Lyodra to King Nassar as Lineup, Batfest 2025 Targets 100 Thousand Visitors

JAKARTA - Batfest 2025 is ready to present a stage of music, entertainment and creative parades as well as culinary in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan. This free festival is expected to attract 100 thousand visitors.

Batfest 2025 Festival Director Alinka Hardianti said Batfest was not only designed as a space for entertainment, but also as a container for synergy between the creative industry, local business actors, and the wider community.

"We designed Batfest 2025 as an inclusive festival that presents quality entertainment while providing a real impact on the local economy, especially for MSMEs and small traders," said Alinka in a press statement quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 18.

Alinka explained that Batfest 2025 is scheduled to take place on December 27-31, 2025 in the Jhonlin Pantai Festival area, Batulicin.

The festival, which carries the theme "Feel The Beat, Live The Fest", was held in an area of about 12.5 hectares with a capacity of up to 100,000 visitors, making it one of the largest free festivals in East Indonesia.

The festival features three main stages, namely the Royal Stage, Zayeen Stage, and Urban Stage.

Royal Stage will feature a row of national musicians across genres, such as Raisa, Rizky Febian, KOTAK Band, WALI, Lyodra, Marion Jola, J-Rocks, NDX AKA, King Nassar, to a special collaboration between Andi Rianto and a number of top singers.

As for Zayeen Stage, it carries a concept of a more intimate and interactive performance, by presenting national artists as well as the best bands in Banua.

Meanwhile, the Urban Stage is focused on being a community and family stage, which showcases local creativity, children's entertainment, to regional music art.

In addition to music concerts, Batfest 2025 is also enlivened by the Batfest Expo which presents companies under the auspices of Jhonlin Group and its partners.

This festival also provides a bazaar for basic necessities, a children's play area, and various family activities.

"One of the flagship programs is the Healthy Street activity which is open to the public with a main prize of 100 umroh packages as well as various door prizes," he said.

Alinka added that Batfest 2025 directly involved 210 MSMEs and 380 street vendors who were facilitated to sell for free.

With the concept of free, professional management, and continuously improved visitor facilities, Batfest 2025 is expected to become a year-end entertainment magnet as well as a driver of the local economy in South Kalimantan.

"We hope that Batfest can become a sustainable regional strategic agenda and provide broad benefits for the people of Tanah Bumbu," he concluded.