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Bacolod’s
most
popular fiesta, is celebrated on the third
weekend of October closest to October 19,
the city’s charter day anniversary.
Festivities kick off with
food fairs, mask-making contests, brass band
competitions, beauty and talent pageants,
a windsurfing regatta, drinking and eating
contests, trade fairs and exhibits.
The climax is a mardi-gras parade
where revellers don elaborate mask and costumes
and dance to Latin rhythms Rio de Janiero
style; depicts the Negrenses happy disposition
despite adversities in life. |
| Try
It! |
| Bacolod
is known
for its sugar industry so don't forget to
taste its delicious delicacies like barquilios
and piyaya. The famous chicken-
inasal is a must! |
| Watch
out! |
| Calendar
Events |
| Panaad
sa Negros
is
the "Festival of festivals",
a week-long summer event every 3rd week
of April that brings together the 10
cities and 22 towns in one showcase
of trade, tourism, commerce and industry,
arts and culture, beauty and talent,
as well as games and sports. It features
the individual festivals in a colorful
and jubilant street dance around the
Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan,
Bacolod City. |
| Flores
de Mayo,
Bacolod City Proper; every May 31; a
parade of beautiful maidens representing
specific symbol of title and authority
of Saints. |
| Philippine
Independence Day Celebration,
Bacolod City Public Plaza; every June
12; celebrated by a display of Philippine
flag and a parade of various sectors
of society. |
| Christmas
Tree Contest,
Bacolod City Public Plaza; every December;
annual Christmas tree contest and participated
in by 61 barangays in Bacolod City. |
| Adopt
A Tree,
Bacolod City Public Plaza; every December;
a project wherein a citizen can sponsor
any tree at the public plaza by providing
Christmas lights. |
| Feast
of San Sebastian, San Sebastian Cathedral,
Bacolod
City; every January 19-20; this date
is the traditional Patron Saint Day
of Bacolod City. It commemorates the
evangelization work of Spanish missionaries. |
| National
Heroes Day, Bacolod
City Public Plaza; every April 2; highlighted
by a Mass offering and laying of wreath
at the monument of an unknown soldier
at the Public Plaza with a 21 gun salute. |
| Bacolod
Charter Day Celebration,
Bacolod
City; every October 19; this is a celebration
of the founding anniversary of Bacolod
City. There are programs, float parade
and Masskara Festival. |
| Negros
Annual Cultural Tour, Silay/Bacolod
City; December 5, 12, 19 & 26; a
tour of Bacolod, Silay, Bago and neighboring
areas showcasing Negros history and
culture, arts and attraction |
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| City
Attraction |
| Bacolod
City Hall
-
Located at the heart of Bacolod
City. |
| Negros
Museum -
Find artifacts
and antiques all about Negros. |
| Panaad
Stadium -
The place where Masskarra held. |
| Bacolod
Public Plaza -
Visit the Plaza |
| Provincial
lagoon -
See the famous landmark of
the province |
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| Historical
And Cultural Attraction |
| REVOLUTIONARY
MARKERS
in Bago and Silay Cities and E. B. Magalona;
22 kms. and 15 kms. from Bacolod City,
respectively; commemorate the spots
where local revolutionaries fought against
Spanish authorities during the Negros
revolution of 1898 and the American
forces later. |
| ARANETA
AND LACSON MONUMENTS,
Bago City and Talisay; 22 kms. and 6
kms. from Bacolod City, respectively;
in memory of two great leaders of the
Negros revolution. |
| FOUNTAIN
OF JUSTICE,
Bacolod City; where the Capitulation
of Bacolod was signed between the Spanish
authorities and revolutionary forces.
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| INSTITUTO
RIZAL, Bacolod
City; first public school established
in Bacolod in 1902. |
| CHURCH
OF TALISAY, Talisay;
7 kms. from Bacolod City constructed
in the early part of 1900's where the
remains of Fr. Fernando Cuenca and Gen
Aniceto Lacson are being kept. |
| ANCESTRAL
HOUSE OF DR. SORIANO, Bacolod
City; constructed in 1901, the house
was made of hardwood with fine carvings;
served as a hospital during the Japanese
occupation. |
| HOFILEÑA
ANCESTRAL HOUSE,
Silay City; 15 kms. from Bacolod City;
home to a collection of rare art pieces,
antiques and paintings done by Luna,
Rizal and Hidalgo; venue of the first
wood printing in Negros. |
| HACIENDA
FE. - ANCESTRAL HOUSE OF DON EUSEBIO
URIARTE Y HERMANOS,
La Carlota City; 42 kms. from Bacolod
City where the Circulo de Agriculture,
a planters organization formed to undertake
an anti-locust campaign. |
| THE
HOUSE OF DON MARIANO RAMOS,
Bacolod City; ancestral home of the
late Don Mariano Ramos, first appointed
Presidente Municipal of Bacolod. |
| CAPITOL
BUILDING,
Bacolod City; imposing structure of
Romanesque neo-classical architectural
design, official seat of government
of the Province of Negros Occidental;
served as headquarters of the Japanese
Imperial Army during World War II. |
| GASTON
FARM HOUSE,
Silay City; 15 kms. from Bacolod
City; typical example of a "sugar
baron's mansion"; converted into
a museum and known today as the "Balay
Negrense". |
| OLD
FORT AT HIMAMAYLAN ,
Himamaylan; 83 kms. from Bacolod City;
served as a garrison when the town became
the capital of Negros in 1795. |
| YULO
ANCESTRAL HOUSE,
Bacolod City; by the sea; built in the
early part of 1900's; residence of Don
Alfredo Yulo, mayor of Bacolod at the
coming of the World War II. |
| THE
CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO,
Silay City; 15 kms. from Bacolod City;
Basilica type of architectural work
constructed in the 1920's. |
| MURAL
OF BIRHEN SANG BARANGAY, Bacolod
City; large mural mosaic of 95,000 pieces
of shells of various species in their
natural colors. A unique work of art
found at the Chapel of Sta. Clara. |
| CHINESE
TEMPLE,
Bacolod City; symbol of Chinese influence
in the culture of the province. |
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