Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011: What's on it?

Last May, I finally able to attend the Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011. It's an annual Scottish event for charity purposes located in Jakarta, which covers various games and sports. 

It is originated in Scotland, where they do it every year to celebrate Scottish and Celtic culture&heritage. When it was held for the first time in Jakarta on 1975, the committee aimed to make this a melting pot event between expatriates and Indonesian and give them an unforgettable experience of Scottish Highland games. With its long history and participants, it probably becomes the biggest Highland event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Jakarta Highland Gathering consists of series of events, starting from concerts and other pre-events are held in some venues. The peak event is divided into two days. On 28 May it's mostly about Sports for Children, while on 29, it's open for public and all family member. This year is the 32nd Jakarta Highland Gathering and they took Imperial Club Golf Karawaci as the location of event, in the middle of a golf playground island. 

Dragon Boat Festival 2011

This festival is a famous and festive celebration of Summer Solstice  in Lunar calendar. In Bahasa, it's called "Festival Peh Tjun" which has the same meaning as the English name. Some people also called it Festival Cisadane.

This festival will takes place in the bank of Cisadane River, Tangerang. It's near the Old Market area. You can reach the area by train, it located about 800meters from the train station.

Full schedule can be seen here:

4-5 June : Dragon Boat Celebration 2542/2011

6 June : Cisadane Festival Cultural Performances

7 June : Traditional and Lenong Betawi Dance Competition

8 June : Liong (Dragon), Barongsai (Lion Dance), Wushu and Traditional Betawi Martial Arts

9 June : Dragon Boat Race & Debus/Wayang Golek

10 June : Marawis & Campursari Music

11 June : Calung Music & Dragon Boat Race

12 June : Kole-Kole Boat Race, Cultural Carnival

There will also be photography competition by KFT,  grandprize : IDR 2.5 mio and 10 prizes @IDR 1mio.

NB: There will be around 45 Lion Dance and 15 Liong that plays in the bank of the river. There wil lalso be floating stage for Gambang Kromong Musical Show and from Nan Feng Music Group.

Another unique competition is a contest to make an egg stand still. It can be found at Vihara Nimmala, Tangerang. Viewers can see attractions of up to 1,000 standing egg there.

Besides the festivals and competitions, you can also find unique food that's available during this festival, Bakcang. 

 This is one of the most wanted event in Indonesia for food lovers and photography hunter.

Source: dr. Sindhiarta Mulya, http://smulya.multiply.com/photos/album/250/