Before the stage lights came on and guests started arriving, one scene had already stirred up Canggu’s streets. A man boldly declared his feelings to a woman he’d just met, right in the middle of traffic. Drivers paused, bystanders got distracted, and the moment turned into an impromptu spectacle. That was the opening act of the Grand Opening of Kimnara Space, which reached its peak on September 26, 2026, through a launch night called “Sunset to Last Set” in Cepaka Village, Tabanan.
Kimnara Space shouldn’t be a new name to readers following COCO Social Fund’s story. The space already went through a melaspas blessing ceremony and a cultural open house before this. This grand opening marks the official chapter where the space opened fully to the public, held alongside the launch of Cepaka Learning Center at the same location.
You Merry Me: The Campaign That Stopped Traffic
Long before the main event, the Kimnara team had already been warming things up with a campaign called You Merry Me. Instead of putting up a billboard or dropping a formal teaser, they went with something bolder: filming a man declaring his love to a stranger on a busy Canggu street.
The reaction played out exactly as this kind of content intends. People stopped, watched, curious how it would end. The video closed with a question meant to spark comments: if you were the woman, would you say yes or run?
This theme choice wasn’t just chasing attention. The name Kimnara comes from the kinnara, a mythological figure across several Asian traditions portrayed as half-human, half-bird, and often depicted as an eternal, inseparable pair of lovers. You Merry Me captured that spirit in a much more grounded, funny way, far from the weight of mythology.
That guerrilla marketing approach makes strategic sense too. Content that sparks curiosity and invites comments tends to spread further than a straightforward event announcement. Residents who watched it happen live in Canggu, and viewers who caught the video later, both became part of the story building toward the Grand Opening of Kimnara Space.
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The Main Event: Sunset to Last Set
The peak of this whole sequence landed on Saturday, September 26, 2026, through a night called Sunset to Last Set. The name itself traces the event’s arc, from the early evening as the sun went down, through to late night as the music and entertainment kept going.
The night marked an important point of synergy between the business world and Cepaka Village’s local community. Vander Christian, Head of Cepaka Village and a representative of Coco Development, expressed deep appreciation for the Cepaka Village government’s consistent openness to strategic collaboration. He stated the company’s presence in the village reflects a genuine commitment to working with government at both the provincial and regency levels, delivering concrete solutions to regional issues, particularly plastic waste management in Bali.
The move was also designed to empower local labor and open new job opportunities, driving shared progress for villages hosting Coco Development’s property projects. The Grand Opening of Kimnara Space, in that light, isn’t just a one-night celebration. It marks a new chapter in community empowerment in Cepaka Village that has already been building through earlier programs.
Held alongside Cepaka Learning Center’s launch, the night also affirmed two sides of COCO Social Fund’s work at once: the community and lifestyle side through Kimnara Space, and the environmental and plastic waste processing side through Cepaka Learning Center.
Kimnara Space as a Space That Keeps Evolving
This grand opening adds another chapter to Kimnara Space’s long journey. A space first blessed through a melaspas ceremony, then introduced through a cultural open house featuring the Sekar Jagat and Cendrawasih dances alongside local UMKM food, has now officially become a fully public space.
This pattern shows how a place can carry many layers of story before it fully “arrives.” Every stage, from traditional ritual to a playful street campaign in Canggu, adds depth to Kimnara Space’s identity as part of the ecosystem COCO Social Fund has built in Cepaka Village.
Value for Social Foundations in Bali and Educational Tourism
For other social foundations in Bali looking to build a similar community space, the way Kimnara Space promoted its grand opening offers a useful example. Combining a formal event involving village government with a creative campaign aimed at younger audiences on social media shows that promoting a social program doesn’t have to feel stiff.
For any company or partner weighing a CSR program in Bali, launching Kimnara Space alongside Cepaka Learning Center also demonstrates how a commercial space and an environmental program can stand side by side. Down the line, this combination could position Cepaka Village as a complete educational tourism destination, where visitors can enjoy Kimnara Space’s atmosphere while learning about plastic waste processing right next door.
Closing Thoughts: One Night, Many Layers of Story
Grand Opening Kimnara Space proves that launching a public space can start anywhere, even from a small commotion in the middle of a Canggu street. From the You Merry Me campaign that sparked laughter and curiosity, to the Sunset to Last Set night that brought village government and developers onto the same stage, everything led to one space now officially open to anyone.
Kimnara Space has moved through many chapters to reach this point. The grand opening isn’t a finish line. It’s an invitation for more people to come, see it for themselves, and become part of a story that keeps unfolding in Cepaka Village.
