BANGUS FESTVAL
This is celebrated every month of April. This is the city’s way of featuring their bangus products with its unique taste. During the festival there are dancers and performers parading the city streets, all wearing or handling a bangus image with them.
The Bangus Festival is one of the country’s biggest and most colorful celebrations of local industry and culture. As Dagupan City is primarily known for its tasty bangus products, the annual affair has consistently drawn people from all over the Philippines to savor the native delicacy and to enjoy the many activities lined up for the whole festivity.
Now in its 11th year, the Bangus Festival has become even bigger and more exciting. Jumpstarting another decade of feasting on bountiful bangus harvests are new events that further highlight the best of Dagupan’s produce. Aside from the usual Gilon-gilon ed Dalan or street dance depicting the gathering of bangus, this year’s Festival includes the first ever International Cook Fest or Bangusine (Bangus cuisine). Foreign students and delegates will be joining this cooking exhibition to demonstrate their own take on the prized fish. One can expect to taste bangus in a variety of delicious Oriental and Western flavors.
Local entrepreneurs and food enthusiasts need not worry as the Festival also features a month-long bazzar called the One Barangay, One Product and One Town, One Product Trade Fair. This new expo will exhibit and sell only native products and delicacies from participating municipalities, giving tourists a delightful chance to relish different regional treats without having to leave the city. What’s more, the much-awaited Festivals of the North makes a return with many of Dagupan’s neighboring cities and towns to compete for the best fiesta-themed street dance title. Guests from down South will likewise grace the occasion to perform in their own unique music and costume.
The Bangus Festival will never be complete without the Bangusan Street Party and Kalutan ed Dalan. Famous bands will be rocking the streets as people revel in the succulence of grilled seafood. During these events, barbecues will be lining the highways, with several stages for music and entertainment. Young and old party goers will never be disappointed with this extravagant blowout.
From a humble beginning in 2002 to a lavish celebration today, the Bangus Festival has come a long way in establishing its place on the Philippines’ list of best fiestas. Now that it is back under Mayor Belen Fernandez’s chairmanship, it is anticipated to be grander and even more exuberant. No longer confined to the region, this year’s Bangus Festival invites everyone from all parts of the globe to join the Dagupenos in celebrating the overflowing abundance of their catch.
Now in its 11th year, the Bangus Festival has become even bigger and more exciting. Jumpstarting another decade of feasting on bountiful bangus harvests are new events that further highlight the best of Dagupan’s produce. Aside from the usual Gilon-gilon ed Dalan or street dance depicting the gathering of bangus, this year’s Festival includes the first ever International Cook Fest or Bangusine (Bangus cuisine). Foreign students and delegates will be joining this cooking exhibition to demonstrate their own take on the prized fish. One can expect to taste bangus in a variety of delicious Oriental and Western flavors.
Local entrepreneurs and food enthusiasts need not worry as the Festival also features a month-long bazzar called the One Barangay, One Product and One Town, One Product Trade Fair. This new expo will exhibit and sell only native products and delicacies from participating municipalities, giving tourists a delightful chance to relish different regional treats without having to leave the city. What’s more, the much-awaited Festivals of the North makes a return with many of Dagupan’s neighboring cities and towns to compete for the best fiesta-themed street dance title. Guests from down South will likewise grace the occasion to perform in their own unique music and costume.
The Bangus Festival will never be complete without the Bangusan Street Party and Kalutan ed Dalan. Famous bands will be rocking the streets as people revel in the succulence of grilled seafood. During these events, barbecues will be lining the highways, with several stages for music and entertainment. Young and old party goers will never be disappointed with this extravagant blowout.
From a humble beginning in 2002 to a lavish celebration today, the Bangus Festival has come a long way in establishing its place on the Philippines’ list of best fiestas. Now that it is back under Mayor Belen Fernandez’s chairmanship, it is anticipated to be grander and even more exuberant. No longer confined to the region, this year’s Bangus Festival invites everyone from all parts of the globe to join the Dagupenos in celebrating the overflowing abundance of their catch.
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