Sinulog Festival

The week blurs by with days, evenings and nights of street festivals, singing competitions, midnight masses, puppet displays, firework displays, funruns, street parties, dance troops, parades and lechon feasts....

Everybody is in good spirits super friendly and hopeful of a good year ahead full of promise and hope.

The grand Sinulog street parade

The last day arrives which is one of the biggest days of the festival and from early morning people are out on the streets (possibly still from the street parties the night before). To watch the parade of performers who dazzle the crowds lining the roads with thier routines.

Costumes, music, fun and dancing fill the streets.

It is the day ofthe grand street parade display and judging of all the competing sinulog dance displays. The floats and dance troupes make their way around the city performing for the crowds as they go before arriving at the sports arena where the judges await them ... from the early morning until after sunset each group of dancers paraded in put on a great display then danced off into the night. Dozens of schools and universities from around the country in fantastic costumes entertain as they show off thier hard work in preparing for the big event.