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Traditional art born and developed in the life of the traditional society as a support the existence of the arts. Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis” in Pucung village, Balongpanggang sub district, Gresik regency is one of traditional art organization that still exist until now. This art combined a number of elements of art such as music art, motion, makeup, the fashion, and sound. Those elements such are containing the hidden meaning inside. Hence the problems that were studied is how history of the establishment of arts organization a Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis”, how the arts performances of a Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis”, and what does the hidden meaning inside in art organization a Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis”. The purpose of this research to add study insight associated with art organization Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis”, so researchers will recognize meaning contained in the music. A method used in this study is descriptive method with a qualitative approach, which uses the technique data collection by means of observation and interview. Researchers used interpretative symbolic theory of Clifford Geertz by approach textual in analyzed data. The result of this research is an organization art a Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis” standing in the ± 1955. In 2010 until now, this organization is being led by Mr Mustahip. The form of art performances organization a Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis” which is held during the daytime from 1 pm-5pm and night from 8.30 p.m.-01.00 gmt . The difference performances by day and night are the time and place performances. The meaning inside in an art a Kincak Kuda Kincak “Sekar Manis” are the clothing, movement, makeup, music, property, song, pray, characters, and the offerings. The Padang Bulan and Sholawatan songs reflected the value of Islamic value that can alert everyone to our Lord. All the offerings should be complete because including demand related to all things (ubor rampe), in order to avoid undesirable event.