Before entering the main event, UKM Fest 2026 presents a series of pre-event which involves various groups of UKM’s, such as activities“A Day with the Sport and Health’s” which invites students to try various sports with Sports and Health cluster units, as well as “Issues Class x Arts and Cultures’s”which presents discussion classes from the APKM unit as well as interactive activities from the Arts and Culture units at Lapangan Cinta

The peak event of the 2026 ITB UKM Fest was held on March 7, 2026 through main event which took place in Lapangan Cinta and West Hall of ITB. In this activity, various units from three UKM groups presented an exhibition that showcased the identity and work of each unit, ranging from sports attributes, activity documentation, illustrations and comics, to educational infographics.

Apart from the exhibition, ITB's West Hall is the main stage for a series of art performances arranged in a storyline entitled “The Great Reboot”. This concept depicts a disruption in the ITB Student Council (KM ITB) server system, scattering pieces of "code" representing student units. Through various artistic performances, these pieces are then reunited to symbolize the importance of each unit's contribution to the student ecosystem.

Various arts and cultural groups enlivened the stage. The performance began with Apres! and continued with various traditional arts performances from regional cultural units, such as the ITB PSTK, which presented the Gambyong Pareanom dance accompanied by gamelan.liveThe stage then continued with performances from the Aceh Cultural Unit, Lampung Cultural Unit, Minangkabau Cultural Unit, and Sundanese Arts Circle.

In addition to traditional arts performances, the UKM Fest stage also featured modern performances from INFINITY ITB and the Korean Culture Club, which showcased traditional and modern dances. Various international cultural units, such as the Japanese Cultural Unit, the Chinese Cultural Unit, and Genshiken, enlivened the event with performances that combined international cultural elements with student artistic expression.

One of the collaborative performances that was highlighted was the collaboration between the Riau Malay Cultural Unit and the ITB Student Orchestra which performed Gincu Merah Muda Dance accompanied by orchestral music, this collaboration is a powerful symbol of the spirit of inter-unit synergy that is at the heart of UKM Fest.

Until early 2026, there were recorded 88 active UKM’s at ITB representing the diverse interests and talents of students. UKM Fest serves as a platform to bring together this diversity and showcase the dynamics of collaborative student activities on campus.

The head of the ITB Achievement Development Sub-Directorate, Muhammad Yoga Permana, emphasized that UKM activities are an important space for students to develop various competencies outside of academics.

“UKM Fest shows that ITB students are not only capable of doing complex problem solving, But they also possess creativity, collaboration skills, and high resilience. To perform even a few minutes on stage, the training process can take months," he said.

He also encouraged students to actively participate in student activities as part of their self-development process while studying on campus.

Through UKM Fest, various student activity units at ITB not only showcase their identity and work, but also strengthen the collaborative, creative, and dynamic student ecosystem on campus.