Kadayawan Festival schedule of Activities, Davao City
Kadayawan Festival in Davao City will ink its 33rd this August in celebration of Thanksgiving, abundant harvests, cultural representations, and good life. Kadayawan is considered one of amongst colorful festival celebrations in the Philippines participated with eleven ethnic tribes.
This festival starts when Ancient Visayan and Davao Ethnic tribes residing at the mount Apo gathered on a night of full moon for ritual celebration and thanksgiving to God called Manama and Bula for their bountiful harvests. Through the years, the Kadayawan festival is very much celebrated annually by modern Davaoeños continuing its flourishing thanksgiving traditions.
This year, Davao City is celebrating another milestone on its very own Kadayawan festival to its longer celebration. It will be participated by eleven (11) ethnic groups as expected considering that this year would be the biggest and grandest Kadayawan festival celebration with bigger prizes to be taken home by all winners. It is expected more than two hundred thousand tourists will also be gathered together in celebration of this festive.
Check Out the schedule of events and Activities for the Kadayawan Festival 2018
August 10, 2018 (Friday)
- Subang Sinugdanan Panagtagbo (03:00pm, R. Magsaysay Wharf)
- Pag-abli sa Kadayawan (04:00pm, Kadayawan Circle (Masaysay Park)
- Hiyas sa Kadayawan Cultural Presentation (Talent Night) (06:00pm, Kadayawan Circle (Masaysay Park)
- Pananam Food Hall Opening (06:00pm, Kadayawan Circle (Masaysay Park)
- Kadayawan Village (Open, Kadayawan Circle (Masaysay Park)
- Kadayawan Farmers Market (Venue: TBA)
- Hiyas sa Kadayawan Coronation Night (06:00pm, Rizal Memorial Colleges Gym (Lopez Jaena Street)
- Kadayawan Dragon Boat Festival Day 1 (5:00am, Sta. Ana Wharf)
- Mugna Kadayawan (08:00am, People's Park)
- Kadayawan Dragon Boat Festival Day 2 (5:00am, Sta. Ana Wharf)
- Tunog Kadayawan (07:00pm, Matina Town Square)
- Sayaw Kadayawan (02:00pm, SM City Davao)
- Kadayawan Ball (06:00pm, SMX Convention Center (SM Lanang Premier)
- Habi Kadayawan (05:00pm, SM Lanang Premier)
- Partners Night 1 ( TBA, Kadayawan Square)
- Dula Kadayawan (TBA, People's Park)
- Partners Night 2 (TBA, Kadayawan Square)
- Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan ( 07:00am, Kadayawan Square)
- Kosplay Kadayawan (07:00am, Kadayawan Square)
- Partners Night 3 (TBA, Kadayawan Square)
- Pamulak sa Kadayawan (07:00am, Kadayawan Square)
- Pitik Kadayawan ( 07:00am, Kadayawan Square
- Partners Night 4 (TBA, Kadayawan Square)