Jakarta Fair 2026 to feature large prayer room, aims for 6 million visitors
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Jakarta Fair 2026 will feature a large 1,000-square-meter prayer room for visitors.
- The event is scheduled for 32 days, from June 11 to July 12, 2026, with organizers targeting over six million visitors and Rp8 trillion in transactions.
- The fair will host around 2,800 participants, including many SMEs, and feature diverse products, entertainment, and musical performances.
Jakarta Fair Kemayoran (JFK) 2026 is set to enhance visitor experience with a new, expansive 1,000-square-meter prayer room located on the fourth floor of the JIExpo Central Commercial Building. This facility aims to accommodate the spiritual needs of Muslim visitors during the exhibition.
For this year, our Muslim friends at the Jakarta Fair this time, we will provide a prayer room with an area of approximately 1,000 meters on the 4th floor of the Central Commercial Building
Organizers announced that the Jakarta Fair 2026 will run for 32 days, from June 11 to July 12, a longer duration than the previous year. The event aims to attract over six million visitors and generate transaction values approaching Rp8 trillion, surpassing the 5.9 million visitors and Rp7.3 trillion recorded in 2025.
The fair will feature approximately 2,800 participants, with 45 percent being micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (UMKM). Attendees can expect a wide array of products from sectors including automotive, electronics, fashion, home goods, culinary, crafts, and services. Entertainment options will include music concerts, amusement rides, carnival parades, and fireworks displays.
We hope that this year the visitors will be above 6 million and perhaps the transactions will also be close to Rp 8 trillion, that's our target
Notable musical acts scheduled to perform include Slank, Hindia, Sal Priadi, Kotak, Tipe-X, The Changcuters, Fiersa Besari, Juicy Luicy, Superman Is Dead, Endank Soekamti, JKT48, and NDX AKA. The Jakarta Provincial Government views the fair as a key event in the city's 499th anniversary celebrations, expecting it to boost economic activity and draw visitors from across the country.
It is hoped that it can boost Jakarta's economic growth and become a magnet that attracts people from various regions to come to Jakarta
Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.