ALIWAN FIESTA 2006 "The Philippines Grandest Fiesta"
PICTURES for you!
Day 1 - 1st Marching Band Competition
Day 2 - Reyna ng ALIWAN 2006 sa Unang Hirit
Day 3 - Grand Street Dancing Parade
Sparks flying at this year’s Aliwan Fiesta as once again some of the Philippines’ grandest, loudest, and most colorful regional festivals compete in a national championship this weekend until April 29. Aliwan Fiesta 2006 brings together 30 dance contingents from around the country in a major happening on the Manila bayside.
The main features are costumed street dancing native to the participating regions, a street parade with a float competition, a bazaar with stalls selling handicrafts and food from around the country, and the Reyna ng Aliwan beauty pageant. Thousands of people make up the competing teams and hundreds of thousands of party-goers are expected to join.
The party also includes a fireworks display, three nights of entertainment with concerts by bands and popular entertainers, and an April 29 grand street parade along Roxas Boulevard from Quirino Grandstand to Star City in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.
This year for the first time, the Sinulog festival of Cebu joins the dance contingents trying to unseat the three-times champion, Iloilo’s Dinagyang fiesta. However, several major regional festivals have yet to join the Aliwan program – amidst commercial, regional and political rivalry.
This is the fourth year the Aliwan Fiesta organizers are bringing the participants together in one venue. Joining in 2006 are :
From National Capital Region:
1. Redrista Festival of Quezon City
2. Marikina Festival
3. Pakalog Festival of Pasig City
From Cordillera Autonomous Region:
4. Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City - Reyna ng Aliwan 2006
Region I
5. Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City - Best in Float & 8th Place Street Dancing
6. Agdamdamili Festival of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Region II
7. Sabutan Festival of Palanan, Isabela,
8. Pinilisa Festival of Jones, Isabela
Region III
9. Halaman Festival of Guiguinto, Bulacan
10. Sto. Ni�o Festival of Malolos, Bulacan
11. Angel Festival of San Rafael, Bulacan
Region IV
12. Sumakah Festival of Antipolo City
13. Boling-Boling Festival of Catanauan, Quezon
Region V
14. Himik-Ulaw Festival of Placer, Masbate
15. Pili Festival of Sorsogon City
Region VI
16. Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City - 2nd Place Street Dancing
17. Tultugan Festival of Maasin, Ilo-ilo - 7th Place
18. Kahilyawan Festival of Santa Barbara, Iloilo - 9th Place
19. Pintados de Pasi Festival of Passi City, Iloilo - 3rd Place Street Dancing
20. Babaylan Festival of Bago City, Negros Occidental - 4th Place
Region VII
21. Sinulog Festival of Cebu City - Grand Champion Street Dancing
Region IX
22. Pasalamat Festival of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur - 6th Place
23. Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga City
Region XII
24. Halad Festival of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato - 10th Place
25. Kalilangan Festival of General Santos City
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
26. Padang-Padang Festival of Parang, Maguindanao - 5th Place
27. Meguyaya Festival of Maguindanao
28. Kambulang Festival of Parang, Maguindanao.
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