PESTA MERKADA 2026 - Amsterdam's Indonesian Independence day celebration

Tickets hier: https://serumpun-kolektif.weticket.io/pesta-merdeka-2026/shop

Serumpun Kolektif is back with the 4th edition of Pesta Merdeka, Amsterdam's Indonesian Independence Day celebration — and this year, we're going deeper to foster our memories of the people's movement.
📅 16 August 2026, 13:00–23:00
📍 Cafe Warung Pas, Amsterdam
A full day of pesta rakyat awaits:🪁 Classic Independence Day games (with prizes!)
🎤 Karaoke
🍢 Food & bazaar
🎨 Workshops — jamu mocktail making & banner-making
🎧 Live music & DJ sets
💃 Pesta Kwir — ballroom arms performance featuring hipdut & funkot music.*NEW THIS YEAR*:
🤓 Panel discussion with progressive political exiles and researchers on Indonesia's social and grassroots movements.Melestarikan Api Akar Rumput (Preserving the Fire of the Grassroots Movements)While celebrating our freedom, we reflect on what it means back home today. As fascism rises, historical amnesia has become a symptom, land grabbing intensified and marginalized communities are pushed further to the edge. We believe genuine liberation still has to be fought for and fostered.Merdeka untuk semua — Liberation for all. 
“𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝓊𝓉 𝓊𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃”Wiji Thukul (Cultural Worker and Activist)