Panaad sa Negros Festival attracts thousands of visitors every year with themed pavilions at the Panaad Park showcasing the history, culture and arts, best products, and tourism of the 32 towns and cities of Negros Occidental including the capital Bacolod City. Visitors get to experience all the best in every town and city in one location!
Panaad Festival 2023 Schedule of Activities
The Panaad Festival will be held on April 17-23, 2023 with the theme “The Promise Renewed.” This will be the first post-pandemic Panaad Festival and as what Governor Eugenio “Bong” Lacson declared during the launching of Panaad Festival 2023, it will be a commemoration of the province’s resilience, perseverance, hope, and faith after what everyone went through after three years of the pandemic and natural calamities such as the flooding in northern Negros Occidental and devastation from Typhoon Odette in the south.
Panaad sa Negros Festival 2023 is the first under the leadership of Governor Eugenio “Bong” Lacson after the cancelation of the multi-awarded tourism festival during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Below is the Panaad sa Negros Festival 2023 schedule of activities.
Unveiled during the launching held last March 14, was the Panaad Festival 2023 logo which was chosen from numerous entries in a province-wide logo-making contest. The festival logo has elements of the sugarcane, the lifeblood of the province, the Provincial Capitol, and the iron dinosaurs or the steam locomotives that were once ever present during milling season.
This year’s festival will also introduce an event called the “Best of Negros Products,” which will feature food and non-food products which won national, regional, and provincial awards and citations.
Highlighting the event is the search for Lin-ay Sang Negros Pageant competition where beautiful and talented Negrenses vie for the prestigious title. During the launching, 27 candidates representing different towns and cities in the Lin-ay Sang Negros beauty pageant were presented to the public.
More about Panaad Festival
Panaad is the Hiligaynon for a vow and its fulfillment. Panaad is the embodiment of the unity among the local governments in Negros Occidental and has become a yearly tradition among Negrenses. Dubbed as the “Festival of All Festivals”, Panaad Festival showcases the best festivals of the participating cities and municipalities during a cultural show. Each pavilion also showcases the best products from the different cities and municipalities.
What to do at the Panaad Festival
Visiting the Panaad Festival is like visiting 13 cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Occidental in one day. The themed pavilions are designed after the culture and tourist destinations of the city/municipality and showcases the best that each has to offer.
Pasalubong items can be bought at the pavilion and if you’re in for gastronomic adventure, Panaad Festival is the right place. Help yourself with tasty grilled diwal from Valladolid, puto from Manapla, oysters from Hinigaran and a lot more.
Below is the Panaad Festival 2023 map to guide you on the location of the various LGU pavilions and the different exhibits.
Visit the Panaad sa Negros Festival and discover that there’s more in Negros Occidental than just sugar. Below is the official theme song of the Panaad sa Negros Festival 2023.
Achievement unlocked: Visit all the 33 LGU Pavilions!
If you visited all the LGU Pavilions of the 13 cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Occidental at the Panaad sa Negros Negros Festival 2023, claim your badge and show it! You may share the image below in your social media accounts.
How to get to Panaad Park and Stadium
From downtown Baclod, take the jeepney with Alijis – Central Market route from downtown Bacolod City. Ask the driver to drop you off at Panaad Park. You only pay minimum fare.
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History of Panaad sa Negros Festival
Panaad sa Negros Festival was conceptualized in 1993 by the Provincial Government and representatives of the private sector to showcase the festivals of each of the then six (6) cities and 26 municipalities of Negros Occidental. Panaad was also seen as a way to showcase the cities and municipalities’ history, cultural heritage, business and industry and tourism potential.
The first Panaad sa Negros Festival was a three day affair which opened in April 30, 1993, a significant day because on this day in 1901 Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental became separate provinces. The festival was held at the Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon fronting the Provincial Captiol for the first four years. As the festival became bigger each year, a bigger venue was needed. In 1997, the festival was held at the reclaimed area near where BREDCO Port is now located.
The construction of the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City for the Palarong Pambansa in 1998 paved the way for the establishment of the Panaad Park as the permanent home of the festival. The park hosts the themed pavilions of the 13 cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized provincial capital, Bacolod City.
The Panaad stadium, which can accommodate around 25,000 spectators in its main grandstand and open bleachers, is the main venue for the cultural presentations. LGU competitions, concerts, and the festival highlight, the search for the “Lin-ay sg Negros”, the lady who epitomizes the ideal Negrense woman.
Panaad Festival: One of the Best Tourism Events in the Philippines
Over the years, the Panaad Festival attract a growing number of crowds and became one of the best tourism events in the Philippines. The Panaad sa Negros Festival made it to the Hall of Fame of the ATOP-DOT Pearl Awards after it won Best Tourism Event in the Provincial Festival Category for the third consecutive year at the awards night in October 6, 2017 at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City.
