DAGUPAN CITY - New
and exciting events await revelers of the Bangus Festival 2017 when it opens
on April 2 with the holding of a “Fun, Fun, Fun ed Tondaligan”.
However, prior
to the grand opening, the Bangusan Village will be first opened
on March 31 at the New De Venecia Extension Highway that will
host a carnival and a baratillo, along with a food court, lasting up
till June 30 for people of Dagupan and their visitors to enjoy.
The Bangusan
Village is also extended till June 30 in time for the celebration of
Dagupan City's Platinum Year on June 20 commemorating its 75th year
as an independent component city.
The activities
during the grand opening day will be held at the Tondaligan Blue Beach where
people can enjoy watching the sand sculpture contest, kite flying, “Galaw na
Ogogaw” and “Sayawan ed Tondaligan”.
The opening
program will start at 7:00 in the morning.
On April 7-9,
the Beach Volleyball Republic will be back to conduct volleyball clinic and
facilitate the holding of a local tournament where people will have the chance
to watch their favorite beach volleyball players again by the flesh in the
Beach Volleyball Finals.Local skateboard fanatic will compete with each other
again in the 4th Wave Skateboarding Competition dubbed as
"Skate the Tides" set on April 8 at the Dagupan City Plaza
while slalom enthusiasts will have a chance to watch their favorite players
play the game at the CSI Helipad on April 9 in the 2017 Slalom Event.
Part of the
festival celebration would be a chance to give employment to jobseekers in a
job fair on April 20 starting at 9:00 a.m. at the CSI
Atrium.
April
21 would be the day slated for the Gilon-Gilon ed Baley which will take
place along the downtown loop that will end at the city plaza where the street
dancers will perform more of their prepared skits. The winner will then
represent the city in the Festivals of the North, an all star street dancing
competition on April 28.
After the
Gilon-Gilon ed Baley, the Bangus Rodeo, a bangus beauty pageant and games will
be held the next day at the city plaza.
On April 22
to 23, there will be the Philswim at the Dagupan City poolside. In the
evening of April 22, the UP North Music and Arts Festival will be
held at the CSI Helipad.
At 5:00 in
the early morning of April 23, the Bangus Festival Fun Run at the New
De Venecia Extension Highway will be held, to be followed by an open golf
tournament at the Dagupan Golf and Beach Club in Bonuan and the Mistisang
Bangus Gay Beauty Pageant at the Dagupan City Plaza starting
at 6:00 p.m.
The different ways
to cook bangus called the Bangusine, a Bangus Culinary Showcase, will be held
on April 25 at the city plaza from 4:00 in the afternoon.
On April 26
at 5:00 p.m., hip-hop dancers will compete against each other in the Dance
Philippines Hip-hop Battle at the city plaza.
The Bangusan
Street Party at the New De Venecia Extension Highway will be held on April
30 while on May 1, on the occasion of the Pistay Dayat, there will be
Beach Bodies Party at Tondaligan Blue Beach.
Well-known bands
like Sponge Cola, Itchyworms, Rocksteddy, Silent Sanctuary, SUD, Jensen
and the Flips, Lunarlights, Brisom, Up Dharma Down,
Giniling Festival and more will perform during the Bangusan Street
Party. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO/March 9, 2017)
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