FESTIVALS AND GAIETY.

FESTIVALS AND GAIETY.

If there is one thing Filipinos do well, it is the Festival and street parade. These can be as spectacular as any Los Vegas stage show. One of the best known is the Masskara festival in Bacolod every last week in October.

The festival was born out of tragedy in 1980 when 700 lives were lost and an economic disaster hit at livelihoods. As a means to remind people to smile once again, Bacolod, the City of Smiles donned masks and the festival began.

Like all great events, you have to be there. To feel the overwhelming happiness and abandon of Filipino revelry put yourself in the thick of this stunning street theatre. The music can be exotic, erotic, primitive or inspiring and the visual precision of the dance troupes worth filming.

If you are with one of our guides for the festival he will make sure your experience covers more than street dance. There are parties to go to too if you know the right people.