Pramono Opens Jakarta Provincial Bedug Festival; 16 Groups to Perform on Takbir Night at Bundaran HI
Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, opened the Jakarta Provincial Bedug Festival 2026 at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central Jakarta. A total of 16 finalist groups will compete in the event and are scheduled to perform again during Takbir Night at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia (HI) in Jakarta.
“Praise be to God, this morning we all witnessed the final for the provincial-level Bedug Festival, which was attended by 16 participants,” Pramono said at TIM on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Pramono explained that the total number of participants in the Bedug Festival this year reached 93 groups from various areas in Jakarta. After rounds of selection at the city and administrative regency levels, 16 of the best groups remain to advance to the provincial level.
According to him, the festival is an effort by the Jakarta Provincial Government to preserve cultural traditions while also enlivening the Ramadan month.
“In my view, it’s extraordinary; hopefully Bedug festival traditions like these in Jakarta will be well maintained,” he said.
On the same occasion, Head of the Jakarta Cultural Office Mochamad Miftahulloh Tamary added that all provincial finalists will also perform during the Takbiran night celebration at Bundaran HI.
“All participants present today will perform during Takbiran night at Bundaran HI to enliven the night,” said Miftahulloh.
The Jakarta Bedug Festival itself previously began with city and administrative region-level selections on 24 February 2026. From these selections, the winners were chosen who then competed at the provincial level.
The Jakarta Provincial Government is also providing coaching prizes for the winners. The first prize will receive Rp 25 million, the second prize Rp 20 million, and the third prize Rp 15 million. In addition, there is also a Harapan (hope) award with a coaching value up to Rp 12.5 million.
The festival is held to preserve the tabuh bedug tradition while also giving space for creativity among young people in developing traditional arts and culture during Ramadan.