Cultural festivals have a strategic position because the ethical values of culture can bind the social cohesion of society. As a cultural articulation, cultural festivals are a conception of a shared space to achieve positive impacts in every element of life-social, cultural, economic, and tourism. Therefore, this paper reviews the systematic sustainability of the Reog Ponorogo cultural festival. The systematic sustainability of the Reog Ponorogo national festival becomes a moment in increasing awareness of cultural ethical values, social cohesion, and the impact of increasing the economy based on community creativity. This research method uses a systematic literature review (SLR) mechanism to find correlation points between complementary research findings, both for the present and the future. The selection of research data comes from several scientific journal archives found in the Google Scholar space which are sorted by several criteria such as sustainability and potential of the Reog Ponorogo art. The assumptions of this research show that there are several relevances that can link the human life system through the Reog Ponorogo cultural festival. In addition, sustainability in cultural mechanisms contributes to building opportunities for community creativity based on economic improvement.