List of Events in Yogyakarta / Jogja 2019

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Updated on 18 January 2019

MASANGIN GAME

Every nightCategory:Family, NightlifeTime:Every night, 19.00 till finishVenue:Alun-alun Kidul (Southern square of Sultan's palace)Description:Try to walk as if you're blind by closing your eyes to get into the middle of two banyan tress at southern square of Sultan's palace. If you're lucky, you might be able to proceed smoothly. However, many people end up to far deviation at that process inviting many laughs. For more joy and fun, challenge your friends to do the same same thing and compare the results.Ticketing:Free

RAMAYANA BALLET PERFORMANCE AT PRAMBANAN

April 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30 2019Category:Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Family, NightlifeTime:19.30 - 21.30Venue:Trimurti Theatre
Taman Wisata Candi Prambanan Temple
Jl. Raya Yogya-Solo km 16 Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 496 408Description:Ramayana Ballet is performed at the place where the story was carved a thousand years ago: Prambanan Temple. This cultural performance has managed to combine the diversity of Javanese art in forms of dance, drama and music on one stage and at the same momentum to present Ramayana Story summed up in four stages: Sinta's abduction, Anoman's mission to Alengka, the death of Rahwana and a happy ending when Sinta and Rama meet up again.Ticketing:IDR 125,000 - IDR 400,000

CLASSICAL JAVANESE DANCE PERFORMANCE

Every SundayCategory:Arts, Culture, EntertainmentTime:Every Sunday, 10.00 - 12.00Venue:Yogyakarta Palace (keraton)
Jl. Rotowijayan 1 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 373 721Description:Ticketing:It's free. However, we need to pay the entrance fee to get into Keraton (IDR 15,000)

JAZZ MBEN SENEN

Every MondayCategory:Arts, Culture, EntertainmentTime:20.00 till finishVenue:Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta (BBY)
Jl. Suroto 2 Kotabaru, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (0274) 560 404Description:Ticketing:FreeCP / EO:0856 9178 2078 (Gilang Adiyaksa)
0813 2700 5127 (Harley Yoga)
0818 0264 7007 (Gian Afrisando)

KARAWITAN SHOW

Every Monday, Tuesday, and ThursdayCategory:Arts, Culture, EntertainmentTime:Every Monday and Tuesday, 10.00 - 12.00Venue:Yogyakarta Palace (keraton)
Jl. Rotowijayan 1 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 373 721Description:A show combining gamelan music and singing. Karawitan is derived from sanskrit word "rawit" meaning soft. Watching this show can be best described as experiencing the ideal values of Javanese music philosophy from the source, Keraton Yogyakarta (Sultan's palace)Ticketing:It's free. However, we need to pay the entrance fee to get into Keraton (IDR 15,000)

WAYANG KULIT (LEATHER PUPPET) SHOW

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and SaturdayCategory:Arts, Culture, Entertainment, NightlifeTime:Every night, 20.00 - 22.00Venue:Sonobudoyo Museum
Jl. Trikora 6 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 418 330Description:Wayang Kulit (leather Puppet) Show is a magnificent artwork of Javanese art performance that has received acknowledgment from UNESCO. A dalang (wayang player) plays puppet made from buffalo's leather behind a white screen. Hence, the audience can only see the shadow. That's exactly the reason why it's called "wayang" meaning shadow in English. The attractive parts of the show lie on the dynamic movement of dalang at playing different roles of wayang, changing the voice character, his jokes and even his singing.Ticketing:IDR 20,000

WAYANG GOLEK MENAK SHOW

Every WednesdayCategory:Arts, Culture, Entertainment, FamilyTime:Every Wednesday, 10.00 - 12.00Venue:Yogyakarta Palace (keraton)
Jl. Rotowijayan 1 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 373 721Description:Wayang Golek is a wooden puppet art show which is so popular in West Java.Ticketing:It's free. However, we need to pay the entrance fee to get into Keraton (IDR 15,000)

KETOPRAK SHOW

Every WednesdayCategory:Arts, Culture, Entertainment, NightlifeTime:Every Wednesday night, 20.30Venue:Auditorium RRI
Jl. Affandi / Jl. Gejayan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 512 783Description:Ketoprak is a traditional javanese theater performance. Just like wayang orang, Ketoprak comes with a drama inserting a Javanese composition and gamelan music. The critical difference lies on its source of the story where it's not derived from Mahabarata or Ramayana but it's derived from legend or other stories.Ticketing:Free

MACAPAT SONG PERFORMANCE

Every FridayCategory:Arts, Culture, EntertainmentTime:Every Friday, 09.00 - 11.00Venue:Yogyakarta Palace (keraton)
Jl. Rotowijayan 1 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 373 721Description:This is a poetry reading performance accompanied by gamelan music. The poetry is presented as if it's a song that has a specific pattern and composition. There are seven songs in Macapat: Dhandang Gula, Sinom, Asmarandana and Kinanthi. Each song has its total lyrics and sound called guru.Ticketing:It's free. However, we need to pay the entrance fee to get into Keraton (IDR 15,000)

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ NIGHT

Setiap hari JumatKategori:Seni, Wisata Malam, HiburanWaktu:pukul 19.00 WIB - selesaiTempat:Via Via Cafe
Jl. Prawirotaman 30, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (0274) 386 557Deskripsi:Pertunjukan musik mingguan ini merupakan bagian dari ART SPACE, kegiatan seni yang diadakan Via-Via.Tiket:GratisCP / EO:Via-Via Travelers Cafe and Restaurant
Phone: (0274) 386 557

WAYANG KULIT (LEATHER PUPPET) SHOW

Every SaturdayCategory:Arts, Culture, Entertainment, NightlifeTime:Every Saturday, 10.30 - 12.00Venue:Yogyakarta Palace (keraton)
Jl. Rotowijayan 1 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 373 721Description:Wayang Kulit (leather Puppet) Show is a magnificent artwork of Javanese art performance that has received acknowledgment from UNESCO. A dalang (wayang player) plays puppet made from buffalo's leather behind a white screen. Hence, the audience can only see the shadow. That's exactly the reason why it's called "wayang" meaning shadow in English. The attractive parts of the show lie on the dynamic movement of dalang at playing different roles of wayang, changing the voice character, his jokes and even his singing.Ticketing:It's free. However, we need to pay the entrance fee to get into Keraton (IDR 15,000)