What I have always found delightful about Bali is that whatever time of the year you visit there is always a festival of some kind. Most of these are religious ceremonies and temple festivals and although fascinating, none is better than the major festivals that occur during the year. If you are in Bali at the moment or arriving in the next few days, then you are just in time to join in on one of the great festival dates on the Bali Calendar.
The Nusa Dua Fiesta XIII 2009 starts this Saturday 17th and goes through until the 21st. It is five days of cultural performances, exhibitions food and parades and all to be found at or near the Bali Nusa Dua Complex. The complex hosted the event last year and it was a huge success and no doubt this year’s will be even better. What I found interesting last year was that it’s not just Bali-focused; there are performances and exhibitions from around the archipelago on show as well.
In this day and age when most people are concerned about global warming I was impressed to hear that theme for the Nusa Dua Fiesta XIII 2009 this year is “Green Tourism”.
Program – Nusa Dua Fiesta XIII 2009
Day 1 – Saturday, October 17, 2009
07.00 – 13.00 Nusa Dua Golf Tournament at Bali Golf & Country Club
08.00 – 14.00 Caricature Painting Competition at Nusa Dua Area
08.00 – 11.00 Elementary School Drawing Competition at VIP Tent
09.00 – 13.00 Sand Sculpture at Peninsula Area
09.00 – 13.00 Fruit and Vegetable Carving Competition at Peninsula Area
09:00 – 13:00 Gringsing Weaving and Anyaman Exhibition at Booths
17.00 – 18.30 Semara Pegulingan Br. Penyarikan Tanjung Benoa at The Stage
17.30 – 18.30 Welcome Party Bali Garuda Marathon at The Stage
18.30 – 18.35 Opening Ceremony at The Stage
18.35 – 19.35 Parade on Stage – Balinese Traditional Wedding at The Stage
18.35 – 19.35 Beach Dance Creations from Nusa Dua Hotels at The Stage.
19.35 – 19.45 Welcome Speech by President Director of BTDC at The Stage
19.45 – 20.00 Speech by the Minister of Culture and Tourism at The Stage
20.00 – 21.00 Exhibition at The Entrance Gate
20.30 – 22.00 Kebo Iwa Dance Colossal by Nalerung & Padmanara Swara at The Stage
Day 2 – Sunday, October 18, 2009
06.00 – 10.00 2nd Garuda Indonesian International Marathon
07.00 – 08.00 Aerobics at The Stage
10.00 – 15.00 Wood Carving & Painting Exhibition at Peninsula Area
10.15 – 12.15 Animal Show at Peninsula Area
12.15 – 13.00 Exhibition Promotion at The Stage
12.00 – 22.00 Photo Exhibition at Peninsula Area
13.00 – 17.00 Traditional Indonesian Make Up Exhibition for Indonesian Book of Records at Amphitheatre Stage
13.30 – 17.00 Kids’ Carnival at VIP Tent and Stage
17.00 – 18.00 Fun Games Hosted by Club Med at The Stage
18.30 – 19.00 West Manggarai (Flores) Cultural Performance at The Stage
19.00 – 19.30 Tulung Bawa, Lampung Cultural Performance at The Stage
19.30 – 20.00 Bondowoso Cultural Performance at The Stage
20.00 – 21.00 Nusa Dua Night Presented by Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel & Residences at The Stage
21.00 – 22.00 Nusa Dua Night by Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa at The Stage
Day 3 – Monday, October 19, 2009
07.30 – 12.00 Green Camp Hosted by Dik Doank at The Stage and VIP Tent
08.00 – 12.00 Bag Painting Competition at The Museum & Tent
09.00 – 11.00 Turtle Release at Nusa Dua Beach
10.00 – 15.00 Wood Carving & Painting Exhibition at the Wood Carving Stand
14.30 – 17.00 Kids Drum Band Performance at Nusa Dua Area
17.00 – 18.00 Fun Games Hosted by BTDC at The Stage
18.30 – 19.00 Ethnic Art Performance – Reog from Ponorogo Regency at The Stage
19.00 – 19.30 Ethnic Art Performance From Banyuwangi Regency at The Stage
19.30 – 20.00 Ethnic Art Performance From Karanganyar Regency at The Stage
20.00 – 21.00 Nusa Dua Night By Ayodya Resort Bali at The Stage
21.00 – 22.00 Nusa Dua Night By The Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali at The Stage
Day 4 – Tuesday, October 20, 2009
07.00 – 13.00 Coral Reef Restoration at The Nusa Dua Sea
07.30 – 12.00 Jukung Traditional Sailing Boat Parade at Nusa Dua Sea
10.00 – 15.00 Traditional Textile Exhibition at Booth
15.00 – 17.00 Exhibition Promotion at The Stage
17.00 – 18.00 Fun Game Hosted by Club Med at The Stage
18.30 – 19.45 Ethnic Art from Central Sulawesi at The Stage
19.45 – 20.30 Ethnic Art Performance from Yogyakarta at The Stage
20.30 – 20.45 Ethnic Art Performance from Mentawi Island at The Stage
20.45 – 21.30 Nusa Dua Night by The Laguna Resort & Spa at The Stage
21.30 – 22.00 Nusa Dua Night By Inna Putri Bali Hotel, Cottages And Spa at The Stage
Day 5 – October 21, 2009
10.00 – 15.00 Wood Carving/Painting Exhibition at The Booth
15.00 – 17.00 Exhibition Promotion at The Stage
14.30 – 17.00 Bondres Show Dwi Mekar & Rindik Sawitra Sujati at The Stage
18.15 – 18.40 Balinese Performance Gong Kebyar From Tanjung Benoa at The Stage
18.30 – 18.35 Closing Ceremony at The Stage
18.35 – 18.45 Speech by the President Director of BTDC at The Stage
18.45 – 19.00 Speech by the Governor of Bali at The Stage
19.00 – 19.45 Cabaret Show at The Stage
19.45 – 20.15 Nusa Dua Night By Melia Bali Villas & Spa Resort at The Stage
20.15 – 20.45 Nusa Dua Night by The Grand Hyatt Resort at The Stage
20.45 – 22.00 Contemporary Dance “Kresna Arjuna’ By ISI Denpasar at the Stage
Program Credit: Bali Discovery
