The festival usually starts on the second saturday of June and finishes in July. This year the festival will be held from 09 June 2018 to 07 July 2018. During this time, visitors to Bali can get a look at some of the best artworks at the Taman Werdhi Budaya Arts Centre in Denpasar.
Many towns are decorated with bamboo and coconut decorations to celebrate this event. Also stages aand pavilions are set up so that visitors can be treated with dances, puppetry and musical performances.
The festival usually kicks off with a parade in Denpasar followed by traditional music, and then painting, sculpture, photography exhibitions open up to the public.
There are a lot of handicraft exhibitions and food stalls serving Balinese cuisine. The festival ends with a ceremony featuring a traditional ballet dance known as ‘sendratari’, which is typically held at the Ardha Candra stage.
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