Prabowo Holds People's Bazaar at Monas, Distributing Food to Motorcycles

The government is holding a people’s bazaar and free entertainment in the National Monument (Monas) area on Saturday (28/3/2026) as part of efforts to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with the community. This agenda was directly initiated by President Prabowo Subianto, targeting residents who did not go home for the holiday as well as those who have already returned to Jakarta.

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that this activity stemmed from the high enthusiasm of the public during the previous Lebaran celebration at the Palace grounds. The government, he said, wants to expand that moment of happiness so that more people can experience it.

“It started from the high enthusiasm of the public during Lebaran last week at the Palace. The President wants as many people as possible to share the joy of Lebaran in a warm atmosphere full of togetherness,” said Teddy, quoted from the Cabinet Secretariat website.

This event is not just entertainment but is also aimed at stimulating the economy of small-scale traders. The government has prepared around 100,000 shopping vouchers worth Rp500,000 that can be used to obtain groceries or free goods.

Traders from several trading centres such as Tanah Abang and Senen are also participating to strengthen economic circulation during the Lebaran holiday period. Visitors also have the chance to take home various prizes, from bicycles to electric motorcycles prepared as doorprizes.

To attract more residents, the committee is presenting family entertainment to music performances by bands such as Wali and Bagindas. The entire series of events will take place in the Monas Intersection area from afternoon to evening.

“This year’s Lebaran is not just about tradition, but about bringing happiness and togetherness for everyone,” Teddy concluded.

In the “Bazaar from the Palace for the People” programme, Perum BULOG together with ID FOOD is preparing 100,000 staple food packages for the community to be distributed at the Bazaar in the National Monument area on Saturday, 28 March 2026.

This Bazaar activity will run for 6 hours, from 3:00 PM WIB to 9:00 PM WIB, with the number of participants reaching 100,000 people from all administrative city areas in the Province of DKI Jakarta.

In its implementation, 5 tents consisting of 20 stands for each tent or a total of 100 stands are prepared to serve the public, with an estimate that each stand can serve around 1,000 bazaar participants.

The staple food package provided in this programme consists of:

• 5 kg of rice

• 1 kg of granulated sugar

• 1 litre of cooking oil

• 1 chicken

• 1 kg of chicken eggs

• 1 can of sardines

“The Bazaar from the Palace for the People programme is part of our commitment to ensure that the public can obtain quality staple food items. BULOG together with ID FOOD ensures that these 100,000 staple food packages are distributed properly, on target, and on time, especially ahead of the post-Lebaran momentum,” said President Director of Perum BULOG, Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani.