Bacolod City gears up for the 'bigger' Bacolaodiat Festival 2023 | Feb 9-11
Experience the grandest Chinese New Year celebration in Bacolod City as it hosts the Bacolaodiat Festival from Feb. 9 to 11. With a PHP5 million financial boost from the city government, this year's festival promises to surpass all previous editions. Join the Lunar Music Festival, Lantern and Street Dance competition, and the traditional Night in the Middle Kingdom cultural show for a memorable experience. Don't miss out on the return of this grand cultural event after a two-year hiatus.
Cosmic Music Fest opens at Bacolod Tourism Strip visayandailystar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from visayandailystar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The official logos of the Masskara Festival 2022 (left) and the Panaad Sa Negros Festival. BACOLOD CITY - As part of the much-awaited return of this city's Masskara Festival in October, the venues of the festivity will be expanded to include the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here. The site is home to the Panaad sa Negros Festival, Negros Occidental's "festival of all festivals" held in April each year, which took a respite for three years since 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Friday Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has requested if the province could prepare the Panaad Park and Stadium for the Masskara Festival slated from October 1 to 23. "By order of Governor (Eugenio Jose) Lacson, the construction (at Panaad) is being fast-tracked so we can meet the deadline," he told reporters. Diaz said booths of various local government units (LGUs) would be opened and various