Events
INACRAFT October 2025: Where Youth, Craft, and Culture Shape the Future
For more than two decades, INACRAFT has stood as the region’s benchmark for Indonesia’s craft industry, drawing artisans, collectors, and buyers from across the globe. Now, its younger sibling also known as INACRAFT October, returns for its fourth edition in 2025 with a fresh theme: “Craft, Culture, Future.” Designed as more than just an extension
Jakarta Concert Orchestra Once Again Presents A Symphony of Emotions: Joy & Sorrow
The Jakarta Concert Orchestra – with Avip Priatna as conductor and featuring Ania Druml (Austria) on cello – will once again present works from the 19th century in A Symphony of Emotions: Joy & Sorrow. These range from the joyous Overture of *Die Fledermaus by Strauss II, to the warmth and longing of Cello Concerto
NAS Jakarta Invites You to Create Your Future at the October 2025 Open House Session
Taking place on Thursday, 9 October 2025 at the NAS Jakarta Campus, Nord Anglia School Jakarta’s upcoming face to face Open House from 9 to 11 AM is designed to give a true sense of what makes the school a special place for learning. Delivering a British international education to Early Years and Primary students,
Oddbird Bar at 25hours Hotel The Oddbird Celebrates First Oktoberfest
Oddbird Bar at 25hours Hotel The Oddbird will run through 5 October with German bites, craft beers, and a playful Oddbird twist as it hosts its first-ever Oktoberfest celebration. Rooted in the German tradition of celebrating food and beer together, every event is more than a party, so the Bavarian spirit has arrived reimagined in
Indonesia Design Week (IDW) 2025 Celebrates Creativity, Innovation & Collaboration
Indonesia Design Week (IDW), the flagship event of Indonesia Design District (IDD) PIK2, celebrates the world of design from 12 to 20 September 2025. As Indonesia’s largest design and furniture centre, IDD’s vision is to catalyse IDW 2025 beyond a commercial retail destination into an inclusive hotspot for designers, architects, and creative communities at large.
SOLF 2025 Unites Systems, People & Strategy to Build Excellence Beyond the Classroom
School Operations Leadership Forum 2025 (SOLF 2025), set to be hosted by ASK Consulting on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 at The Dharmawangsa Jakarta, is Indonesia’s only dedicated gathering for the high-quality professionals who ensure schools run smoothly and sustainably behind the scenes. ASK Consulting is a leading education-sector advisory firm, trusted by over 120 schools
The 100% Manusia Film Festival 2025 Inspires Empowerment from Ripples to Waves of Change
The 100 % Manusia Film Festival returns on September 4–14, 2025 in Jakarta and Yogyakarta with the theme “Empowerment.” Now in its 9th edition, the festival celebrates 11 incredible days, with 9 fringe programs across 7 screening venues in 2 cities. The festival will open with the Austrian drama How To Be Normal and The
Embark on a Future Romance with Glenn Fredly Holographic Performance at Grand Sahid Jaya Jakarta
Grand Sahid Jaya Jakarta presents a celebration of love and music in the form of a holographic concert entitled ‘Romance into the Future: A Journey of Melody, Emotion, and Love’, a commemorative tribute to the legendary Indonesian musician, Glenn Fredly. The concert will present an emotional visual experience that combines hologram technology with the warmth
Experience a Michelin-Starred 80/20 Bangkok Culinary Showcase at Lobo Restaurant & Bar
Lobo Restaurant & Bar at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan is set to welcome 80/20, Bangkok’s Michelin-starred culinary jewel, for an exquisite two-night showcase on 5–6 September 2025, featuring their finest modern twist on Thai cuisine for the first time in Indonesia. Led by the brilliant Chef Thav Phouthavong. 80/20 is named after the ratio 80%
Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta’s Lyon Chefs Present “When France Meets the Archipelago” Dinner
For nine exclusive evenings, Lyon at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta will become the stage for When France Meets the Archipelago, a culinary collaboration between two visionaries: Chef Norman Ismail, one of Indonesia’s celebrity chefs, and Chef Dennis, the creative force behind Lyon’s kitchen. Select from the available nights between 28–30 August and 3–5, 11–13, and 18–20
Witness BALLET SOUNDTRACK SHOW: Where Ballet Meets Cinema to the Power of Live Orchestra
On 30 August, step into a world where the greatest cinematic scores transform into breathtaking neoclassical ballet. BALLET SOUNDTRACK SHOW is an immersive evening of movement, music, and emotion performed by world-class dancers and accompanied by a full live symphony orchestra at the Jakarta Concert Hall. The concert is split into two time intervals: 3
ANZA Charity Ball Returns in 2025 with Wild Things
On 12 September, step into a jungle-themed ballroom at the JS Luwansa Hotel and let the creativity run wild at the ANZA Charity Ball, hosted by ANZA (Australia & New Zealand Association). This year’s theme, Wild Things, invites guests to embrace the bold, the untamed, and the imaginative. Open to all nationalities, the ANZA Charity
What Does It Mean to “Become Indonesia”? LIFEs 2025 Seeks the Answer
Komunitas Salihara Arts Center, a cultural hub in South Jakarta, returns with its biennial literary festival, the Literature and Ideas Festival (LIFEs). This year’s theme, Becoming Indonesia, invites audiences to reflect on and reinterpret issues of self, identity, community, and nationhood, ideas which are now most relevant both within and beyond Indonesia. The festival runs
