AMIDST the cool sea breezes of Sanur Beach, the Sunday afternoon recorded a quite important moment for the community of Sanur, Denpasar. It was the closing of the Sanur Village Festival (SVF) 2016. Having taken place for five days (Aug. 24-28) this annual festival successfully drew tens of thousands of visitors.
Various activities have jazzed up the cultural extravaganza ranging from cultural activities, nature conservation, sports, creative product exhibition, food bazaar and entertainment. It is a community-based tourism activity meant to preserve local culture and nature in the middle of the rapid growth of tourism. Unavoidably people may accept some advances, but they remain not to be uprooted from their native culture. While preserving culture, they also still share it with the audience or visitors.
Most visitors came on weekends. Surely it is a good moment for family to go out and enjoy free time after overwhelmed by hustles and bustles in daily routine. It was indicated by parking spaces were fully occupied everywhere. Other than having promenade, visitors could also enrich their culinary experiences. A wide range of menus were on offer by local restaurants, hotels and café. While enjoying food or drink, visitors could see music performance on the main stage.
Location of the festival in the Maissonettee area of the Inna Grand Bali Beach Sanur is very strategic from Denpasar, Kuta and Nusa Dua. So, this annual event may not be missed if you happened to spend holiday in Bali. However, if you do not have time to attend the festival this year, simply mark your agenda next year. See you next!
