The Old City Festival of Semarang increases the spirit of unity by Art-Buliner

Jakarta – The Old City Festival (FKL) of Semarang City is back. This year, the festival will be held on September 6-14, 2025 by hosting a variety of more interesting opportunities. The Old City Festival (FKL) of Semarang City, which bears the theme “Color of Unity”, confirms the spirit of unity in diversity through art, culture, music, culinary, to international performances that revive the old city region as a world -cultural heritage. “The Old City Festival is always an exciting moment waiting every year. And I’m sure the event is more complete and alive this year. So I invite the citizens of Semarang City and someone from outside the city to feel the old city vibes living with various performances,” said the mayor of Semarang, Agustina Wilujeng, Saturday (6/9/2025). Browse to continue with the Old City Content Festival according to the plan will open on Monday, September 8, 2025 with an opening ceremony in Laroka Theater, the old town area of ​​Semarang. The beautiful orchestra show offers the harmony of modern classical music combined with light in the nuances of historic buildings. Then on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the Old City Orchestra in the Blenduk church offers the experience of listening to classical music in a beautiful dome with the European architecture in the 18th century. Then on the third day, Wednesday, September 10, 2025, it was the turn of the Old City Jazz in Laroka Theater that will bring national musicians such as Soegiband and Paradice musicians from the Netherlands. On Thursday, September 11, 2025, the atmosphere was even more lively by Fiesta Folklore Nusantara on Plataran Marba, Jalan Letjen Suprapto. The event contains art parades from Korea, Japan, Yogyakarta, Minang, Bugis, Kudus, to raise Ponorogo. On the same day until September 14, 2025, the Oudetrap building offered two special exhibitions, namely Pikat Lastra Nusantara, with a variety of traditional Batik and literature, complete with Batik demonstrations and fashion shows. In addition, there is the Royal Hanbok exhibition, which offers the beauty of the traditional South Korean Hanbok clothing. Not to forget, the Old City Festival Committee 2025 also offered nostalgic culinary flushing market in Metro Point parking from September 6-14, 2025. This opportunity offers legendary culinary of Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Aceh, Makassar, to Pontianak. This market becomes the concept of acculturation of four Semarang City cultural entities, namely the Netherlands, China, Malay and Khoja, and this market invites people to remind while supporting the traditional culinary conservation. Do not miss the Wayang on the street at the peak of the celebration on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Jalan Letjen Suprapto. The play ‘Sing Pinzah’ will be delivered in a modern format familiar with the younger generation, combined cosplay parade, flashmob and costume competition with the Semarang Megant’s Cup as the Great Prize. For nine days, different points of the old city, such as the Marba building, Blenduk, Laroka -Theater and Metro Point, will live with a music scene, visual arts, communities and typical culinary. The festival involves artists, students, communities, to international partners from the Netherlands, Korea and Taiwan. “With a series of increasingly richer opportunities, the Old City Festival 2025 is expected to be not only an entertainment place, but also to move the creative economy, increase tourist visits and strengthen Semarang’s identity as a cultural city open to the world,” he said. (Akn/Ega)