Masskara Festival 2006 Schedule
Posted on September 18, 2006
Kari na sa Bacolod, magdala sang maskara, kag magsinadya kita! (Come to Bacolod, bring your masks, and we’ll have some fun!)
This is the usual chant that you can hear from the Ilonggo people of Bacolod City, Philippines. Talk about parties and they know how to do it, Ilonggo-style. Streets will be closed for vehicles, large boomboxes will be placed on the streets. Non-stop dancing day in and day out. On the other end of the street is a wide array of foods and booze, while on the other end of line is the fairground and carnival for the young and young-at-hearts.
And who doesn’t love the Masskara Festival?
The Philippines’s most colorful festival is set to take centerstage once again on October 20-22, 2006 during the three-day street-dancing competitions. Aside from these, there are also other activities lined up until the grand highlights of the festival. Here are just some of the activites you should not miss during the Masskara Festival:
October 15 - Miss Masskara Beauty Pageant
October 18 - Countdown to Charter Day Grand Srteet Party. All intersections of Araneta Street will be lined with stages and showbands
October 19 - Bacolod Charter Day. Civic Military Parade in the afternoon
October 20 - Masskara Festival Streetdance competition (Schools Category)
October 21 - Masskara Festival Streetdance competition (Baranggay Category)
October 22 - Masskara Festival Streetdance competition (Open Category)
The Masskara Festival has been invited to perform in several key cities in the country including Manila, Iloilo Davao, and Bohol. They have also danced their way to Singapore during the Chingay Festival. It was a proud moment not just for the Bacoleños, but for the entire Filipino nation, when they won the top prize in the 2004 World Tourism Festival in Shanghai, Chaina. They also won the Best Foreign Contingent Award during the 2005 Midosuji Festival in Japan.
For those who are currently based in Metro Manila, get the chance to see them perform Live at the Rockwell Tent during the opening day of the Negros Trade Fair this coming Friday, September 21, 2006.
To know more about the Masskara Festival, please check the Bacolod Masskara Festival site here
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Matagal ko nang pangarap ang makapunta sa Maskara festival. Kaso, ayaw akong payagan ng magulang ko, ang layo daw kasi…:(
Pero, pwede namang tumakas diba? hehehe
naku jhay. u shouldn’t miss this years masskara. ang dami mga bagong innovations. alam ko na yung iba pero id rather keep it to myself muna para suspense.
heheh
punta ka. contact me when you’ll push through. check mo pala cebu pacific kung may promo fares pa.
the Masskara festival is a very beautiful and colorful occasion. the problem is that some people use this as an excuse to use alcohol irresponsibly and ugly things happen. the city government should ban alcohol use during this event. i’m not trying to scare anyone, it’s just something that i think should be resolved for the sake of the tourists/visitors and for the image of the event.
jaypee,
i dont think this problem doesnt just happen in masskara alone. all other festivals alsohave these problem. i have even witnessed a scuffle one in another festival.
but based on the last 2 masskara festivals, i guess the police are now doing their job, lesser crimes during the night. and drunk peeps are sent to makeshift jails located around the city center.
I miss the City of Smiles! It’s been years since I last witnessed the Masskara festival. I wonder if a lot has changed since then.
hello hehehhehe karenkristie!!!! will go home for the masskara festival….and guess what…may mga officemate ata tayo na pupunta din
yeehaaa…
hi enrico….see yah
cathee!
puli ka man? ill be in bacolod oct18 -25 heheheeh
Hi Mare Butch,
How I wish I could go there on this Year’s Masskara. See you then.
Mare Elen
Hi Percy Torre,
Celebrate your b-day with the celebration of Masskara. I will be meeting you on that special day.
Prepare.
Hija
hi maganda talaga ang masskara!syang nga kc de me mkauwi sa oct. de ko ma injoyed ang masskarra sa bacolod