Money Turnover During Muaro People's Festival Reaches IDR 6.1 Billion

Illustration (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

The circulation of money during the Muaro Padang People's Festival which was centered in the Kota Tua Padang area, for three days 19-21 April 2024 reached Rp6.1 billion.

Padang Mayor Hendri Septa said based on information from the Economic Section of the Padang City Secretariat, the circulation of Rp6.1 billion was felt directly by the public and participants.

He detailed that the circulation of money included economic activity at the event location with a value of Rp. 1.27 billion and the circulation of money supporting the event with a value of Rp. 4.83 billion.

Hendri said that one of the goals of the Muaro Padang People's Festival was to revive the community's economy, including in the hotel, restaurant, service and others sectors in Padang City.

"Based on the data we received, this goal was achieved well thanks to the support from all parties," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, April 22.

The Muaro Padang People's Festival which took place from 19-21 April 2024 carries the theme "Tempo Doeloe".

The old spirit that was appointed at the festival was to present the potential of city residents with the appearance of people's traditions in the form of art and culture to the creative economy that existed in past life.

"Through this festival, we want to invite city residents, especially the younger generation, to know and continue to preserve existing cultural arts. One of them is related to the history of the Old City and Batang Arau River, which in the past was called Padang Bandar. In addition, we also want to make Batang Arau River a promising tourist destination," he said.

In this activity, multi-ethnic diversity was also presented in the city of Padang to show the harmonization of people of various ethnicities who could coexist safely and peacefully.