Bacoleños will usher the Year of the Tiger with a loud roar. The 2010 Bacolaodiat Festival will be another year of celebration of Filipino and Chinese cultures. Since its inception 5 years ago, the Bacolaodiat Festival has become a tourist attraction for Bacolod City. Bacolaodiat was coined from from “Bacolod” and “Lao Diat” Fokien word for celebration. The celebration is a recognition of the contribution of the Filipino-Chinese community to the country and a venue for the unity of two cultures.
The highlights of this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival will be along Lacson Tourism Strip and no longer be at Bacolod Shopping area.
2010 Bacolaodiat Schedule of Activities
| February 12, 2010 | |
| 4:00pm | CHOPSTICKS ALLEY Location: North capitol road (between provincial lagoon and PNB bldg). A food walk and night market with colorful booths of delicious Chinese food, souvenirs, arts and crafts. The crowd will be enriched with glittery street acts and live performances nightly. |
| 4:30pm | DAZZLING GRAND PARADE Route: Bacolod Public Plaza to Provincial Lagoon. A colorful parade with illuminated floats, lanterns, lions and dragons alongside Chinese drum beaters, acrobats and Kaddang dancers. 34 Tsinoy organizations will also welcome the Year of the Tiger. |
| 6:30pm | THE CONVERGENCE (A TSINOY SHOW) A cultural show of Chinese and Filipino songs and dances, displaying the colorful meaning of two cultures. |
| 9:00pm | SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS & SPARKS Multi-fireworks show scored with music and drumbeats matched with lantern installations at designated parks. |
| 9:30pm | GLOBE NIGHT – LIVE BAND |
| February 13, 2010 | |
| 4:00pm | CHOPSTICKS ALLEY |
| 7:00pm | LANTERN STREET DANCING COMPETITION Route: Provincial Lagoon to Lacson – 22nd Sts. A blend of Chinese and Modern Street dance competition open to all schools, barangays and towns of Negros. The dances will be highlighted with the use of lanterns choreographed to various formations. |
| 10:00pm | SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS & SPARKS Countdown to welcome the Chinese New Year |
| 10:30pm | REXONA NIGHT – RICO BLANCO LIVE! |
| 12:00mn | CLOSE-UP LOVAPALOOZA Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one by kissing him/her for 10 seconds at the stroke of midnight. |
| February 14, 2010 | |
| 4:00pm | CHOPSTICKS ALLEY |
| 5:00pm | KAPUSO NIGHT A star-studded night filled with fun games and exciting performances featuring GMA Networks’s Kapuso talents to usher the Chinese New Year and in line with GMA’s 60th year celebration. |
| 9:00pm | SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS & SPARKS |
You can download the schedule here.
is the date here correct???
G-Jae, this was last year’s schedule. Here’s the link to Bacolaodiat 2011 https://www.experiencenegros.com/bacolaodiat-festival-2011-schedule/
Lacson Tourism Strip … sounds new!… where is this?
It’s that part of Lacson St. from the Capitol Lagoon up to the BS Aquino drive. They call it the Tourism Strip because it’s becoming a tourist destination even without the festivals. There you can find restaurants serving local and international cuisine.
Hi, thanks for the info. So I’ve been there-abouts… already!… Too bad that nice club down the street closed down … Empire?.. Emperor?… can’t recall the name … The one in front of Sorento… Familiar faces converge there during the X-mas Holidays.. Great times.. 😀
ui wala na sa shopping ang chopsticks alley kag ang festival site.. ara na sa capitol…
hahaha! gani man. my bad gid. got a note from the secretariat. 😛
Where will the fireworks display be placed? Is it near the lagoon or near Triangle Island Plaza?
There’s usually one at the Lagoon and perhaps at the Triangle Island Plaza also.The activities will be at Lacson Tourism Strip and the North Capitol Lagoon and no longer be at the Shopping are.uh… no dragon dance?
I still have to experience this event, I left Bacolod way back 1994, and only go home for the Christmas Holidays… 🙂
Francis, the grand parade includes a dragon dance. At least you get to go home every year. 😛
coverage ka girl for the activities? will there be activities near our place this year?
Of course! You’re in Bacolod City’s China Town girl. The Chopsticks Alley is near Triangle Island Plaza Mall same as last year.Girl, my bad. The activities for this year’s Bacolaodiat will be at Lacson Tourism Strip and not at the Shopping are. 😛