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Events in Bali: October 2026
Nusa Penida Festival
8 October 2026 to 10 October 2026. Nusa Penida, Klungkung
The Nusa Penida Festival is a major annual celebration that showcases the cultural richness, natural beauty, and creativity of the Nusa Penida community. The festival features cultural parades, traditional dances, boat competitions, MSME showcases, local culinary offerings, and musical performances along the island’s scenic coastline. In addition to highlighting iconic destinations such as Kelingking, Crystal Bay, and Atuh, the festival also promotes local wisdom and environmental conservation. Its lively atmosphere and stunning landscapes make the Nusa Penida Festival one of Bali’s most anticipated events.
Gebug Seraya Festival
10 October 2026 to 12 October 2026. Seraya, Karangasem
Seraya's culture festival centres on gebug ende, a ritual duel in which men strike at each other with rattan sticks and defend themselves with round ende shields, performed to call for rain. The festival also showcases traditional dances, local crafts and food from the villages of East Bali.
Klungkung Heritage Festival
10 October 2026 to 11 October 2026. Kertha Gosa & Taman Gili, Semarapura, Klungkung
Klungkung's heritage festival in Semarapura, the old royal capital, brings a cultural parade of the regency's traditional arts, performances and live music to the area around Kertha Gosa and Taman Gili.
Taman Ayun Barong Festival
16 October 2026 to 17 October 2026. Pura Taman Ayun, Mengwi, Badung
The Barong Superstar Festival is a cultural celebration of the Barong, highlighting its unique traditions. It features parades of various Barong forms and characters, Barong dance performances, traditional music, and educational workshops exploring the philosophy and craftsmanship of the Barong. The event also includes exhibitions of crafts and culinary offerings from local MSMEs.
Zamna Bali
17 October 2026 to 18 October 2026. Savaya, Pecatu (Uluwatu), Badung
Zamna, the electronic music festival that began in Tulum, holds two days of international DJ sets at the cliff-top club Savaya. Tickets are sold in advance; 21 and over only.
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
21 October 2026 to 25 October 2026. Taman Baca (Jl Raya Sanggingan) and venues around Ubud
The 23rd Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, on the theme Samarasā (awareness, empathy, action), brings authors, journalists, poets and thinkers from Indonesia and abroad to Ubud. It opens with a gala evening at the Puri Agung Ubud palace on 21 October; the main programme of panels, workshops, book launches and evening events runs from 22 to 25 October.
Tulamben Ocean Harmony Festival
22 October 2026 to 24 October 2026. Tulamben, Kubu, Karangasem
Tulamben's festival celebrates the East Bali diving village and its reefs with coastal ceremonies, art performances, an underwater photography contest, beach and reef clean-ups, and stalls of local food and crafts.
Hari Raya Saraswati
31 October 2026. Island-wide
Saraswati honours the goddess of knowledge and the arts. Balinese make offerings to books and sacred texts, and students attend temple ceremonies in the morning; reading and writing are traditionally avoided that day.
Many Balinese ceremonies follow local calendars; check dates with the organisers before you travel.