Jakarta Fair Kemayoran in Jakarta
Jakarta Fair Kemayoran traces to the first Djakarta Fair, held June 5 to July 20, 1968 under Governor Ali Sadikin, formalized as an annual event tied to Jakarta's June 22 anniversary. Now run by PT JIExpo at Kemayoran since 1992, the month-long fair combines a trade exhibition, retail bazaar, and entertainment concerts, making it one of Southeast Asia's largest fairs by duration and scale.
Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin's initiative to consolidate the city's scattered night markets produced the first Djakarta Fair, running from June 5 to July 20, 1968, opened with a symbolic carrier-pigeon release and drawing roughly one point four million visitors, with President Suharto himself in attendance at the opening.