Aliwan Festival Schedule 2008 - Battle of the Best Philippine Festivals
Aliwan Fiesta Schedule: The Battle of the Festivals in Manila is heating up!
The best of the best in Manila! Come see the Aliwan Festival this coming May 1 to May 3 with the highlight happening on May 3, where streetdancing and merry-making happen from The Quirino Grandstand to the Aliw Theater. The best of the Philippine Festivals and Fiestas gather to celebrate the Aliwan Festival.

Based on Last Years Schedule.. (will post update)
The May 3 Schedule should follow the same time settings unless, major changes have been implemented.
8:00AM - 11:00AM PARADE PREPARATIONS CCP COMPLEX
12:00NN PROCEED TO ASSEMBLY QUIRINO GRANSTAND
3:00PM-9:00PM ALIWAN GRAND PARADE GRANDSTAND TO CCP

The Aliwan Festival has brought us groups from the country’s most popular fiestas such as Pedrista Festival (Quezon City) Marikina Festival, and Pakalog Festival (Pasig) of NCR; Panagbenga Festival (Baguio City) representing CAR;
Region I’s Pamulinawen Festival (Laoag City) and Agdamdamili Festival (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte);
Region II’s Sabutan Festival (Palanan, Isabela), Pinilisa Festival (Jones, Isabela) and Sambali Cagayana Festival (Baggao, Cagayan);

Region III’s Halamanan Festival (Guiguinto, Bulacan) Sto. NiNo Festival (Malolos, Bulacan), Angel Festival (San Rafael, Bulacan);
Region IV’s Sumakah Festival (Antipolo City) and Boling-Boling Festival (Catanauan, Quezon); Region V’ HimagUlaw Festival (Placer, Masbate) and Pili Festival (Sorsogon City);
Region V’s Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo City), Tultugan Festival (Maasin, Iloilo), Kahilyawan Festival (Santa Barbara, Iloilo), Pintados de Pasi Festival (Passi City, Iloilo) and Babaylan Festival (Bago City, Negros Occidental);

Region VII’s Sinulog Festival (Cebu City);
Region IXs Hermosa Festival (Zamboanga City) and Pasalamat Festival (Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur);
Region X’s Diyandi Festival (Iligan City);
Region XII’s Halad Festival (Pigcawayan, North Cotabato), and Kalilangan Festival (General Santos City);
ARMM’s Padang-Padang Festival, (Parang, Maguindanao), Meguyaya Festival (Maguindanao), and Kambulang Festival (Parang, Maguindanao).

We Will get to best and the brightest street dancers from all the Philippine Festivals to perform for us this year, right here in the city.. so dont miss this opportunity!
Am excited to see the following groups I see in my travels… perform live here in the Aliwan Festival. Check out their Photos Below.
Diyandi Festival of Iligan
Sinulog Festival of Cebu
Masskara Festival of Bacolod City
Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City
Kadayawan Festival of Davao City
Stay Tuned as we update the Aliwan Schedule..
MORE PHOTOS AT http://www.aliwanfiesta.com
ALIWAN PHOTO CONTEST MECHANICS AND ENTRY FORMS
click here to see the Aliwan Festival Preparations 2008
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April 1st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
vivid color. I love it.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:09 am
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:52 am
Tultugan of Maasin, Kahilwayan of Santa Barbara, and Pintados de Passi of Passi City will not be joining. Rather, Saad Festival of Leganes will be the one joining the Dinagyang Festival to compete as Iloilo’s entry to Aliwan Fiesta 2008.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:40 am
hi anton! stumbled upon your blog by chance
May 1st, 2008 at 9:57 am
thanks for this information but i wonder where the final performance be staged. is it at the CCP complex (will there be a stage there?) or at quirino grandstand. In other words, where can we best watch the performance (at the CCP complex or at the grandstand)? thank you very much.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
2 stages one in the ccp complex and the other one at the quirino grandstand.
more seats at the quirino grandstand.
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
correction: halad festival is from midsayap, cotabato. contingent from pigcawayan won in 2007. notre dame of midsayap college won this year. we hope the halad festival will win bring the title again! GOODLUCK MISAYAPENOS!
May 15th, 2008 at 1:18 am
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May 26th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
helo, ampangit ng sambali cagayana kasi mga pangit ang ugali ng napiling contingent. sanchez mira nalang sana!