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Yogyakarta to celebrate anniversary with Malioboro Coffee Night
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One of Yogyakarta’s most popular destinations, Jl. Malioboro, is set to host the Malioboro Coffee Night on Oct. 2. (Shutterstock/File)
One of Yogyakarta’s most popular destinations, Jl. Malioboro, is set to host the Malioboro Coffee Night on Oct. 2.
The event is part of a partnership between Yogyakarta Archipelago Coffee Lovers Community and Yogyakarta administration to commemorate two the city's 261st anniversary and International Coffee Day that fall on Oct. 7 and Oct. 1, respectively.
Themed "Coffee, Culture and Industry", the event will kick off at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. and feature 40 participating tenants from Yogyakarta, Kulonprogo, Bandung, Jakarta, Cianjur, Aceh, Flores, Medan and Papua.
“The main highlight of this event is kopi tubruk [literally means collision coffee]. It will highlight not only coffee shops, but also coffee farmers and the industry itself,” said Yogyakarta Tourism Agency head Yunianto Dwi Sutono.
“The strong coffee culture in Yogyakarta will attract coffee lovers from all over the world, especially since Malioboro serves joss coffee, which is a unique coffee drink where hot charcoals are plunged into the drink,” said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya.
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The event also seeks to educate visitors several techniques of coffee making that they can do at home.
Visitors can also expect to be entertained by street music performances and exhibitions of cartoon artworks and sculptures, as well as visit a photobooth presented by Café 80 Bocor Alus.
As part of the city’s anniversary, Yogyakarta will also host Sapa Jogja Street Sculpture on Oct. 3 where art installations will be showcased in the Kotabaru area.
“A total of 17 tourist villages will take part in Grebeg Pasar event at the XT Square for one full day on Oct. 5,” said Yunanto.
Yogyakarta is said to also invite 25 mayors who are members of Indonesian City Administrations Association to join Jogja Fam Trip where they will meet with travel agents.
“For the finale, the event will host Wayang Jogja Night Carnival on Oct. 7, which will start at 6 p.m. and be paraded across Yogyakarta’s street arts from Jl. Sudirman to Kleringan Yogya,” added Yunianto. (kes)
