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  1. Dartanian

    Dartanian DI New Member

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    Considering fly in from MNL

    When are festivals in DUM??
     
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    MAY

    19-28 SANTACRUZAN / KABULAKAN FESTIVAL
    The Santacruzan is one of the best attended events in
    Dumaguete. It dramatizes the search of Queen Helena (Reina
    Elena) and her son Constantine (Constantino) for the Holy Cross,
    a Filipino tradition institutionalized during the Spanish occupation.
    In Dumaguete City, the the Santacruzan festival promises colorful
    pageantry, a parade of beautiful "sagalas" and their handsome
    escorts, with both local and movie celebrities, the latter invited
    from Manila, who are great crowd drawers.

    JUNE

    12th INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
    Commemorating the day the Filipinos declared their independence
    from Spain in 1898

    JULY

    8-10 TERRA COTTA ART FESTIVAL
    Featuring Dumaguete pottery in various shapes & sizes, a
    traditional Dumaguete art

    AUGUST

    1-31 HIBALAG FESTIVAL
    An annual booth-building festival celebrated since 1950.
    Activities include exhibits and homecoming reunions, marking the
    establishment of the first Protestant university in the Philippines,
    founded in 1901.

    SEPTEMBER

    1-30 TOURISM MONTH
    A series of programs and activities to highlight the celebration
    of tourism month and a venue for determining representatives
    for Buglasan (see October)

    OCTOBER

    TBA* BUGLASAN
    The festival of festivals that brings together the finest street
    dancing contingents in the province for a whole day of
    competition and merry-making. This week-long festival is filled
    with activities that keep the mood festive at the Provincial
    Capitol and Freedom Park, reinforcing the role of Oriental Negros
    as a major travel and tourism destination in Central Visayas. All
    20 towns and and cities of the province are showcased.

    24-29 SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY DUMAGUETE FOUNDER'S DAY
    Demonstrations, parades, and literary and musical contests mark
    the celebration of the very first Sant Paul de Chartres insitution
    founded in 1904

    NOVEMBER

    17th SANDUROT FESTIVAL
    Held annually, on the 3rd Saturday of November, the Sandurot
    Festival re-enacts the coming of foreigners and how they were
    welcomed by the natives, with dance and song. Participated in
    by the city barangays and schools, with each contingent
    dressed in a different foreignn national costume, an intricately
    choreographed dance will be performed interpreting the meaning
    of Sandurot.

    DECEMBER

    PINASKUHAN, SAYAWIT & PAROL COMPETITION

    CHRISTMAS GALA



    *Specific Dates To Be Announced
     
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    Dartanian

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    Thanks 4 all help pre visit to Oriental Negros
     
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