Kuta Karnival

Kuta Karnival

Welcome to the Kuta Karnival (English: Kuta Carnival) in Indonesia. This colorful annual event filled with fun and excitement draws visitors from far across the globe. The Kuta Karnival is one of the most important annual festivals in Indonesia. The Kuta Karnival has acclaimed an international fame today. It attracts visitors to Indonesia during September. This vibrant and colorful festival has a unique charm and grandeur that is typical of Indonesia.

This is a great time to enjoy with friends and family. For Indonesian, the Kuta Karnival is a time to take a break from the regular schedule. The Kuta Karnival is generally charecterised by performances by different local and international bands accompanied with various other performances and a wide range of music tastes from Hip Hop, Punk, Pop and Rock to Jazz and Blues Ethnic Fusion on stages along Kuta and Legian Beach fronts.

A street parade is generally held accompanied with floats, dancers, gamelans, unicyclists, Big Bikes and Scooters and other motor clubs, decorated Dokars and others added by local businesses and Balinese community groups.

There are also various kinds of competitions like surfing and skateboarding competitions, to Mini Iron Man, Paddle Rescue Board and Swim Race. The visitors are also entertained with live music performances on the beach stage along with DJ Chill out sessions, fashion shows, world champion bartender performance, cabaret shows and many more.

The Kuta Karnival also offers food stalls and children arena with entertainment, clowns, craft making, balloons and games. You can also taste the exotic Indonesian cuisine in this festival like Ayam Taliwang, Bakmi Goreng (Fried Noodles), Bakwan Malang (meatball noodle soup with fried wontons from city of Malang), Gudeg (raw jackfruit that cooked in a Javanese traditional way that originated from Yogyakarta), Gulai (Indonesian curry), Nasi Campur or Nasi Rames (Mixed Rice), Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) and many others.

The quickest and comfortable way to get to Bali is by air and there are flights connect to Bali from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok as well as all the major cities in Indonesia. Ngurah Rai International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Ngurah Rai) (IATA: DPS, ICAO: WADD), also known as Denpasar International Airport or I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. It is located 13 km south of Denpasar.