IdeaFest 2026

IdeaFest is Indonesia's largest creative industries festival, and the 2026 edition marks its fifteenth year. It returns to the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan for three days under the theme ReHumanize — an argument for keeping people at the centre of innovation as AI accelerates, on the premise that empathy, intuition, creativity and cultural understanding are the qualities machines cannot replicate.

Co-chair Desy Bachir has framed the theme as a response to the pace of technological change, positioning the festival as a cross-industry discussion space rather than a technology showcase. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison backs the 2026 edition.

The programme spans conference stages, creative showcases, exhibitions and workshops, drawing speakers from advertising, design, film, music, technology and business.

For food lovers: JKTGO runs its Super Crazy Festival inside IdeaFest 2026. JKTGO is a Jakarta city-guide media brand that also organises some of the city's better-attended food festivals — its Crazy Burger Fest brought more than thirty burger vendors to Lippo Mall Kemang in July — so the food programming here is a genuine draw rather than standard event catering.

Tickets are sold through Loket. Doors from 10:00 WIB on the opening day.

Getting there: JCC sits in the Senayan complex in Central Jakarta, walkable from Istora Mandiri and Senayan MRT stations and well served by TransJakarta.