Batik Festival 2026 in Semarang

A number of dancers performed the batik dance during the fashion show at the Batik Festival 2026 held at Hotel Santika Premiere, Semarang, Central Java, on Friday (2/10/2026). The festival, held to commemorate National Batik Day, featured art performances, fashion shows presenting modern batik creations, communal batik-wearing, and batik-making lessons using traditional canting tools. This event aims to preserve and introduce one of Indonesia's distinctive textiles, which has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage, to the younger generation. ANTARA FOTO/Makna Zaezar/nz

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