Iloilo is now getting back into the groove as it prepares for the city’s biggest fiesta: The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2010! Expect hundreds of locals both men and women, troop to the city streets with their bodies painted in dark brown and dance to the frenetic drum beats as they chant “Viva Señor Sto. Niño!”.
Every fourth Sunday of January, the City of Iloilo celebrates the Dinagyang Festival in honor of the Sto. Niño. While Kalibo Celebrates the Ati-atihan and Cebu’s Sinulog every 3rd week, Iloilo’s version of the celebration is held on the fourth week.
Every year, thousands of tourists flock to Iloilo to witness Dinagyang which has also been declared as the Best Tourism event in the Philippines by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP).
Check out the draft schedule below: more details will be added once available:
January 23, 2010 – Saturday
7:00 AM Mass for Kasadyahan – San Jose Parish
8:00 AM Kasadyahan Competition – Freedom Grandstand and other judging areas
January 24, 2010 – (Sunday)
6:30 a.m Concelebrated high mass – San Jose Parish
8:00 a.m Dinagyang Festival Ati contest – Freedom Grandstand and other judging areas
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