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The 2025 Manakarra Fair will return to the Maleo Town Square in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi Province. The event ran for three days during July 11–13, 2025.
This year marks the fourth year that the Manakarra Fair has been included in the Tourism Ministry's Karisma Event Nusantara (KEN) calendar of cultural festivals.
Manakarrra Fair organizer Veronica Wijaya stated that KEN is a prestigious program featuring select events from across Indonesia.
"This year's Manakarra Fair has 'Treasure,' as its theme," said Veronica on July 10, 2025.
Veronica explained that Manakarra Fair 2025 focused on the cultural heritage of Sekomandi tenun ikat fabric from Kalumpang District, Mamuju Regency.
This traditional woven fabric is said to be the oldest of its kind in the world, dating back 480 years. To further introduce the fabric, the committee has created a Sekomandi Mini Museum and Art Gallery at the festival.
Visitors could directly observe the process to produce the ikat, from spinning, drying, dyeing, and weaving. At the end of the gallery, a digital experience was available as a photo spot.
"To complement the application of Sekomandi ikat weaving in everyday life, we are holding a Fashion Parade featuring representatives from elementary school students throughout Mamuju, renowned West Sulawesi designer Awhy Syahreza, and VEFLO fashion house," concluded Veronica.