The Yogyakarta Sultanate is holding a temporary exhibition titled "Hamong Nagari: Aparatur Nagari Yogyakarta" from Mar. 8 to Aug. 17, 2025. The exhibition is held at the Kagungan Dalem Kedhaton (center of the Yogyakarta sultan's palace) of the Yogyakarta Palace and was inaugurated on Mar. 7, 2025 at the Kagungan Dalem Pagelaran (performance venue of the sultan's palace) at the palace.

The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) Government is trying to attract tourists by holding various events. One of them is Jogja Fashion Week (JFW), the oldest fashion event in Indonesia. DIY Industry and Trade Office Head Yuna Pancawati stated the DIY Government seeks to encourage tourist visits to DIY amid government austerity stipulated in Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 1/2025.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Yogyakarta Special Region recorded the province's export value surging by 14.24 percent month-to-month (mtm) and 26.3 percent year-on-year (yoy) to US$59.35 million in December 2024. The data was conveyed by BPS Yogyakarta Head Herum Fajarwati during BPS Yogyakarta's Official Statistics News release at its office's Truntum Room on Feb. 3, 2025.

Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta is back with an exhibition that aims to highlight and reintroduce the history and role of paper in human civilization.

The Yogyakarta Sultanate held the Hajad Dalem Labuhan ceremonies at Parangkusumo Beach, Bantul Regency and Mount Merapi, Sleman Regency on Jan. 30-31, 2025. Thousands of local and foreign residents and tourists crowded and watched the procession.

As a form of support for arts and culture that are an important part of sustainable tourism, Travelxism is proud to announce its collaboration as a media partner for a theater performance entitled "Punakawan Pensiun: When I'm Tired of Being Ordinary".

The annual music festival Ngayogjazz 2024 returned this year. The 18th edition of the festival was held in Kalimundu Hamlet, Gadingharjo Subdistrict, Kapanewon Sanden, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region on Nov. 16, 2024.

No less than 250 rubber industry players from 13 countries that include, among others, Malaysia, Cote d'Ivoire, and France, met at the International Rubber Conference 2024 in Yogyakarta from Nov. 19-21, 2024. On the first day, they highlighted various issues regarding natural rubber. One of them is the ongoing rubber disease outbreak that has yet to be cured and is gradually affecting global production, including in Indonesia.