TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The 2018 Malang Flower Carnival (MFC), which slated to take place on Sunday, September 16, would feature different concept than carnivals in other regions. The initiator and organizing committee head Agus Sunandar said 2018 MFC would display fashion character of the participants.
The costumes, Agus said, would utilize 75 percent of flowery ornaments and its fabric should be made from recycled material as to support environmental conservation.
“Recycled materials can be easily found in Malang areas,” he said during a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday, September 4.
Malang Flower Carnival would be held throughout Jl. Ijen, Malang City.
According to Agus, public boredom on carnival could be stem by creativity and innovation as well as constant promotion. “Besides, Malang Flower Carnival will develop costume play themed wayang to make it different than the other ones,” he added.
In its eighth year, the event was supported by Cultural and Tourism Agency of Malang City and Tourism Ministry. 2018 MFC would highlight Eksotika Bunga Nusantara or the exoticism of archipelago flower as to promote Malang as the city of the flower.
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