The Bacolod City Masskara Festival 2008 Schedule is out! And because this years Bacolod Charter Day falls on a Sunday, everything has changed. This year we will get to see street dancing competitions on a weekday. This is because October 19 is Bacolod’s day and as such the day is only reserved for civil military parade, no street dancing even if it falls on a weekend. Check out the schedule below. More detailed activites will be added as soon as the full schedule is released by the Bacolod Masskara Organizing Team. The official music of Masskara 2008 is yet to be released.
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Mayor Evelio Leonardia recently signed an executive order creating an organizing committee for the 70th Charter Day Anniversary on October 19, a City Hall press release said.
The celebration is very special and significant, and the holding of the 29th MassKara Festival is a prelude to an anticipated grand occasion when the festival becomes 30 years old in 2009, the executive order said.
The committee was formed to ensure the historic celebration should involve a multi-sectoral participation from the government and the private sectors, the press release said.
Chairman of the committee is the mayor, vice chairman is Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, while Vice Chairman for the Masskara Festival is Eli Tajanlangit.
The vice chairmen are expected to immediately organize committees and coordinate with the mayor on the 70th Charter Day celebration activities, the press release added.*
Source: Visayan Daily Star
Getting a decent place to stay during a festival is not easy. I have also experienced this several times before when I went to the Dinagyang Festival. And for those who have been emailing me about the accomodations in Bacolod City for the upcoming Masskara Festival 2011, Here’s a list I have compiled from the Bacolod City website. While the Silver Masskara Foundation is still finalizing the official schedule of activities of Masskara, which is going to be on October 1-19, 2011 browse through the list from the 5-star hotels down to the pension houses and resorts. Go and make early reservations now as rooms in Bacolod is always fully booked during the fiesta season.
