Sunday (09/15/2019) to coincide with the Solo Car Free Day event, the Culture Office held a Kirab 1001 Keris event which was participated by thousands of participants, namely Empu Keris, Financial institutions, Banks, Tourism Awareness Groups, Universities, DPRD, Muspida, KPU, Bawaslu as well as regional apparatus of the City Government. The carnival procession starts at 07.00 am marked with the arrival of the Keris Kyai Tengara by the Mayor of FX. Hadi Rudyatmo. The Keris Kyai Tengara is a keris with diamond and gold gifts given by President Joko Widodo to the Keris Nusantara Museum in Solo since 2017. The Keris Kyai Tengara has five curves, the prestige of winegkon with winged liman ornaments. Luk 5 in the keris is a symbol of the life of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) which symbolizes Pancasila. Whereas winegkon means someone who owns or carries the keris when becoming a leader is able to protect his people. Winged Liman ornament / means an intelligent animal elephant, but this is a winged elephant, so it means that intelligence can develop, leading in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). During the procession with the route Loji Gandrung – Slamet Riyadi street – Museum street – Bhayangkara street to the Keris Museum accompanied by the Mongolian gamelan music, adding to the sacred atmosphere. The purpose of the carnival is to invite community members to be able to preserve and care for the legacy of the ancestors. Keris is a world heritage that has been recognized by the world through UNESCO since 2005. Mayor of Surakarta, FX. On this occasion, Hadi Rudyatmo hopes that the keris parade can be held every year in order to support Solo as a cultural city. “We as conservationists and guardians of the nation’s heritage, the keris heirloom. This is a shared responsibility to realize the Solo City of Culture,” he said. Kirab 1001 keris is a useful follow-up for the community to improve and promote the tourism destinations of the keris museum, said the Mayor.