Semarang, C Java (ANTARA News) - A total of 1,500 people have confirmed to participate in the Semarang Night Carnival which will take place on April 28, 2012, culture and tourism official has said.

The participants in the Semarang Night Carnival 2012 will be among others the athletes of Pencak Silat (self-defense arts), Indonesia Chef Asosiation (ICA) and the police academy, the arts performance section chief of the city culture and tourism office, Taufan Yuristian said here on Friday.

According to him, the event rehearsal will be held on April 26 at 2.00 pm.

This year`s carnival participants should be at least the junior high school students instead of the primary school students as occured last year, Taufan said.

The Semarang Night Carnival 2012 will be opened by the city`s mayor Hendrar Prihadi.

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