<![CDATA[The massive flow of socio-cultural globalization today poses a challenge of cultural homogenization, which has the potential to cause deculturalization and an identity crisis in society. However, socio-cultural globalization also presents benefits that can support the preservation and optimization of local wisdom. The purpose of this research is to analyze and describe socio-cultural globalization and its relevance to the Labuhan Merapi tradition as a multicultural educational space for society. This research employs a qualitative approach with a library research method to identify and analyze various relevant literature on globalization, Labuhan Merapi, and multicultural education. Next, data analysis is carried out using the Klaus Krippendorff analysis model, and its credibility is strengthened through source triangulation. The results of the research indicate that socio-cultural globalization has encouraged the "kraton" to collaborate with local society in making the Labuhan Merapi tradition a multicultural educational space characterized by two key aspects. First, the Labuhan Merapi procession is reinterpreted as a space for the actualization of tolerance and "cooperation" that symbolizes vertical-horizontal harmony. Second, the Labuhan Merapi procession emphasizes functionality as a tourism commodity that introduces local cultural identity and its role in multicultural education for the wider society. From here, socio-cultural globalization can provide advantages in helping to overcome the challenges of cultural homogenization as long as its potential is utilized appropriately.]]>
