Friday, February 03, 2012

"A Season of Blooming"

February just kicked in and the flowers are blooming everywhere, especially in Panagbenga Festival!



Panagbenga, which means "a season of blooming", is Baguio's national festival. The summer capital of the Philippines celebrates this festivity for the whole month of February, just like Sto.Nino Festival of January. Since 1995, Baguio created Panagbenga as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.


There are multiple float parades decorated with various beautiful flowers that will surely attract everyone. There is also street dancing, which were practiced for months by the local residents and institutions of the City of Pines.


This 2012, the festival has the theme of "Community Convergence for a Sustainable Tourism Growth" and here is the schedule for the event:


Panagbenga 2012 Launch and Concert – November 14, 2011
2012 Panagbenga Opening Parade – February 1, 2012
Market Encounter February 1 – March 4, 2012
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom – February 11, 2012
Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio – February 12. 2012
Fluvial Float Parade – February 12, 2012
Chinese Spring Festival – February 21. 2012
Grand Street Dancing Parade – February 25, 2012
Grand Float Parade – February 26, 2012
Session Road in Bloom – February 27 – March 4, 2012
Pony Boy’s Day – March 2, 2012
Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies and Grand Fireworks Display – March 4, 2012



And here is the list for Community Led events:


Kid's Stage Performance - February 2, 2012
IPMS - Baguio Scale Model Exhibit and Competition - February 2-4, 2012
The Power Plus Race - February 12, 2012
Panagbenga Media Shootfest 2012 - February 17-19, 2012
Colt 45 URCC IV-Battlegrounds Mix Martial Arts - February 18, 2012
Panagbenga Airsoft Challenge - February 18-19, 2012
Dog Show and Rabies Awareness Program - February 19, 2012
Panagbenga 2012 Flower Fest Invitational Darts Fest 100K Guaranteed - February 24-26, 2012
Mr. Panagbenga 2012 Muscle Showdown - February 25, 2012
1st Ramp Model Competition - March 2, 2012
Swimathon: Big Splash Great Lengths for a Great Cause - March 3, 2012
Handog Pasasalamat sa Bombo Radyo at Star FM: Free Concert and Free T-Shirt - March 3, 2012
Sail on Caravan Tour II - March 3, 2012
Tamabalang Saya sa Panagbenga 2012 - March 4, 2012

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