Jakarnaval is an annual cultural nuance parade organized by the DKI

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital city, capital and list of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coa ...

Provincial Government which is arranged as part of commemoration of the anniversary of Jakarta in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

.Anniversary of Jakarta is celebrated by arranging various program throughout the month of June every year, such as '' Jakarta Fair'', ''Jakarta Night Festival'', ''Kota Tua Creative Festival'' etc. Jakarnaval is a flagship activity of celebration of anniversary of Jakarta, usually held at venues centered around

Merdeka Square, Jakarta Merdeka Square ( Indonesian: ''Medan Merdeka'' or ''Lapangan Merdeka'', formerly nl, Koningsplein, lit. "King's Square") is a large square located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. ''Merdeka'' is the Indonesian word for freedom or independenc ...

. Jakarnaval has been included in the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism's annual calendar of tourism events. The carnival always gets great interest from both the community and special actors of arts and culture. It usually displays an art parade followed by a float parade. The carnival parade displays different community and cultures of Indonesia. Some foreign embassies based in Jakarta also participate the Jakarnaval parade to represent respective countries culture.

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