Carrying out the Sea Theme, Sanfest is Held Again

The Sanur Village Festival was held again in the Sanur area, Denpasar City, Bali. Sanfest 2023 has the theme "Amrta Sagara" as a form of respect for the sea.

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The joint photo session during the AstraPay Sanur Village Festival 2023 press conference in Sanur, Denpasar City, Bali, on Monday (17/7/2023). The festival in Sanur this year carries the theme of "Amrta Sagara".

DENPASAR, KOMPAS - The Sanur Village Festival, a celebration of art, culture, and the environment, will be held starting on Wednesday (07/19/2023). The festival, which takes place in the Sanur tourist area of Denpasar, showcases the respect and preservation of the coast and waters.

This year's festival in Sanur is named the AstraPay Sanur Village Festival 2023 with the theme "Amrta Sagara". The festival organizer, Yayasan Pembangunan Sanur, is once again collaborating with PT Astra Digital Arta, the developer of the digital payment application AstraPay. The committee has prepared non-cash transaction methods throughout the festival which will run until Sunday (23/7/2023).

The General Chairman of Sanur Village Festival and also the Chairman of Sanur Development Foundation, Ida Bagus Gede Sidharta Putra, revealed that the series of festivals in Sanur has started since a week ago with activities including photo exhibitions and book launches starting on Tuesday (11/7/2023) and kite festival from Wednesday to Thursday (12-13/7/2023).

The opening of the AstraPay Sanur Village Festival 2023 is scheduled for Wednesday (18/7/2023) in the Matahari Terbit Beach area, Sanur, South Denpasar. Various activities during the festival will take place in several different places in the Sanur area. The jukung (traditional boat) parade and beach cleaning activities will take place on Segara Ayu Beach, while the photo exhibition will be held at the Santrian Art Gallery in Sanur.

"For the second time, we are collaborating with AstraPay to hold the Sanur Festival," said Sidharta during a press conference on Monday. Sidharta stated that the collaboration with the digital payment application aims to improve and encourage digital financial literacy through non-cash transactions during the festival."

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Screenshot from the closing ceremony of Bali Arts Festival 2023 and the opening of Bali Arts Festival Jani 2023 held at Ardha Candra stage of Bali Cultural Park, Denpasar City, Bali, on Sunday (16th of July 2023). The event was attended by the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who also officially opened the Bali Arts Festival Jani 2023.

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Sidharta said that the sea is the current theme of the Sanur festival because the sea, or sagara, is the source of livelihood for the people of Sanur, who are in the coastal area of ​​Denpasar City. There are no less than seven beaches in Sanur with a coastline of about 8 kilometers. The beach is also the main attraction of Sanur, which is Bali's mainstay tourist area.

The Sanur Festival adds to the festive atmosphere in Bali during the first half of July 2023. In addition to the Sanfest in Sanur, the Bali Jani Art Festival (FSBJ) 2023 is also taking place, which was officially opened by Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Bali Governor Wayan Koster at the Bali Cultural Park in Denpasar City on Sunday (16/7/2023).

The 5th Bali Jani Art Festival is scheduled to be held for two weeks, until Sunday (July 30th, 2023). The opening of the Bali Jani Art Festival 2023 is a series of the closing ceremony of the Bali Art Festival 2023.

We, as the Government of Denpasar City, remain committed to providing support, including budgeting for festivals from the Denpasar City APBD.

Meanwhile, jazz music enthusiasts and lovers will be presented with a jazz music performance in Bali. The Ubud Village Jazz Festival 2023, which will be held in Ubud, Gianyar, from July 28 to July 29, will begin with an event called Jazz by the Sea at The Apurva Kempinski Bali Hotel in Nusa Dua, Badung, on Wednesday (26/7/2023).

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The General Chair of the Sanur Village Festival and also the Chairman of Sanur Development Foundation, Ida Bagus Gede Sidharta Putra, gave a statement during the press conference for the AstraPay Sanur Village Festival 2023 in Sanur, Denpasar City, Bali, on Monday (July 17, 2023). This year's festival in Sanur carries the theme "Amrta Sagara."

The Sanur Festival began in 2006 as an effort to revive community activities and tourism in Bali after the 2005 bombing or the second Bali bomb event. The year 2023 will be the 16th implementation of the festival as it was postponed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Acting Head of the Denpasar City Tourism Department, I Gusti Ayu Laksmi Saraswati, said that the implementation of Sanfest deserves appreciation because the festival is held regularly and the festival organizers are also able to manage funding independently so as not to fully rely on the government's budget.

"We, from the Denpasar City Government, will continue to provide support, including budget for the festival, from the Denpasar City APBD," said Laksmi in a press conference attended by AstraPay, Forcetec Japan and Denpasar Selatan Police, on Monday."

Chief Marketing Officer of AstraPay, Reny Futsy Yama, declared that AstraPay has once again collaborated with the Sanur Development Foundation in organizing the AstraPay Sanur Village Festival.

Reny stated that AstraPay is committed to supporting activities that provide benefits to the community's economy and environment. AstraPay's involvement in Sanfest 2023 is to provide convenience and speed in transactions, ranging from purchasing tickets, food, to products from various micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Support for a clean and sustainable environment in the Sanur area also comes from foreign parties. The Smart Action on the Go (SmaGo) development company from Japan, Forcetec Inc., will be testing SmaGo, a landfill with internet of things (IoT)-based technology during the implementation of Sanfest in the Matahari Terbit Beach area.

The South Denpasar District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Ida Ayu Made Kalpika Sari, stated that the police were helping to ensure the smooth and safe running of the Sanur festival.