Host an Event

Bring your event to Indonesia.

The fourth most populous country on earth, a public that fills stadiums for badminton, football and motorsport alike, venues built for the Asian Games and a FIFA World Cup, and a ministry that will sit at the table with you from the first call. This page explains what Indonesia offers international event owners, and how to start.

Why Indonesia

An audience, a stage and a government behind you

284MPeople, the world's fourth largest population and a sport-obsessed one
140,324Spectators at the 2025 MotoGP weekend at Mandalika
15.4MInternational visitor arrivals in 2025, up 10.8%
4International airports next to the calendar venues, with direct flights from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Australia
Track Record

Delivered, and already booked

Continental Games, world championships across five sports, a FIFA World Cup and world-championship motorsport, with the next world-level events confirmed through 2029.

Delivered

What Indonesia has hosted

  • AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026, Jakarta (Indonesia runners-up)
  • World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2025, Indonesia Arena, the first in Southeast Asia
  • F1H2O World Championship and UIM Aquabike at Lake Toba, 2023 to 2025
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 in Jakarta, Bandung, Surakarta and Surabaya
  • FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, co-hosted at Indonesia Arena
  • MotoGP Grand Prix of Indonesia every year since 2022, WorldSBK 2021 to 2023 and Formula E in Jakarta 2022, 2023 and 2025
  • Asian Games and Asian Para Games 2018, Jakarta and Palembang, 45 and 43 nations
  • Indonesia Open, a BWF Super 1000, every June since 1982
Awarded 2026 to 2029

What is coming

  • FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, Jakarta and Bandung, 24 September to 5 October
  • MotoGP Grand Prix of Indonesia 2026, Mandalika, 9 to 11 October
  • BWF Sudirman Cup 2027 and Thomas and Uber Cup 2028, Indonesia Arena
  • ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Championship 2027, Makassar
  • FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2027 and U18 Asia Cup 2028
  • FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2028 and FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2029

See the full calendar

Venues

Stadiums, arenas, circuits and open water

Availability and rates are agreed with each operator once an event is sanctioned.

77,193JakartaPPKGBK

Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium

The national stadium, rebuilt for the 2018 Asian Games as an all-seater. Home of Timnas Indonesia and the centrepiece of the 279-hectare Senayan complex.

30,000Cibinong, BogorPemkab Bogor

Stadion Pakansari

Timnas Indonesia's regular home ground, an all-seater opened in 2015 that hosted the 2018 Asian Games men's football final and the 2018 AFC U-19 final, an hour from Jakarta by toll road.

44,200Surabaya

Gelora Bung Tomo

East Java's main stadium and a FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 venue, in Indonesia's second city.

23,000PalembangJakabaring Sport City

Gelora Sriwijaya

The centrepiece of the 360-hectare Jakabaring Sport City, co-host of the 2018 Asian Games, with aquatics, shooting and a rowing lake on the same site.

22,700Bandung

Si Jalak Harupat

West Java's international stadium, a FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 venue and a host of the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, 30 minutes from Jakarta by the Whoosh train.

19,700Surakarta

Manahan

Hosted the semi-finals and the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023, in the city where Indonesia's first national games were held in 1948.

What we can do for you

One door into government

Hosting in Indonesia involves the national federation, two ministries, the National Olympic Committee and a host province. Kemenpora brings them to one table.

A single point of contact

The Ministry of Youth and Sport's Deputy for Sports Industry Development is your first call. It convenes the national federation, the Ministry of Tourism, the National Olympic Committee (KOI) and the host province's sport office for you.

Sanction and recommendations

Under the Sports Law (UU 11/2022) and its regulation (PP 46/2024), international championships are staged with the national federation and need government approval. We guide you through the federation recommendation, the ministry's approval and the police event permit.

Visas for athletes, officials and media

Athletes and team officials enter on the sports visit visa (index C8, 60 days, extendable), lodged online by the Indonesian host as guarantor. Journalists and broadcast crews use the C5 journalist visa with an invitation letter from the organizer.

Equipment in and out

Indonesia accepts the ATA Carnet, issued and guaranteed by Kadin Indonesia, for sports equipment, broadcast kit and exhibition material. Goods without a carnet can use customs temporary admission with duty exemption when re-exported.

Promotion through national channels

A listing on the Indonesia Sport Calendar and this site, and a path into the Ministry of Tourism's Karisma Event Nusantara programme, which curates and promotes 125 events a year through national tourism channels and industry partners.

Co-funding, case by case

There is no open grant scheme for foreign event owners. The ministry does co-fund world-level championships in Indonesia through the national federation, as it did for the 2025 world championships in climbing, surfing and gymnastics, and this is discussed once an event is sanctioned.

Before you apply

What we ask of an event

Eligibility

International events we support

  • Sanctioned or endorsed by the international federation or continental confederation for the sport
  • Staged in partnership with the Indonesian national federation (induk organisasi cabang olahraga)
  • Participants from at least three countries, or a mass-participation event with meaningful international entry
  • Enquiry at least 9 to 12 months before a championship, or 3 months before an event that only needs a calendar listing
  • A named organizing entity that can act as the Indonesian guarantor for visas and permits, or a partner that will
Rules to know

Sponsorship and compliance

  • Tobacco: branded tobacco sponsorship of media-covered events and tobacco products at public sports events are prohibited (Health Regulation PP 28/2024)
  • Betting and gambling: illegal in Indonesia; no betting sponsorship or branding of any kind
  • Alcohol: advertising is not permitted on broadcast and promotion is restricted; discuss activation plans early
  • Public events need a police permit (izin keramaian) with a participant list for foreign entrants; large events add a security plan agreed with the police
  • Broadcast and media rights, ticketing and data protection follow Indonesian law; we connect you with the relevant regulators
How it works

From enquiry to opening ceremony

Enquiry

Tell us about the event, the sport, the dates you have in mind and what you need. We reply within ten working days with a first view on feasibility and the right partners.

Kemenpora

Feasibility

A call with the ministry and the national federation on venues, dates against the national calendar, budget and the support that applies.

Kemenpora · National federation

Sanction and approval

The federation's recommendation and the ministry's approval under PP 46/2024; KOI is involved for Olympic-movement events and multi-sport games.

Federation · Kemenpora · KOI

Host city and venue

Agreement with the host province or city and the venue operator on dates, rates, security, medical and transport plans; a site visit is arranged.

Province · Venue operator

Permits, visas and customs

Police event permit, C8 visas for teams and C5 for media through the guarantor's e-visa account, and ATA Carnet or temporary admission for equipment.

Polri · Immigration · Customs

Promotion and delivery

Listing on the national calendar, Karisma Event Nusantara curation where eligible, and coordination with the province's tourism office on accommodation and transport for visitors.

Kemenpar · Province
Enquiry

Tell us about your event

Your enquiry goes to the Ministry of Youth and Sport. We reply within ten working days. Prefer to meet in person? Join the Indonesia Sports Summit in Jakarta, 11 to 13 September 2026.

Your details are used only to respond to this enquiry and are stored securely by the Ministry of Youth and Sport.

Resources

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