Check out this Bali events calendar before you go to see if one coincides with your Bali tour.
Date: 21 January 2017
This one of the Balinese Hindu celebrations. The books of knowledge and Sanskrit manuscripts are blessed and people will provide special offerings as a form of gratitude.
Date: 22 January 2017
This is the immediate day after Saraswati when Balinese Hindus heading to the nearest beaches either for weekend family leisure and cleansing or purification purposes.
Date: 23 January 2017
Soma Ribek means ‘rich Monday’. This the day when Balinese signifies blessings for prosperity in the form of full harvests.
Date: 24 January 2017
This is a day when various rituals include the opportunity among the Balinese to express their gratitude towards the Divinity for the wealth.
Date: 25 January 2017
This is the concluding day of the ‘wealth’ series of celebrations that signifies spiritual ‘reinforcement’.
Date: 4 February 2017
This is a holy day for the Balinese Hindus that is dedicated to the blessings of metal items.
Date: 11 March 2017
This is a holy day dedicated to the blessings of plants.
Date: 19-26 March 2017
Location: Bali Spirit, Jl. Hanoman, Ubud
In the Bali events calendar, Bali Spirit Festival is an annual festival and this is the 10th running. The festival is a celebration of arts, dance, and music through colorful concerts and performances.
Date: 21 March 2017
Location: Beratan lakeside, Candikuning, Bedugul, Tabanan
The lakeside temple celebrates its biannual piodalan temple anniversary. Pilgrims from the adjacent villages attend to prayers there.
Date:21 March 2017
Location: Besakih Temple, Karangasem
Besakih Temple celebrates its biannual piodalan temple anniversary. This the moment when pilgrims from all over the island flock to the temple for prayers.
Date:25 March 2017
Location: coasts of Kuta, Sanur and elsewhere in Bali
The processions take place approximately three days prior to the Saka New Year. Parasols, banners and small effigies will be paraded along the horizon.
Date:27 March 2017
In the eve of the Saka New Year, all the celebration commotion takes place and grotesque ogoh-ogoh papier-mâché effigies are paraded throughout the streets. The evening features lit fire torches, meant to rid the land of malevolent forces.
Date: 28 March 2017
Nyepi is the quietest day in Bali. On this day people will stay at home.
Date: 29 March 2017
The day is a local holiday and families visit each other for gatherings.
Date: 29 March 2017
Location: Banjar Kaja, Sesetan village, Denpasar
On the Bali events calendar, this event is held on the day after Nyepi. The youth and whole sub-village of Banjar Kaja Sesetan take to the street where water is splashed and sprayed, with a pair of boys and girls in the middle ‘forced’ to smooch.