TABANAN, DEWATA.NEWS – Nuanu Creative City will celebrate the Lunar New Year with a four-day cultural program taking place across its area from February 14 to 17, 2026. The celebration is designed as a multi-day, site-wide experience that blends performances, cultural processions, and public activities into the daily rhythm of Nuanu.
Rather than being centered in a single venue, the Lunar New Year program is presented in a micro-festival format, with activities spread across public spaces, gardens, and performance areas throughout the district. Visitors are encouraged to move between different locations, encountering performances and cultural moments as part of their journey through the area.
According to Nuanu’s Director of Brand and Communications, Ida Ayu Astari Prada, the approach reflects the way Nuanu integrates culture into its long-term development. “We build Nuanu through a series of cultural moments that are consistently present,” she said.
“By designing programs that are spread across the entire area, we create closer collaboration with artists and communities, while allowing different cultural expressions to exist within one ecosystem. In this way, culture is not only presented, but becomes part of everyday life at Nuanu.”
The open and pedestrian-friendly layout of Nuanu forms the foundation of this concept. The area limits fossil-fuel vehicles and is supported by public electric shuttle services connecting key zones. As a result, visitors experience the program primarily on foot, moving between nearby public spaces and venues.
Each evening, the Lunar New Year program will open with Barongsai and Barong Bangkung performances, marking the start of daily celebrations and setting a festive atmosphere across the area. Nighttime programs will be centered at the Labyrinth DOME, featuring intimate-scale performances and rotating music sessions.
Program highlights include Invisible Magic, a close-range performance by Hong Kong-based magician and performance artist Chen Ting, as well as DJ sets and atmospheric music sessions by Keigo Tanaka, Waxwood, Culcha Collective, and Roba Grow. Presented in an audience-close format, the evening programs focus on rhythm, sound, and shared presence, extending the celebratory atmosphere into the night.
Throughout the four-day event, the Labyrinth Art Gallery will host a tea-themed program featuring guided tea sessions and a curated tea exhibition. This program offers visitors a quieter cultural experience, inviting reflection on tea as a cross-cultural practice amid the broader festivities.
In addition, the Lunar New Year Cultural Showcase, scheduled for daytime to early evening on February 16 and 17, will activate public spaces with open and easily accessible performances. This daytime program complements the nighttime events and offers visitors an alternative way to experience the celebration.
Overall, the Lunar New Year program reflects Nuanu’s view of culture as a continuously developed process, rooted in place, shaped through long-term collaboration with artists, and supported by ongoing public engagement.