All roads lead to Megaworld Iloilo Business Park as the township hosts the grandest
celebrations of this year’s much-anticipated Dinagyang Festival.
A total of 19 events are set to take place
in different areas all over Iloilo Business Park.
The grand coronation night of the Miss
Iloilo Dinagyang beauty pageant—one of the biggest highlights of the annual
festival—will be held on January 25, Friday, 6PM, in front of Casa de Emperador
along Megaworld Boulevard.
“We welcome the ladies of Miss Iloilo
Dinagyang here for the first time at Megaworld Iloilo Business Park and we are
very excited to see who will be crowned as this year’s winner. We are proud to have
the pageant here because it has always been among the biggest highlights of the
Dinagyang Festival, and we look forward to hosting the Miss Iloilo Dinagyang
here in our township for more years to come,” says Jennifer Palmares-Fong, vice
president for sales and marketing, Iloilo Business Park.
Crowd-drawers headline this year’s
festivities
Along Megaworld Boulevard is the Viva
Music Festival, an all-night dance and music party, from January 25 to 27.
Headlining the list of performers during the three-day event are iconic rock
group Kamikazee, international DJ Jetfire, and celebrity love team Nadine
Lustre and James Reid.
Come the 26th, the much-anticipated Dinagyang
Lights Parade, which will feature more than 20 colorful floats, kicks off at
6PM, at Festive Walk Parade. This will be followed by the grand Dinagyang
Fireworks Display at 9PM.
Huge celebrities and performances at IBP
Festive Walk Parade is about to become an
all-out party venue the entire Dinagyang week.
Local rock group Ransom Collective takes
the stage on January 25 at 11PM.
Also taking part in this year’s festivities
are some of the biggest Kapuso stars who will be bannering the GMA Kapuso Mall
Show on January 25, 6PM.
On January 26, Saturday, Ilonggo bikers are
set to gather together for the Honda Riders Meet Up with Orange and Lemons at
10AM. The Apartel—headlined by legendary Filipino music icon Ely Buendia—will
surely be another highly anticipated act as they perform before the Dinagyang
crowd on January 26, while Up Dharma Down adds more to the revelry with a live performance
on January 27.
Shop and dine to your heart’s content
From January 21 to 27, shop for pasalubongs
and everything Ilonggo at the Pasalubong Center at Festive Walk Mall. You can
also score discounted items at the Dinagyang Festival Sale happening at Festive
Walk Mall/Parade/Annex.
Operating hours of the mall will be
extended from 10AM-12MN from January 25 to 27.
Tourists and locals alike can sample the
best Ilonggo street delicacies at the strEAT Party Food Festival by the Iloilo
Hotel Restaurants Association happening from January 24 to 27, 4PM onwards, at
Festive Walk Parade.
Those visiting Festive Walk Mall from
January 25 to 27 can also catch the Dinagyang Warriors Parade featuring Tribu
Bola-Bola at 4PM and 7PM, respectively.
There will also be the Warriors Overload, a
costume exhibit, sale and performance show, happening at Festive Walk
Mall/Parade/Annex from January 25 to 27. Interactive Dinagyang Booths will also
be hosted at the mall throughout these dates.
Last year, Megaworld Iloilo Business Park
also hosted the Dinagyang Lights Parade, which gathered around 10,000
spectators, as well as the Grand Fireworks Display that was witnessed by more
than 15,000 people. The Viva Music Festival, meanwhile, saw between 5,000 to
8,000 people joining the party every night. This year, Iloilo Business Park
expects the crowd to get bigger since more events will be hosted in the
township.
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