Residents Flock In, Begin Queuing to Await the Opening of the Lebaran Open House at the Palace

A number of residents have begun arriving ahead of the open house at the Palace in Jakarta. Queues of residents are already visible snaking at the Palace gate on Jalan Majapahit, Central Jakarta.

detikcom observations on Saturday (21/3/2026) at 10:00 WIB showed residents starting to arrive at the entrance gate of the Palace on Jalan Majapahit. Residents are queuing under tents that have been prepared.

They are willing to wait for the open house at the Palace, even though the gate is still closed. Several officers at the location are on guard to maintain order in the queues.

Some of them arrived after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers. There are also some online motorcycle taxi drivers joining the queue.

It is known that the open house will open at 12:00 WIB. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that the open house capacity is up to 5,000 people.

“We open (the open house) after Zuhr prayer. Maybe at 12, 1 o’clock, please come. (The capacity) is around 5,000, like last year. Of course, we prepare inside, and if it doesn’t fit, outside has also been prepared by the Deputy Minister of State Secretariat, tents, and then they take turns entering,” said Teddy during a visit in Medan, North Sumatra, on Friday (20/3) night.

Teddy said the open house will be open from afternoon until evening. He invited the public to attend the open house held at the Palace with their families.

“Of course, it’s open from 12 maybe until Maghrib, taking turns for the public who might come with their families to go around for Eid al-Fitr, whether bringing one family or stopping by the Palace, you are welcome,” he continued.