I’ve attended several festival and most of them were famous and known to all people over the Philippines. I just hope that Pintaflores of San Carlos City at Negros Occidental would be popular as other famous festival in the Philippines. Colorful flora costumes and props, bright floral paint like tattoos marked on their faces and body, the dancing princess in her magnificent ballgown and aside from that, joyful cheers as trumpets and drumbeats can be heard while they sing, march and dance. The Pintaflores Festival celebrates on the day itself, unlike other festival, they move the dates on the...

One of the most awaited competition in the heart of Manila is the Manila’s Aliwan Fiesta. Manila’s Aliwan Fiesta is an annual competition of various street performers that dances during their town festivals. Competitors came from different provinces of the Philippines. From Luzon, Visayas and as far as Mindanao. Aliwan Fiesta Festival will be on April 12-14, 2012! So mark these dates! Manila’s Aliwan Fiesta is organized by CCP (Cultural Center of The Philippines), MBC (Manila Broadcasting Company) and the cities of Manila and Pasay. Aliwan Fiesta is divided into three categories: Cultural Street Dance...

Been asking friends from the City Hall of Makati City for Caracol Festival dates and thank God I receive the Festival date! Makati’s Caracol Festival will held on February 26 2012, Sunday! See you at 4pm at the corners of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue in Makati City. Oh by the way! here are my photos during Makati’s Caracol 2010! Everyone is invited to leave their cares behind, put on their body paint, masks and costumes of flowers, birds,fruits and endangered species and Caracol away! Caracol 2012, The Mardi Gras of Makati City’s “Save The Mother Earth” is sponsored by...

One of the most awaited awaited competition in the heart of Manila is the Manila’s Aliwan Fiesta. Manila’s Aliwan Fiesta is an annual competition of various street performers that dances during their town festivals. Manilenos  are so lucky to bring these festival performers here in Manila. They don’t need to travel that far just to witness these performers show their talent in acrobatic and grace in dancing. Competitors came from different provinces of the Philippines.  From Luzon, Visayas and as far as Mindanao. First performance held at the front of the fountain area of SM Mall of...

This is my first time to attend Kalibo’s Ati-atihan and my over all experience with the place is great. We would like to thank Ms Nina of RB Lodge Kalibo, Aklan and Enrico Dee of Byahilo.com for making us experience the Kalibo’s Ati-atihan Festival. What is Ati-atihan? Ati-atihan is a very well known and one of the oldest festival in the Philippines. Ati-atihan’s been active 200 years before the Spaniards came to the Philippines. The Ati-Atihan was originally a pagan festival from this tribe practicing Animism, and their worshiping their anito god. Spanish missionaries gradually...