Festival Program

Category

Date

Time

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

Jenny Erpenbeck: Kairos Get Ticket

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 10:15 - 11:15

Pico Iyer: Aflame Get Ticket

Climate Day

02 November 2025 | 10:15 - 10:45

Climate Day Keynote: Craig Leeson

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

Myanmar: Echoes of Resistance Get Ticket

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

Voices of the Global South on the New Order Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

Patrick Winn: Narcotopia Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

Banu Mushtaq: Heart Lamp Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00

Peter Greste: The Correspondent Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 15:15 - 16:15

Ratih Kumala: Koloni Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 16:30 - 17:30

Herald Van der Linde: Majapahit Get Ticket

Main Programme

31 October 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00

David Van Reybrouck: Revolusi Get Ticket

Main Programme

31 October 2025 | 10:15 - 11:15

Israel and Palestine: Pathways to Peace Get Ticket

Main Programme

31 October 2025 | 10:15 - 11:15

Ladies of the Booker Prize Get Ticket

Main Programme

31 October 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00

The Critical Voice of Okky Madasari Get Ticket

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 12:45 - 13:35

Gina Chick: We Are the Stars Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00

William Dalrymple: The Anarchy Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 15:00 - 16:00

Melati Wijsen: Change Starts Now Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 16:15 - 17:15

Gail Jones: The Name of the Sister Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 13:45 - 14:45

Sam Dalrymple: Shattered Lands Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 17:30 - 18:30

The Cinema of Garin Nugroho Get Ticket

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 15:15 - 16:15

Clare Wright: Ṉäku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions Get Ticket

After Dark Performances

30 October 2025 | 20:00 - 22:00

Women Poetry Slam

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 09:15 - 09:30

Keynote: David Van Reybrouck Get Ticket

After Dark Performances

02 November 2025 | 18:30 - 19:00

Aguru Waktra: Reimagining Lontar Budha Kecapi

After Dark Performances

30 October 2025 | 18:30 - 20:00

Empire: Rooting for the Antihero on Thursday Get Ticket

After Dark Performances

02 November 2025 | 18:00 - 18:30

Brides Should Not Sew Their Own Wedding Dresses

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00

Navigating the Dynamics of China-U.S. Politics Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00

Omar el Akkad: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Get Ticket

Book Launches

31 October 2025 | 13:30 - 14:30

Tutur Tantri

Special Events

31 October 2025 | 16:00 - 20:00

Discover the Magic of Fireflies Village with Bella Li Get Ticket

Book Launches

30 October 2025 | 11:30 - 12:30

Candid Enigma: The Artful Adventures of Andrew Hau Ewing

Book Launches

02 November 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00

Love in a Billion Chinese Chances

Special Events

31 October 2025 | 18:00 - 19:00

Masks of Bali: Between Heaven and Hell

Main Programme

02 November 2025 | 11:30 - 12:30

The Landscapes of Childhood Get Ticket

Main Programme

30 October 2025 | 09:00 - 09:10

Festival Welcome Get Ticket

Book Launches

31 October 2025 | 13:30 - 14:30

Fortress Farming

Borobudur Tour

26 October 2025 | 18:30 - 21:00

Borobudur by Moonlight: Stories Etched in Stone at Manohara Restaurant Get Ticket

Borobudur Tour

25 October 2025 | 18:30 - 21:30

Revolusi at Amanjiwo: A Feast of History and Flavour Get Ticket

Masterclasses

31 October 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00

The Poetics of Border Ethnography Get Ticket

Main Programme

01 November 2025 | 12:45 - 13:45

The Tension Between Artistic Freedom and Censorship Get Ticket

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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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