Jakarta’s Songkran and weekend line‑up

Jakarta’s weekend calendar is splitting between a Thai embassy festival on Saturday, April 18, and concerts, football and fun runs through Sunday, April 19. (detik.com) (koran-jakarta.com) The Royal Thai Embassy in Jakarta is hosting “Our Songkran: Experience Thailand in Jakarta” from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Western Indonesia Time on April 18 at Jalan DR Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung Kav. 3.3, Mega Kuningan. (detik.com) (thaiembassyjakarta.com) The event is free, but the embassy said registration that opened on April 2 has closed because slots were limited and handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Confirmed registrants were told to check email, including spam folders, and reply before being added to a private WhatsApp group for updates. (detik.com) Detik reported the festival is being pitched as a way to experience Thai culture in Jakarta without flying to Bangkok, with the embassy using its Mega Kuningan compound as the venue. The embassy’s location in Jakarta’s business district also puts it near TransJakarta, the Jakarta Light Rail Transit line and central roads into South Jakarta. (detik.com) (thaiembassyjakarta.com) For public transport, Detik listed TransJakarta Corridor 6 and routes 5F, 6D, 6H and 6K as options, with nearby stops including Departemen Kesehatan, Pos Polisi Satrio, Kuningan City, Mega Kuningan and ITC Kuningan. It also pointed visitors to LRT Jabodebek’s Kuningan station and MRT Jakarta stations at Bendungan Hilir or Setiabudi Astra for the last leg into Mega Kuningan. (detik.com) Outside the embassy grounds, Koran Jakarta listed Clash of Legends at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on April 18, with Barcelona Legends facing DRX World Legends in an exhibition match. The paper said the lineup includes Ronaldo Nazario and Alessandro Del Piero. (koran-jakarta.com) The same Saturday also brings CNBLUE’s “3LOGY” world tour stop to ICE BSD Hall 1 in Tangerang and MONSTA X’s “The X: Nexus” show to The Kasablanka Hall in South Jakarta. Koran Jakarta also listed The Prodigies Amadeus Symphony at Aula Simfonia Jakarta in Kemayoran. (koran-jakarta.com) Sunday shifts toward participatory events, led by the Jakarta Music Run Festival at Taman Impian Jaya Ancol. Koran Jakarta said the April 19 event is a 5-kilometer run with music zones including rock, 1990s hits and electronic dance music. (koran-jakarta.com) (activ.id) Koran Jakarta also listed the Haier Women’s Day Run at Plaza Timur Gelora Bung Karno on April 19 as a 10-kilometer race tied to International Women’s Day and Kartini Day commemorations. That leaves Jakarta with a weekend schedule spread across South Jakarta, Central Jakarta, North Jakarta and neighboring Tangerang. (koran-jakarta.com) By Sunday night, the city will have moved from embassy queues and transit stops in Mega Kuningan to stadium seats, concert halls and finish lines. The common thread is simple: April 18 and 19 are packed enough that Jakarta residents will likely choose one lane, not all of them. (detik.com) (koran-jakarta.com)