Now on its 20th year, the Panaad sa Negros Festival 2013 is scheduled on April 8-14, 2013 and will focus on Organic Agriculture with the theme “Panaad @20: Celebrating Negros as the Philippines’ Leader in Organic Agriculture”.
Every summer is always the best time to visit Negros Occidental for the Panaad Festival where the 19 towns and 13 cities of the province showcase its history, culture, trade, agriculture, tourism and other industries in their respective booths at the Panaad Park and Stadium.
The one week celebration of the Panaad Festival will make a visitor experience the food, festival and pageantry of Negros Occidental.
The opening will feature the Festival Dance Competition wherein the champion of the best festival of each town and city will be competing against each other.
Panaad is also a good time to buy souvenir items since every town and city will be selling their best products. Prepare your stomach for a gastronomic delight as local delicacies such as Puto Manapla, napoleones of Bacolod, diwal from Valladolid and more can be bought in one location.
And one of the most awaited part of the Festival is the Lin-ay Sang Negros pageant. It can be considered as one of the biggest pageants in the country in terms of prizes and glamor.
Don’t miss the fun this summer, come to the Panaad Festival and discover the best of Negros Occidental!
Panaad sa Negros 2013 Schedule of Activities
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April 8 (Monday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Ching’s Group (Panaad Football Field) |
| Mambukal Team Relay | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Panaad Thanksgiving Mass (2F Panaad Stadium) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for: |
| Panaad Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ LGU Pavilions* | |
| Organic na Negros Agri-Fest (GF Panaad Stadium, North Wing)* | |
| Slow Food Convivium – NISARD, ONOPRA, NCF (Panaad LGU Pavilion Grounds)* | |
| Livestock & Dairy Products Fair (North area across Escalante-Toboso Pavilions)* | |
| Eco-Garden Show (South area across Candoni Pavilion)* | |
| Solid Waste Management Advocacy (PEMO Area)* | |
| *Daily Activities | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Motorcade/Floats Parade (Provincial Capitol to Panaad Park) |
| Championship of Annual Derby/Panaad Bulang (Panaad Covered Court) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Opening Ceremony & Recognition of Panaad Festival Founders (Panaad Stadium) |
| Festival Dances Competition (Panaad Stadium) | |
| Fireworks Display | |
| 8:00 p.m. | GMA “Kapuso” Show w/ Julie Anne San Jose, Derrick Monasterio, etc. (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 9 (Tuesday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field) |
| 7:30 a.m. | Athletics (Panaad Field) |
| The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex) | |
| Chess (Stadium VIP Room) | |
| 9:00-12nn | Organic Agriculture Forum (up to 12 nn, Media Center, G/F Panaad Stadium) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium; Weigh-in @ 7:30-10am) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Paindis-indis sa Binalaybay & Rondalla Showcase (Panaad Stadium) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Balay Tali-ambong by Teatrokon-Negros (Panaad Park Stage) |
| 9:00 p.m. | Elohymn Musical Concert (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 10 (Wednesday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field) |
| 7:30 a.m. | Athletics (Panaad Field) |
| 8:00 a.m. | The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex) |
| Chess (Panaad Stadium VIP Room) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Organic Agriculture Forum (up to 12 nn., Media Center, G/F Panaad Stadium) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| 10:00 a.m. | GMA’s “That’s My Baby” (Regional Eliminations up to 5 p.m., Panaad Stadium) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Taekwondo (2nd Level North Wing, Panaad Stadium, weigh in @ 9-11am) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium; Weigh-in @ 7:30-10am) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Latin Dance Sport – Adult Category (NOMPAC Gym) |
| 7:00 p.m. | RMN’s Panaad Hip Hop Challenge (Panaad Park Stage) |
| 8:00 p.m. | “Organik na Negros” Night (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 11 (Thursday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field) |
| 3K & 5K Road Race (Panaad Stadium) | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Athletics (Panaad Field) |
| 8:00 a.m. | The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Beach Events Venue) |
| TESDA Livelihood Skills Olympics (Panaad Covered Court) | |
| Chess (Panaad Stadium VIP Room) | |
| Taekwondo (2nd Level North Wing, Panaad Stadium) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Organic Agriculture Forum (up to 12 nn., Media Center, G/F Panaad Stadium) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium; Weigh-in @ 7:30-10am) |
| 3:00 p.m. | PEMO’s Environmental/SWM Activity (Panaad Park Stage) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Philippine Folk Dances Competition (Panaad Stadium) |
| 8:00 p.m. | ABS-CBN “M.O.R.” Show (Panaad Park Stage) |
| 9:00 p.m. | Technical Rehearsal, Lin-ay sang Negros Pageant (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 12 (Friday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field) |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex) |
| ABS-CBN’s Halad sa Kapamilya (2nd Level Center Panaad Stadium & Park Stage) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Organic Agriculture Forum (up to 12 nn., North Wing, G/F Panaad Stadium) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Provincial Capitol Employees Day w/ ABS-CBN’s “Baranggayan sa Brgy. Kapitolyo” |
| (Panaad Covered Court) | |
| Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium; Weigh-in @ 7:30-10am) | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Lin-ay sang Negros Pageant w/ Sheena Ortaleza & Aljur Abrenica (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 13 (Saturday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field) |
| Murcia – Panaad Run | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Visayas CPJ Taekwondo Championships (NOMPAC Gym) |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (On Tour) |
| Farmers Day Celebration & Farmers Forum (Panaad Covered Court) | |
| PGNO-UPLBAA Annual Panaad Seminar | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am) | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Outstanding Farmers, Fisherfolk & Livestock Raisers Awards |
| w/ ABS-CBN (Panaad Stadium) | |
| 2GO Travel Show (Panaad Park Stage) | |
| 7:00 p.m. | NPC-KBP Media Night (Panaad Swimming Complex) |
| 9:00 p.m. | ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Fiesta Caravan (Panaad Stadium) |
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April 14 (Sunday) |
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| 6:00 a.m. | Hataw sa Panaad w/ Ching’s Group (Panaad Football Field) |
| 7:00 a.m. | NPC – PAWS Dog Show (Covered Court/Softball Field) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Daily Tourism, Agri-Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1) |
| The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (On Tour) | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Drum & Bugle Competition, Elementary Level (Panaad Football Field) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Ceremony w/ Awarding & Presentation of Winners (Panaad Stadium) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Panaad Drumbeating Showcase/Fireworks Display (Panaad Stadium) |
| “Ser Chief Meets Gino” for SSA Alumnae Foundation (CSA-B Gym) | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Bacolod Baywalk Bangs Panaad 2013! |
Dear Glady, just want to thank you for your advise that we spend one day (April 8) at the Panaad sa Negros and proceed to Mambukal for an overnight stay (we did go in the morning of April 9). Since my family came in by land from Dumaguete that day, we focused on the 4pm Opening ceremonies to make sure we would be there at the grandstand for the Festivals competition. Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed with the program starting late while the recognition of founders (coupled with the presentation of 20 beauties) took nearly 2 hours. Maybe, because it’s an election year since many of the awardees and attendees were politicians and had to be introduced individually and say their speeches. Well, we decided to be contented taking photos of the different groups in their costumes while they were on the sidelines and failed to watch them in action because we had to leave Panaad before 7pm to beat the traffic and catch an 8pm dinner appointment at 6th St.
Anyway, we enjoyed Mambukal and made a side trip to the Ruins and the Silay heritage houses before proceeding to the airport. Overall, we enjoyed our Bacolod trip and hope we can come back again next year when it is not an election year. Perhaps, there will be more time alloted for the Festivals competition which the tourists are more interested in rather than the introductions…ha ha ha.
Godspeed to your blogging, Glady and thanks to you too.
Richard
Hehehe You’re right, that’s because it’s election time so politicians are taking advantage of the visitors at the Panaad festival. I’m glad you enjoyed Mambukal.
Wow, i wanna visit Panaad sa Negros Festival this summer. Para makapagbakasyon na rin at makapagrelax.