source_url":"https://investortrust.id/lifestyle/106372/pekan-kesenian-bali-2026-diyakini-mampu-tarik-lebih-dari-1-6-juta-pengunjung","source_label":"investortrust.id"},{"text":"Evenings are the busiest slot. On 8 July 2026 three stages started at 19:30, so picking one show and staying put beats moving between them.","date":"2027-06-12","scope":"festival","source_url":"https://rri.co.id/singaraja/regional/2550567/simak-jadwal-pkb-8-juli-2026","source_label":"rri.co.id"}],"reading_outline":[{"id":"executive-summary","label":"Summary"},{"id":"facts","label":"Key facts"},{"id":"city-routes","label":"Places and routes"},{"id":"faq","label":"FAQ"},{"id":"planning","label":"Trip planning"}],"topic":{"chain":["trips","indonesia-festivals","bali-arts-festival","bali-arts-festival-2026"]},"status":"published","hero_image":{"src":"/hero/bali-arts-festival-2026.webp","alt":"Bali Arts Festival 2027: a month of dance and gamelan in Denpasar, est. mid-June to mid-July"},"editorial":{"tagline":"In 2026, 20,929 performers took the stage in Denpasar over one month","paragraphs":["The Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali, or PKB) began in 1979 and fills the Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre in Denpasar for a month each year. The 48th edition, in 2026, brought 673 groups and 20,929 artists. When it closed on 11 July, Bali's governor, Wayan Koster, put attendance at 1,822,857 visits, up from about 1.6 million the year before.","It opened on 13 June in front of the Bali People's Struggle Monument in Renon, where the governor struck the kulkul drum and about 3,430 artists set off in the Peed Aya cultural parade. From then on the programme splits into performances (Rekasadana), parades and showcases (Utsawa), competitions, talks, workshops and exhibitions, all running at once across the Art Centre's stages.","Take 8 July. At 15:00 a troupe from Abiansemal in Badung performed Wayang Wong dance-drama in the Angsoka pavilion. At 17:00 the Ratna Kanda pavilion had Semar Pagulingan gamelan, and at 18:30 a group from Jembrana staged Drama Gong in the Ayodya pavilion. At 19:30 three shows began together: an adult Gong Kebyar contest on the open-air Ardha Candra stage, shadow puppetry outside the Kriya building, and a mask performance by the Seoul Institute of the Arts in the Ksirarnawa hall.","The audience is overwhelmingly Balinese. Of the 1.8 million visits, 5,743 were by foreign tourists. At the closing the provincial government also announced the 2027 theme: Wana Kerthi, the forest that sustains life."]},"guide":{"lede":"Only the first day has the opening parade, and every other day of the month has free shows. Evening shows list a start time but no end time, so keep the ride home flexible.","sections":[{"heading":"Dates: mid-June to mid-July 2027 (expected)","body":"The 48th edition ran from Saturday 13 June to Saturday 11 July 2026. The 2027 dates have not been announced. Past editions have all fallen in June and July and lasted about a month, and the exact dates are subject to the official announcement from the organiser, Bali's provincial culture office (disbud.baliprov.go.id).\n\nThe opening parade happens only on day one. Every other day has performances, competitions and exhibitions, so there is no need to aim for a particular date."},{"heading":"Opening and show venues","body":"The opening ceremony and the **Peed Aya** parade are not held at the Art Centre but at the **Bali People's Struggle Monument** in Renon (Monumen Perjuangan Rakyat Bali, also called Bajra Sandhi), where the spectator stands were widened in 2026.\n\nAfter the opening, the programme moves to the **Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre**, where the open-air Ardha Candra stage, the Ksirarnawa hall and several pavilions each run their own schedule."},{"heading":"Admission: free","body":"Indonesia's official tourism site lists the Bali Arts Festival as **free**."},{"heading":"When evening shows end","body":"With 1.8 million visits in a month, the Art Centre averages around 60,000 visits a day. Evening shows are listed with a start time but no end time, so leave your ride home flexible. Several stages start at the same time, which usually means one show per evening."},{"heading":"Planning a day","body":"Check the day's programme, pick a pavilion performance in the afternoon and one of the main stages in the evening. In 2026 local media such as RRI published the schedule day by day, listing each stage's start time, group and home regency."},{"heading":"Where to stay","body":"The opening is in Renon and everything afterwards is at the Art Centre in central Denpasar, so **Denpasar** or neighbouring **Sanur** is the most convenient base, especially for getting back after an evening show."}]},"kind":"festival","available_locales":["zh-TW","en","th","id"],"event_start_date":"2026-06-13","event_end_date":"2026-07-11","dates_estimated":false,"next_edition":{"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"estimated":true,"note":{"zh-TW":"預計 2027 年 6 月中旬至 7 月中旬，為期約一個月，確切日期公布後更新","en":"Expected mid-June to mid-July 2027, about a month long; exact dates to be announced","th":"คาดว่ากลางเดือนมิถุนายนถึงกลางเดือนกรกฎาคม 2027 ยาวราวหนึ่งเดือน รอประกาศวันที่แน่นอน","id":"Perkiraan pertengahan Juni hingga pertengahan Juli 2027, sekitar sebulan; tanggal pasti belum diumumkan"},"source":"https://www.indonesia.travel/gb-en/events/event-detail/pesta-kesenian-bali-pkb-2026"},"offers":[{"id":"bali-arts-ubud-charter","title":{"zh-TW":"烏布精選景點私人一日遊","en":"Ubud highlights private day tour","th":"ทัวร์ส่วนตัว 1 วัน เที่ยวจุดเด่นของอูบุด","id":"Tur privat sehari ke tempat-tempat utama Ubud"},"merchant":"klook","utility":"experience","landing_url":"https://www.voucherdata.asia/go/bali-arts-festival-2026?o=bali-arts-ubud-charter&locale=en&src=data","checked_at":"2026-10-13"},{"id":"bali-arts-kecak","title":{"zh-TW":"克差舞與火舞＋烏布私人導覽","en":"Kecak & fire dance with a private Ubud tour","th":"ระบำเกจักและระบำไฟ พร้อมทัวร์อูบุดส่วนตัว","id":"Tari Kecak & api dengan tur privat Ubud"},"merchant":"klook","utility":"experience","landing_url":"https://www.voucherdata.asia/go/bali-arts-festival-2026?o=bali-arts-kecak&locale=en&src=data","checked_at":"2026-10-13"},{"id":"bali-arts-esim","title":{"zh-TW":"印尼／峇里島 eSIM（Email 寄送）","en":"Indonesia & Bali eSIM (sent by email)","th":"eSIM อินโดนีเซียและบาหลี (ส่งทางอีเมล)","id":"eSIM Indonesia & Bali (dikirim via email)"},"merchant":"klook","utility":"esim","landing_url":"https://www.voucherdata.asia/go/bali-arts-festival-2026?o=bali-arts-esim&locale=en&src=data","checked_at":"2026-10-13"}]}