Lombok Annual Events 2025
Before going to Lombok you may want to know some of the events yearly, you will see in Lombok during your vacation, whether these events will seen or not, to make sure your vacation gets some information. Here some events you will find in Lombok every year.
MANDALIKA MOTOGP & WSBK RACE
The Mandalika Circuit has a length of 4,310 meters and has a total of 17 turns consisting of 11 right turns and 6 left turns. The mainline is not too long, 507 meters. This circuit has the characteristics of fast corners, where the racers are able to maximize the speed of their motorbikes
Mandalika has the characteristics of many unique corners, suitable for racers to overtake each other, this year will held many race on October 3 – 5, 2025. MotoGP. Here with the schedule events at mandalika circuit Lombok.
Current event calendar 2025 Pertamina Mandalika international Street (Lombok events)
- August: Asia Road Racing Championship
- October 3 – 5, 2025: Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP)
Peresean (Lombok Events)
Peresean is a tradition of fighting between two men from the Sasak tribe in Lombok. They use a rattan stick like a sword, and a shield made of buffalo skin called ende.
Fighters are only allowed to attack the opponent’s back and shoulders. As a companion, traditional musical instruments are played, such as gongs, drums, and flutes. Injured Pepadu will be treated with conventional medicine in oil that does not cause pain when applied to the wound.
The Presean culture has been known in Lombok society for generations. It was originally a traditional ceremony to celebrate the happiness of soldiers in the Lombok Kingdom when they win a war and a ritual ceremony to invoke the coming rain.
This event actually you can see on celebrating Independence Day on august 17, 2025
Bau Nyale (Lombok Events)
This culture is closely related to the Princess Mandalika legend. Local people believe that “nyale” is the incarnation of Princess Mandalika who is willing to sacrifice herself for the peace of her people.
She loves peace for all groups of people. She did not want to let down young nobles who put their hearts on her. Princess Mandalika consciously chose to throw herself into the sea, which then due to natural magic turned into the “nyale”.
Nyale is a type of sea worm, which is contested by all princes who could not marry Princess Mandalika This year Nyale festival, will be celebrated on February 10 till 11, 2025. Location at Seger beach and Tanjung aan beach.
Parade Ogoh Ogoh (Lombok Events)
Ogoh-ogoh Festival is a statue built for the Ngrupuk parade, which takes place on the eve of Nyepi day in Lombok. Ogoh-ogoh normally has the form of mythological beings, mostly demons. As with many creative endeavors based on Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy.
The main purpose of the making of Ogoh-ogoh is the purification of the natural environment of any spiritual pollutants emitted from the activities of living beings (especially humans). The forms of Ogoh-ogoh represent the Bhuta-Kala (Butha: eternal energy, Kala: eternal time)
The Ogoh-ogoh festival in Lombok this year will held on march 28,2025
Male’an sampi (Lombok Events)
Male’an Sampi is a traditional cattle race,The race is open to the public. It takes place during the festival held following the harvest.,
Male’an Sampi literally means to run or chase after (male’an) a cow or cattle (sampi).
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Ceremony at Mount Rinjani (Mulang Pekelem)
The beauty of Mount Rinjani, which is 3,726 meters above sea level in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, is not only about adventure.
Mount Rinjani, which is the third highest mountain in Indonesia, also has a ritual ceremony called Mulang Pekelem.
Mulang Pekelem tradition departs from the Torean trek gate to Lake Segara Anak, the place that becomes the highlight of the Mulang Pekelem ceremony, take place at segara anak lake held every year around month of November full moon.
The concepts is making sacrifices so that nature is clean of evil forces, and humans can live in harmony. Participant carrying out processions or bringing offerings
