Indonesia hosts various cultural and entertainment festivals throughout the year, showcasing its rich cultural diversity.

Indonesian film and television have experienced significant growth in recent years, with many critically acclaimed movies and TV shows being produced. Some popular Indonesian films include:

Designers like and Ivan Gunawan have made traditional sarong and batik cool again, worn by politicians and pop stars alike. Music festivals like We The Fest (WTF) and Java Jazz are fashion runways where concert-goers blend vintage Levi's with hand-dyed Ikat fabrics.

Indonesian film has moved beyond its local borders, with genres like horror and gritty action gaining global acclaim.

The screen flickered to life, not with the usual Jakarta glamour, but with the grainy, rain-streaked view of a kaki lima cart. Dewi, a 45-year-old former soap opera star, adjusted her phone. She was live on Berkibar , Indonesia’s hottest short-video app.

– For decades, the world’s gaze upon Southeast Asian pop culture has been firmly fixed on the Korean Wave (K-pop) or the Thai horror renaissance. But a tectonic shift is underway. Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and a powerhouse of digital consumption, is no longer content to be just a market for foreign content. From a booming local music scene to the global dominance of Little Devils and a film renaissance that has shocked Cannes, Indonesian entertainment has entered its long-promised golden age.

Kiky hated the Ambyar Dance. It was a viral move from East Java—slow, melancholic wrist-twists that signified broken heartedness, usually set to campursari music. But it had been co-opted by everyone, from presidential candidates to insurance salesmen. Reluctantly, he leaned into the camera, let his face go blank, and twisted his wrists. The live comments exploded with fire emojis. “Ambyar, mas!” they screamed.