122 ___________________________________________________________ DOI: https://doi.org/10.33258/lakhomi.v3i3.756 Abstract: Kuantan Singingi is one of the regencies in Riau province. It is rich in cultural arts, languages, customs, traditions, etc. One of them is the tradition of pacu jalur in Kuantan Singingi (a.k.a Rantau Kuantan). This tradition has existed for a long time and it is still exist until now due to the community of Kuantan Singingi still preserve it. As the result, the tradition of pacu jalur has a very high cultural values. Pacu jalur is a rowing regatta with traditional long boat typical of Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing). It held every year to celebrate the Independence day of Republic Indonesia and also includes traditional ceremonies typical of Kuansing. Pacu Jalur festival is a traditional festival emerged from a rich history of Kuantan Singingi and has survived various iterations for more than a century. The purpose of this study is to describe the tradition of Pacu Jalur in Kuantan Singingi, from the history of Pacu Jalur to the celebration of Pacu Jalur Festival, so that the outside community will know more about this tradition. Descriptive qualitative methods were used in this study. Observation, interview, and documentation were used to collect data. From this study, it can be concluded that there is a need to study revitalization of pacu jalur with the result whole processes, activities and arts related to pacu jalur activities are documented and are copyrighted as the tradition of Kuantan Singingi community, because this tradition is the great pride for them. Keywords: tradition; pacu jalur; history of pacu jalur Tradition of Pacu Jalur in Kuantan Singingi Sri Chairani 1 , Ria Asmeri Jafra 2 , Dian Meliza 3 1,2,3 Islamic University of Kuantan Singingi (UNIKS), Riau, Indonesia Email: srichairani1@gmail.com I. Introduction The tradition of Pacu Jalur is a festival of pacu jalur become a national event (Suwardi, 2007: 126). Pacu Jalur is the largest annual festival for the people of Kuantan Singingi, Teluk Kuantan, especially the people that stay in the area along the Kuantan River. This tradition is one of the proud traditions of the people of Kuantan Singingi Regency in particular and the people of Riau Province in general. The celebration of Pacu Jalur tradition is highly anticipated by the local communities or outside communities because it is only held once a year. However, due to the situation and conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world for almost three years, the culture of Kuansing, pacu jalur was also affected and stopped for two years. The reason is to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Riau, especially in Kuansing Regency. With the absence of pacu jalur tradition due to Covid-19 the last two years, it is a new history for the people of Kuansing. Because, from the Dutch era, the pacu jalur has always been held every year. The tradition of pacu jalur consists of 3 (three) parts, including: (1) Mini Pacu Jalur, which is followed by all sub-districts or villages of Kuantan Singingi, (2) Exhibition of Pacu Jalur, which is followed by all the regencies of Riau Province, Organizations, Agencies and Other Companies, as well as foreign parties who have pacu jalur (3) Traditional of Pacu Jalur,