Pangandaran Regency is rich in culture and art that have not been published, so that many Indonesian people do not know. Pangandaran distinctive cultures being preserved and introduced to the public currently are Ronggeng Gunung (typical culture of Pangandaran Regency), the ocean, the leuweung celebration and the charm of the coastal full moon. The Pangandaran Regency Government cooperates with Kompepar (tourism driving community) in disseminating information on the potential of both nature and culture that can provide a positive image about Pangandaran as a world tourist destination. For this reason, the Cultural Community in Pangandaran cooperates with the government in order to control the administration of arts environment groups. The government has a role to play in providing recommendations for whether or not a cultural group is given an art operational permit. The research method used in this study is the descriptive method via qualitative data. This descriptive research aims to describe what currently applies. Inside it, there are efforts to describe, to record, to analyze and to interpret the conditions currently happening or existing. In other words, this descriptive study aims to obtain information about existing conditions Pengandaran is prepared to be one of the tourist destinations, both natural (natural) based tourism and local cultural based tourism. For that reason, the Pangandaran Regency Government cooperates with cultural communities in the Pangandaran area to collaborate in the fields of publication, art fostering and organizing cultural events to attract the attention of outside communities. Cultural communities in the Pangandaran region play a role as preservers of Pangandaran’s unique cultural arts including seni badud, tradisi hajat laut, hajat leuweung, pesona pesisir pantai, seni ronggeng gunung through cultural events held in collaboration with the Pangandaran Regency government.
Kata kunci: cultural community, tourist destinations, local culture, cultural tourism