Sunday 5th February 2012

MassKara Festival

MassKara Queen 2011 Winners

Bacolod City will wake up with a new MassKara Queen. Alexis Danica “Nikki” Drilon was crowned MassKara Queen 2011 at the pageant night held at the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) Coliseum Monday night (Oct. 17). Drilon, a Biology senior at USLS, was also a crowd favorite and corporate sponsors’ choice. Here is the [...]

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MassKara 2011 Streetdance Competition Winners

Here are the official MassKara 2011 Streetdance Competition Winners for Barangay Category: Barangay Banago was declared champion in the 32nd MassKara Festival street and arena dance competition Sunday night (Oct. 16), besting 14 other groups that competed in the barangay category. Choreographed by William Bangcaya, Banago also won the special awards for Best in Concept [...]

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Merci Lights Up Lacson Strip for Electric Masskara 2011

Electric Masskara 2011 will again light up the Lacson Tourism Strip on October 14 and 15. Now on its 5th year, Electric Masskara will feature mask-wearing dancers on lit-up floats. The Performing Float Competition will include participants from different barangays on the first day while the second day will showcase electric floats from the corporate [...]

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Festivals & Fiestas

Wear Your MassKara on Facebook

If you are very active in Facebook, I’m sure you’ve heard of the group, You know you’re from Bacolod, Philippines if. The group’s members have grown tremendously and boasts around 9,700+ members both based in the Philippines and abroad. Posts vary from familiar places, memorable events, and comfort foods among others. One of the admins [...]

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MassKara Festival 2011 Schedule

The excitement gets bigger as October approaches. The MassKara Festival 2011 schedule was already released by the Silver MassKara Foundation so those who plan on joining the most colorful festival in the country can already make early arrangements in their flight schedule and know where to stay in Bacolod during MassKara. Date Event Venue Friday, [...]

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Top 5 Sidetrips During MassKara Festival

Bacolod City is famous for its MassKara Festival held every third week of October. Dancers don masks and colorful costumes and dance to lively samba beat in the streets of Bacolod. But after the revelry, what else is there to visit? A lot, actually. If it’s your first time to visit Bacolod City, I have [...]

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Masskara Festival 2010 Schedule

The MassKara Festival 2010 celebrations will be the 31st MassKara Festival and the fun and excitement will once again invade the streets of Bacolod. MassKara Festival, dubbed as the country’s most colorful festival is also one of the most visited. Check out the 2009 MassKara Festival and you will see how colorful it is. The [...]

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Where to stay in Bacolod during Masskara Festival

I know a lot of people at this time are looking for the 2009 Masskara Festival Schedule. A lot of people are scrambling to book for a room at any Bacolod Hotel or Bacolod Resort this early to avoid the rush. If you want to know where to stay in Bacolod during Masskara Festival, please [...]

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2009 Masskara Festival Schedule

Those who are aware of the history of Masskara Festival can say that it is as colorful as the masks and costume of the dancers. With the support of everybody, the festival has come a long way and this year will be the 30th Masskara Festival. Every Masskara Festival is better than the last and [...]

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MassKara Festival: From a First-Timer’s Point of View

Been living here in Bacolod City for almost five years now but I haven’t watched MassKara Streetdance live on the streets, not even once. I can be a killjoy sometimes, preferring the peace and quiet of Mambukal over the revelry of MassKara Festival. This year was different, I decided to be where the action was, [...]

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2008 Masskara Festival Winners

Thousands trooped to the streets of Bacolod, braving the heat and the crowd, to watch the Streetdancing Competition of the 2008 MassKara Festival. They were not disappointed as dancers in colorful costumes and smiling masks performed to well choreographed and synchronized moves. It was my first time to watch MassKara Festival live in the streets [...]

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