sekaten

Sekaten is held to commemorate the Prophet of Muhammad SAW’s birthday. In Sekaten celebration there are various shows and souvenirs sale and also various handicrafts. The visitor can also see the palace’s heirlooms exhibition which located in Surakarta palace exhibition. The peak of the Sekaten celebration is turning up of Gunungan from Surakarta palace to the Great Mosque (Grebeg Maulud)