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ALEGRIA FESTIVAL

2 DAYS, 1 HEART, INFINITE JOY ...

This year, Alegría returns more magical than ever — for the very first time as a two-day festival. We gather in our new home, the sacred grounds of Bambu Indah, where rivers, natural pools, saunas, and jungle beauty invite us to celebrate in harmony with the Earth.

Across three immersive stages, world-class artists from around the globe and the Indonesian archipelago will merge their rhythms and traditions. From tribal soul to cosmic beats, sacred songs to deep basslines, Alegría becomes a living prayer where music meets devotion, dance meets spirit, and diversity becomes our greatest teacher.

We are an alcohol-free and family-friendly festival, because joy itself is our medicine. Children are not just welcome — they are honored as the new souls guiding us forward. Families will find spaces to play, learn, and grow together, while the wisdom of indigenous voices and global artistry inspires us all to listen to the land, and to one another.

The Journey of Two Days

SURROUNDED BY THE
EARTH & JOY

Wednesday, December 31 2025

We begin in full bloom, with life-affirming music from all over the world. Bloom Day carries us on a journey — from soulful global sounds to vibrant, dance-filled energy that grows wilder as night unfolds.

As the moon rises, we transition into deeper rhythms, leading to a midnight explosion of joy: a collective celebration under the stars. Bloom Day is about expression, diversity, and the beauty of coming alive together — a feast of color, sound, and movement where every step is a prayer of celebration.

BLOOM DAY
Celebration in Full Color

ROOTS DAY
Grounding Connection

Thursday, January 1 2026

On the second day, we return to the roots — to the essence of what binds us. Roots Day invites us to slow down, to honor tradition, to listen deeply. Through ancestral music, earth-based practices, and communal rituals, we ground ourselves in the wisdom of the land and in each other.

It is a day to reconnect with balance, to nourish family and community, and to remember that joy is not only in the heights of celebration, but also in the grounding embrace of the Earth. Roots Day brings us back to what matters most: belonging, presence, and connection.

Line Up Of The
FESTIVAL

Where Music Meets the Earth

AWARE

CARLOS ROMERO

Where Minds Expand and Hearts Remember

ALEGRIA

Tounché is a platform planting the seeds of a new consciousness. Through our gatherings, we create spaces for open dialogue, empathy, and understanding. We encourage people to connect with each other on a deeper level, fostering relationships and strengthening communities. By hosting courageous conversations and offering safe spaces for honest exchange, we bridge divides and celebrate our diversity. Our purpose is to nurture communities of peace, places where hearts open, minds expand, and love prevails.

Tounché is an initiative by DIVINE INDWELLING

When Elders Speak:

Voices of Wisdom and Joy for a World in Transition

ROBIN LIM

Ibu Robin Lim, a Filipina-American midwife, 2011 CNN Hero of the Year, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat since 1995 providing free prenatal care and birthing to combat maternal mortality, converses on being joyful in a collapsing world.

PROF. LUH KETUT SURIANI

Prof. Luh Ketut Suryani, a Balinese psychiatrist and founder of the Suryani Institute for Mental Health, integrates traditional Balinese healing with modern psychiatry to address mental health stigma and community care. A professor emerita at Udayana University and former head of its Psychiatry Department, she pioneered shortened treatment protocols, village outreach to free the chained ill, and spiritual-hypnosis assisted therapy. As an Ashoka Fellow and author of works like Trance and Possession in Bali, she advocates for elder dignity, child protection through CASA, and post-disaster psychotherapy, embodying culturally rooted resilience and compassionate service

JANET DENEEFE

Janet deNeefe, Melbourne-born founder of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (2004) and Ubud Food Festival, restaurateur (Casa Luna, Indus), and author. She co-founded Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati to nurture creativity and resilience through emerging writers programs, literary awards, school outreach, the Ubud Village Jazz Festival, and the annual Ubud Art Market (Artisan’s Festival), which supports local artisans, preserves traditional crafts, and fosters economic independence.

BABAJI

Babaji, an Indian Sikh priest and kirtan singer with over six decades of devotional practice, performs alongside Jane Chen, founder of Saraswat Pavilion, a sound healer and performer, in a musical blessing. Having founded a Gurdwara in Ubud after traveling India and the Philippines, Babaji’s harmonious chants blend Sikh service with Balinese spirituality, complemented by Chen’s sound healing expertise, invoking divine presence and communal joy for the day ahead.

KADEK SUWAMBARA

Kadek Suambara, a seventh-generation Balinese priest, founder of Ambar Ashram since 1995, and the youngest person ever elected spiritual leader of his village at age 26, leads a laughter yoga (hasyayoga) embodiment session. Developed by Indian physician Dr. Madan Kataria in 1995, laughter yoga combines voluntary laughter exercises with yogic deep breathing (pranayama) and playful movement, triggering genuine laughter through group contagion. Now practiced in over 100 countries, it is grounded in the scientific principle that the body cannot distinguish between simulated and spontaneous laughter. Its philosophy positions laughter as a primal, non-cognitive pathway to presence, humility, and emotional release.

TEETEE WEISEL

Teetee Weisel, a Liberian elder and author of Manna from the Motherland (2004), shares her experience of the Liberian civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003), which killed over 250,000 people, displaced more than a million, and devastated the nation’s infrastructure and social fabric. She explores how Liberians reclaimed their joy through cultural resilience, communal solidarity, and spiritual strength in the aftermath of violence, displacement, and loss.

CHIRS WALKER

Chris Walker, a former corporate leader turned yoga teacher, speaker, and mentor based in Bali, delivers a poem or spoken word piece honoring elders’ presence at the festival and in the community. With a journey from West Coast California to London and Ubud, Walker embodies resilience through yogic philosophy and personal storytelling, inspiring humility and courage in the face of life’s uncertainties.

RICHARD QUINN

Richard Quinn, an elder and dedicated teacher of the Bahá’í Faith with decades of service in promoting its principles of global unity, justice, and spiritual education, offers restorative wisdom drawn from his governance and philanthropic experience in education and nonprofit sectors, including Indigenous scholarships. As a Bahá’í, he embodies the Faith’s emphasis on the oneness of humanity and the transformative power of service, sharing insights on how these teachings foster resilience, community harmony, and inner joy amid modern challenges.

DR. BOBBI

Dr. Bobbi Aqua, an elder with 45 years in Chinese and Functional Medicine, addresses what elders know about mortality that youth cannot yet see, why acceptance brings peace, how embracing impermanence increases joy, traditional rites of passage, ancestral wisdom, and the soulful dignity of aging. Based in Bali for 17 years, she founded a holistic acupuncture clinic at Bumi Sehat to serve underserved communities, emphasizing spiritual health as true medicine amid global crises.

CHOKAE KOLEKAE

Chokae’ Kalekoa, known as “Papa Witch,” a former actor on A Different World turned global spiritual guide, yoga coach, and meditation teacher, embodies endurance through rituals and self-care. With decades of practice since age 11, he leads space-clearing ceremonies and shares stories of transformation via his Mind Your Is-ness podcast, teaching acceptance, gratitude, and communal healing to counter burnout and sustain joy across cultures. They address hyperconnected burnout with silence, ceremony, nature medicine; what aging teaches; why elders report higher wellbeing; and lessons for younger generations.

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Where the land holds the rhythm, and the people bring the soul ...

SACRED GROUNDS

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Where the Land Holds the Rhythm, and the People Bring the Soul

Some places carry a pulse stronger than any stage could hold — places where creativity, culture, and community move as one. Alegría is such a place: not built on trends, but born from joy, reverence, and the courage to reimagine.

Here, artists and families, dreamers and seekers, gather not to escape the world but to shape it — dancing, learning, and celebrating together. What begins in these moments doesn’t stay behind; it ripples outward, shifting hearts, inspiring movements, and carrying the joy we create into the greater world.

Why Bambu Indah?

Because this land is alive. Bambu Indah is more than a venue — it is a living artwork woven from bamboo and tradition, standing in harmony with jungle, river, and rice fields. It is a place where nature is not backdrop but co-creator, inviting us to remember what it feels like to celebrate in connection with the Earth.

Here, treehouses turn into dance floors under the stars, natural pools become sanctuaries of renewal, and pathways wind into secret corners of wonder. To gather at Bambu Indah is to return to something timeless — where Balinese spirit and global community meet in a shared rhythm of joy.

Complete your festival journey with a stay that feels like home in nature ...

ACCOMODATION

WHISPERING HIDEWAYS

NEARBY

A Resting Place for Your Alegría Journey

Find your way to the nearby whispering hideaways—peaceful, soul-soothing places where time softens and the world moves in a gentle hush. These quiet stays offer a warm sense of grounding, perfect for those arriving to experience the heart-opening journey of ALEGRIA FESTIVAL 2026.

Just moments from the sacred grounds, these hideaways allow you to drift easily between rest and celebration. Across three vibrant stages, global and archipelagic artists weave rhythms that become a living prayer: music meeting devotion, dance meeting spirit, and cultures meeting with deep respect.

And when the music settles into the night sky and your heart is full, your nearby sanctuary awaits.

A place where breezes whisper soft stories through the trees, where mornings rise in golden calm, and where nights feel warm, safe, and full of possibility. Families will find gentle space to reconnect, children can rest after a day of play and discovery, and every soul can return to quiet comfort before stepping back into the celebration.

Here, in these hidden corners of rest, dreams settle easily, your energy replenishes, and the magic of Alegría continues to flow long after the stages fall silent.

Amidst the rhythms, rituals, and radiance of Alegría, Plastic Angels will weave a sacred space, a living art installation born from recycled plastic, symbolizing transformation and renewal. Festival guests will be invited to witness, touch, and even co-create, turning awareness into beauty, and celebration into purpose.

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Plastic Angels is a charity based in Bali that combines art, environmental activism and social impact. They transform plastic waste (collected from beaches and rivers) into large-scale art pieces, while supporting children from the Suwung trash-picker community living in extreme poverty.