Jakarta Great Sale Festival or Festival Jakarta Great Sale (FJGS) is an annual
sale festival which is held to celebrate anniversary of
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
,
Indonesia
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. It is held in the month of June and July.
FJGS is participated by major shopping malls of
Jakarta metro area. Aside from regular discounts, some of the malls offer malls midnight sales. The festival also involves traditional markets and hotels.
History
The city administration held an event called Festival Pertokoan (Shopping Festival) in 1982. The name later changed to Pesta Diskon (Discount Party). During 1990's, the name is changed to Jakarta Great Sale.
See also
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Jakarta Fair
Jakarta Fair ( id, Pekan Raya Jakarta or PRJ, ) is a fair held annually in Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia, in June and July. It features exhibitions, trade promotions, shopping, music performances, various shows, amuseme ...
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Pasar Malam Besar
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