Celebrate and be beerful at Paulaner Brauhaus’ Oktoberfest (Until Saturday)
Munich’s famous festival of beer may be over, but the fun is just getting started in Jakarta this weekend. There are various Oktoberfest promotions taking place around the capital, but the biggest and best would probably have to be the one at Paulaner Brauhaus, the beloved German restaurant in the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski which features the city’s only genuine German microbrewery. The shindig already started on Wednesday and goes until Saturday. Tickets from Friday and Saturday are Rp 850,000+++ and includes food, free-flow Paulaner beer, entertainment, an Oktoberfest Jakarta mug and a guaranteed seat at a table (table placement will be on a first-come-first-served basis.) For more info.
Put on your pink and get moving for a great cause at Jakarta Goes Pink (Sunday)
Jakarta Goes Pink is a charity 5k and 10k run and fun walk aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer in Indonesia and to raise money to help those fighting the disease. The run will take place on Sunday morning at Altira Business Park in Sunter. In addition to the run, there will also be health screenings, a pop-up market, a contest for the best pink attire and much more. For more info go to: jakartagoespink.com/
Discover the roots of EDM at Dutch House of Dance (Saturday and Sunday)
Many of the world’s top DJs, such as Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto and Hardwell are Dutch nationals. What exactly is it about Dutch culture that the country can produce so many EDM stars? That’s the topic at the heart of this Saturday’s Dutch House of Dance at Erasmuis Huis, Jakarta’s Dutch cultural center. There will be discussions with industry experts, artists and aspiring DJs and producers in a series of seminars and an exciting dance event to close the day on Saturday with DJ’s Patrix Johnson, Shahrooz, Alvita, Gathier, Joey Monroe! Sunday will feature in-depth workshops. Registration is required to attend. For more info.
Catch amazing cultural art performances galore at SIPFest
The 2016 Salihara International Performing-Arts Festival (SIPFest) is one of Jakarta’s biggest performing arts festivals and will feature a number of local and international artists putting on amazing theatrical, dance and musical performances. Among this year’s highlights will be some unique and experimental takes on Indonesian percussion music and a new work by famed Indonesian choreographers Eko Suprianto and Fitri Setyaningsih. Among the international acts we’re looking forward to are She She Pop (a theater group from Germang) Benoît Lachambre & Montréal Danse (a dance company from Canada) and The Human Zoo Theatre Company (a puppet theater group from the UK). The festival goes until November 5. For more information visit: http://salihara.org/en/programs/festival
Dance to Skrillex favorite DJ Mija at Fable (Saturday night)
DJ Mija is one of the hottest up-and-coming DJs in America, having shot to fame in 2014 after playing with EDM superstar Skrillex. She’s been signed by Skrillex’s OWSLA label and is known for her genre-busting beats and signature sea-green hair. For more info.
