BACOLAODIAT FESTIVAL
Calendar of Events
 Feb. 6-10, 2008
 10:00 am - 9:00 pm  Chinese Painting Exhibit
 Artist Feature: Arsenia Lim and students
 Venue: SM Entertainment Center
 Feb 7, 2008   
 8:00 am - 4:00pm  City Wide Dragon and Lion Dance
 City Wide Festival Deals
 Cooperating Companies"
     Weesam:Iloilo Ticket Discounts
     Negros Showroom: Showcase of Oriental Settings
     Robinsons Place: Fung Shui Expert Consultancy
 5:00 pm - 12:00 pm  Chopsticks Alley (open until Feb 10, 2008)
     Colorful lanterns, kiosks and rolling carts of food, souvenirs, arts and crafts will line up 6th Street. An open-air dining tent will be set-up for the public to enjoy the Chinese and Filipino food offered at the alley. Visitors and family will be in their costumes and color coded attires for the big street party.
 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Grand Evening Lantern Parade
     A parade of lanterns, illuminated floats, dragons and lions capturing the spectacles of Chinese culture participated by 34-member Tsinoy organizations and several corporations.
 8:30 pm- 10:30 pm  Opening Ceremony
     Cultural Presentation a the 6th Street Main Stage where the Chopsticks Alley is located
 8:30 pm  Symphony of Sparks and Lights:
 Lantern Park (Capitol Lagoon) and City-Wide Fireworks
     A synchronized lighting up of animal installations and the city-wide fireworks display while Mayor Bing Leonardia and Bacolaodiat Chairman, William Ong declares the official opening of the Chinese New Year Festival.
 Sponsored by: SM and Dragon Fireworks
 11:00 pm - 1:00 pm  Concert Sponsored by Coca- Cola
     Party hands will keep the guests on their feet till the wee hours of the morning. Fun, fun, fun all night long.
 February 8, 2008  
 9:00 am - 5:00 pm  Tour of the Temples
     Three major Chinese temples will be highlighted as tour destinations. Each temple visit is an event in itself showcasing various Chinese Lifestyle and traditions.
 Burgos Extension - Yuan Tzong (BLIA)
 Chinese Vegetarian Cuisine
 Film Showing (Life of Siddharta)

 La Salle Avenue - Yong Tho Taoist Temple
 Noodle Festival From HOMI
 An Evening of Violin Erhu

 Narra Extension - Fa Zhang Temple
 Open to the Public until February 9, 2008
 3:00pm- 4:30 pm  Chinese Cultural Show at the Mall
 Venue: SM Entertainment Center
 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Tsinoy Olympics
     A day of fun and competition among the students, members of the family associations and organizations, and the visiting public as well. Games originating from Chinese culture and tradition will be played at the Chopsticks Alley. Exciting prizes await the winners.
  • Kadang
  • Yoyo
  • Chopsticks Relay
  • Going to the Temple
  • Chinese Checker
  • other party games for kids and adults alike
 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm  Kinengkoy
      A comedy spoof and musical show custom made to teach and inform the public of the many Chinese trivia, puzzles, legend and tradition. Participated by well-liked connoisseurs of the theater arts, it will be a night to look forward to.
 9:00 pm - 12:00 pm  Band Shows sponsored by Coca Cola, Convergys and San Miguel Corp.
     Party people will keep going as they enjoy the night of retrospect.
 February 9, 2008
 2:00pm - 3:30 pm  Chinese Cook fest at Robinsons Place
     An exhibition of culinary skills among restaurants and culinary schools showcasing innovative ways of cooking old time Chinese favorites. Free food tasting will be enjoyed by our guests and audience.
 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Lantern and Street Dancing Competition
     A competition among various towns, municipalities and nearby provinces in a lantern and street dancing. The participating teams will compete in terms of lantern design and choreography with adherence to the theme of "Strength in Unity" reflecting the merging of two cultures.
 8:00 pm - 12:00 pm  Chowking Big Night
     A grand launching event with a MANILA Band for Chowkings newest product.
 8:00 pm - 12:00 pm  Band Show sponsored by Coca- Cola at 6th St.
 Band Show sponsored by Convergys along PNB
 Band Show sponsored by San Miguel at the Bacolod Plaza
 February 10, 2008  
 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Mall Performances of Chinese Street Dance Winners
  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  Closing and Awarding Ceremony with Fireworks
     A farewell ceremony to bid the year of the pig goodbye and welcome the year of the  RAT. The program will include awarding of the plaques and prizes to the winners and their final performances. Various associations and schools will render their finest number to entertain us until the final countdown to our grandest finale of fireworks display.
 7:00 pm - 12:00 pm  Celebrity Night