Festival Programme
Daily Schedule
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08:00
Ubud Royal Legacy Walking Tour
Tickets Available
Cultural Workshops
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08:00 - 09:30
Plaza Tjok Gde Agung Sukawati, Ubud Art Market
09:00
Myanmar: Echoes of Resistance
Main Programme
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09:00 - 10:00
Valley Stage
Jenny Erpenbeck: Kairos
Main Programme
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09:00 - 10:00
Alang-Alang Stage
Voices of the Global South on the New Order
Main Programme
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09:00 - 10:00
Indus Restaurant
10:00
Pisangku Belum Matang
Book Launches
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10:00 - 11:00
Rumah Kayu
The Maestro and The Master: Don Antonio Blanco and Mario Blanco
Special Events
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10:00 - 11:30
The Blanco Renaissance Museum
Cancelled
Roots, Leaves, Fire: A Feast from the Forest
Cultural Workshops
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10:00 - 15:00
Warung D’Teba
Brushes of Tradition: Tantri Sketch-Painting
Tickets Available
Cultural Workshops
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10:00 - 12:00
Puri Kantor Legacy
Cancelled
Shadow Theatre: Journey to the Mother Tree
Cultural Workshops
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10:00 - 11:30
Yellow Coco Nest
Floralova: Create Your Own Botanical Collage Postcard
Tickets Available
Climate Day
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10:00 - 13:00
Bumi Kinar Ubud
Poetry Playtime and Cats
Children and Youth Programme
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10:00 - 11:15
Villa Kitty Foundation
Thrift by Kg with Rekynd
Climate Day
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10:00 - 18:30
Bumi Kinar Ubud
Biodiversity Walking Tour with Max Geraldi and Bali Organic
Climate Day
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10:00 - 11:30
Bumi Kinar Ubud
10:15
Pico Iyer: Aflame
Main Programme
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10:15 - 11:15
Valley Stage
The Short Of It
Main Programme
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10:15 - 11:15
Indus Restaurant
Taufiq Ismail: Reading the Signs
Main Programme
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10:15 - 11:15
Alang-Alang Stage
Climate Day Keynote: Craig Leeson
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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10:15 - 10:45
Bumi Kinar Ubud
10:30
Rhythm and Rhyme with Meredith Costain
Children and Youth Programme
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10:30 - 12:00
Pelangi School
Textile Waste Management Corner
Climate Day
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10:30 - 18:30
Bumi Kinar Ubud
11:00
The Language of Balinese Offerings
Tickets Available
Cultural Workshops
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11:00 - 13:00
Nirvana Pension
Water Rituals
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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11:00 - 12:00
Bumi Kinar Ubud
11:30
Alternative Knowledge Formation in Indonesia
Main Programme
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11:30 - 12:30
Indus Restaurant
Life as I Know It
Book Launches
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11:30 - 12:30
Shelter Island
Ombak par Kapur
Book Launches
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11:30 - 12:30
Rumah Kayu
The Landscapes of Childhood
Main Programme
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11:30 - 12:30
Valley Stage
Modern Identities
Main Programme
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11:30 - 12:30
Alang-Alang Stage
12:00
Human Library: Living Books, Living Wisdom with TBird Luv
Free Session
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12:00 - 14:00
Festival Hub at Taman Baca
12:15
Land of Plenty: Holidays, Industries and Floods
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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12:15 - 13:15
Bumi Kinar Ubud
12:45
Gina Chick: We Are the Stars
Main Programme
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12:45 - 13:35
Valley Stage
The Politics of Research
Main Programme
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12:45 - 13:45
Alang-Alang Stage
Timeless Bali
Main Programme
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12:45 - 13:45
Indus Restaurant
13:00
Telling Story From Another Side
Children and Youth Programme
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13:00 - 14:30
Pelangi School
13:30
Tubuh yang Tak Patuh Seluruh
Book Launches
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13:30 - 14:30
The Elephant
Bia dan Kapak Batu
Book Launches
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13:30 - 14:30
Rumah Kayu
Regenerative Action from the Ground Up
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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13:30 - 14:30
Bumi Kinar Ubud
14:00
Love in a Billion Chinese Chances
Book Launches
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14:00 - 15:00
Di Sini Di Sana by Rachman & Sons
Translating Poetical Ambiguity with Clarity
Main Programme
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14:00 - 15:00
Indus Restaurant
Navigating the Dynamics of China-U.S. Politics
Main Programme
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14:00 - 15:00
Alang-Alang Stage
The Living Universe: Ritual, Nature, and Art in Balinese Cosmology
Main Programme
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14:00 - 15:00
Valley Stage
Scent and The Written Word
Tickets Available
Masterclasses
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14:00 - 16:30
Powder Room by R4D
Food Waste Composting with Umah Pupa
Climate Day
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14:00 - 15:00
Bumi Kinar Ubud
14:45
Nothing is Waste
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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14:45 - 15:45
Bumi Kinar Ubud
15:00
Leiden (2020-1920)
Book Launches
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15:00 - 16:00
Rumah Kayu
Forest Therapy
Tickets Available
Special Events
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15:00 - 17:00
Jingga Restaurant at Bumi Kinar
ROOTS
Film Programme
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15:00 - 17:30
Paradiso Ubud
15:15
The Technicolour World of Art Books
Main Programme
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15:15 - 16:15
Indus Restaurant
The War Women Must Wage
Main Programme
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15:15 - 16:15
Alang-Alang Stage
Clare Wright: Ṉäku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions
Main Programme
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15:15 - 16:15
Valley Stage
15:30
Grounding and Book Gathering with Shelf Therapy
Climate Day
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15:30 - 17:00
Bumi Kinar Ubud
16:00
The Wallace Line: A Poem
Book Launches
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16:00 - 17:00
Di Sini Di Sana by Rachman & Sons
Reclaiming Architecture as Sacred Code
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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16:00 - 17:00
Bumi Kinar Ubud
Mad Enough to Love You – Desire
Book Launches
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16:00 - 17:00
Casa Luna
16:30
Young and Bright: Queerness in Adolescent Fiction
Main Programme
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16:30 - 17:30
Indus Restaurant
Where the Land Knows My Name: Stories from Papua
Main Programme
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16:30 - 17:30
Alang-Alang Stage
The Grammar of Bali’s 1930s Movements
Festival Club
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16:30 - 18:00
Rumah Kayu
17:15
Echoes for the Earth: Voices of Changemakers
Free With Registration
Climate Day
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17:15 - 18:15
Bumi Kinar Ubud
17:30
Omar Musa: Fierceland
Festival Club
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17:30 - 18:30
Bar Luna at Casa Luna
17:45
Climate Action 101 by Wisma Habibie
Book Launches
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17:45 - 18:45
Indus Restaurant
18:00
Brides Should Not Sew Their Own Wedding Dresses
After Dark Performances
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18:00 - 18:30
Festival Hub at Taman Baca
18:30
Aguru Waktra: Reimagining Lontar Budha Kecapi
After Dark Performances
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18:30 - 19:00
The Blanco Renaissance Museum
Festival Closing Night Party
After Dark Performances
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18:30 - 23:00
The Blanco Renaissance Museum
Programme Updates
Please note that there may be changes to the Festival programme. Below you will find the latest updates, including cancellations and rescheduled sessions.
Speaker Cancellations
- Romanian author Andreea Răsuceanu has also cancelled her appearance at the Festival.
- Indonesian design maker Budiman Ong won’t be appearing at Climate Day.
- British author and researcher Elizabeth Pisani is unable to appear at this year’s Festival.
- Irish novelist John Boyne has cancelled his appearance at this year’s Festival.
- Australian journalist and author Julia Baird won’t be participating in the Festival.
- Saad Mohseni, Co-founder of Moby News, will no longer be attending the Festival.
- Palestinian American journalist Sara Hamdan will no longer be appearing at the Festival.
Rescheduled Sessions
Main Programme: The session 100 Years of Pramoedya, originally scheduled for Saturday, 1 November, will now take place on Friday, 31 October, from 17:45 to 18:45 at the Valley Stage.
Special Announcements
No changes at the moment.
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