Bali Ends its Month Long Art Festival

Yesterday, Bali ended the month-long Bali Arts Festival which was on from June 17 to July 15 and involved over a thousand artists from Bali and other Indonesian regions as well as those from foreign countries.

For those of you those of you who are yet to experience this festival then I strongly suggest you pencil the dates in for next year because apparently it will be twice as brilliant as this year was. Unfortunately I couldn't attend this year but will definitely be there next year.

Head of Bali Tourist Agency I Made Santa said yesterday that the festival had managed attracted thousands of visitors - both foreign and local tourists.

The main activities of the festival included a carnival, cultural performances, art gatherings, and an exhibition for small and medium enterprises.

According to Made, there were 15 foreign and 13 local cultural troupes that took part in the event. There were 160 small and medium businesspeople took part in the exhibition with total transaction reached Rp 4.01 billion as compared to Rp 3.6 billion of last year's transaction.

The magic thing about the Bali Arts Festival is that you get to experience and see the various dances not only from Bali, but from the rest of the archipelago. A lot of these you would not see on your normal trips to the island.