Bali is the island of a thousand cultures and arts with its own characteristics and uniqueness. To promote Bali’s arts and cultures, the provincial government of Bali holds a one-month-long cultural expo called Pesta Kesenian Bali (Bali Art Festival). It’s a much-anticipated event held every year at Denpasar. Since its inception in 1979, the Bali Arts Festival has been a part of Bali's identity. Its primary goal is to both maintain and promote Balinese cultural values. Both for tourists and for the younger generations. There will be parades, musical performances, dancing performances, and a slew of other events. In honor of the art and culture festival. Representatives from every Bali district and town are among the participants. Thousands of artists are proud to be a part of this massive event. Millions more, including locals and visitors, participate as spectators. Visitors will see customs from other Indonesian provinces in addition to Balinese arts. During the 2018 edition of the tournament. Representatives from Japan, Thailand, and India also participated in the art exhibition.

This year, Bali Art Festival held from 12 June until 10 July 2022 and kicked off the return of their full live program with an extraordinary parade on the streets of Denpasar, in front of the Bajra Sandhi Monument. The festival has a different topic each year in order to explore different creative concepts or cultural components, which lends some diversity to this cultural spectacle. "Danu Kerthi: Huluning Amreta" (Glorifying the Water of the Source of Life) is the subject for 2022, and it aims to raise awareness about the function and value of water in Bali. The majority of the events and performances take place at Denpasar's Taman Werdhi Budaya Arts Center, although the schedule also includes visits to the Indonesian Institution of Arts (ISI) Denpasar and the Bajra Sandhi Monument, among other locations in the Bali city. Painters and sculptors from all across the island were encouraged to contribute work based on the festival's subject of water as a source of life and creation. The works of 121 artists (47 hand-selected, 68 by open invitation) are now on show in the sites named. The art styles shown range from Kamasan, Batuan, Padangtegal, Pengosekan, Ubud, Keliki, Young Artist, Nyuh Kuning, Mas, Kerambitan, and Nagasepaha, demonstrating the diversity of Bali.