Festival Style in Indonesia

Outfit guides for 2 Indonesian festivals, from We The Fest to Djakarta Warehouse Project.

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July–DecemberSeason

Indonesia has 2 festivals in this guide, spread across 1 city. They run in July and December, and festival-day temperatures range from 31°C (88°F) to 32°C (90°F), with nights down to 24°C (75°F). That range is the reason there is no single "Indonesia festival outfit". The answer changes by month and by site.

Every one of them run in real heat (28°C or more), where loose natural fabrics beat coverage and a brimmed hat does more than any garment. 1 carries a high rain risk, which makes waterproof footwear a requirement rather than a precaution.

The ground matters as much as the sky. You will find city streets and industrial site, which puts broken-in trainers or a low boot at the top of the list for most of these events. None of them have camping on site, so you are travelling in and out each day and the outfit has to survive the journey at both ends.

Stylistically the crowd here leans streetwear, y2k, kawaii and urban. Djakarta Warehouse Project is the largest of them at around 90,000 people, and it sets the tone the smaller ones react to. None of that is a dress code. It is what you will see, which is worth knowing if you would rather blend in or deliberately not.

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Festival dressing in Indonesia: FAQ

It depends on which one and when. Festival days in Indonesia range from 31°C (88°F) to 32°C (90°F), with nights down to 24°C (75°F), so a light base plus one carryable warm layer covers most of them. 1 of these festivals have a high rain risk, so add a packable shell and waterproof footwear for those.

The festivals in this guide run in July and December. Exact dates are set by the organisers each year. Check the official site of the festival you are going to before booking travel.

Down to about 24°C (75°F) at the coldest of these festivals. That is cold enough that a jacket you can carry all day is worth the inconvenience.

Broken-in boots or trainers, and never anything new. You will walk 15.000 to 30.000 steps a day, and footwear is the only garment that can end your weekend early.