MAKASSAR – PT Festival Delapan Indonesia has officially released the date for the Makassar International Eight Festival and Forum (Makassar F8) in 2023.
Themed “Next Gen’ Treasure”, Makassar F8 will be held on August 23–27 2023.
And in accordance with the theme, Makassar F8, which has been held by the government since 2016 and officially managed by the private sector in 2019, will introduce historical cultural heritage packaged in a modern way to the next generation.
“Makassar F8 is a pride for the city as this grand event has been recognized nationally for many years. According to the theme, this is a cultural heritage for generation Z,” said Sofyan Setiawan, Director of PT Festival Delapan, Thursday (27/7).
This year’s Makassar F8 will feature eight creative economy sub-sectors including food and fruit, fashion, fiction writers, fine art, fusion music, film, folks, and flora and fauna.
It also will be a little different, because there will be no more concert ticket purchases worth IDR 200,000.
The concept was changed in the hope that all residents, especially Makassar City, can enjoy Makassar F8 as a whole.
“Only by paying IDR 20,000, visitors can enjoy F8 without exception. Including watching concerts,” he said.
The visitors, Wawan added, will also get a discount on the entrance fee of up to 50 percent if they bring two empty mineral bottles and exchange them at the registration site.
“So you only need to pay IDR 10,000 as long as you bring 2 empty bottles. This is a commitment to environmental issues. We invite people to protect nature,” he said.
He also explained that, to avoid crowds in the access area, Makassar F8 has provided 6 entry points. Four entrances to the main area and two emergency or emergency exits.
His party is also temporarily arranging parking pockets with PD Parking in order to maximize the accumulation of vehicles around the Makassar F8 area.
“We hope this year’s event will be even more successful. The point is, we always improve to be better,” he concluded.
