Panagbenga Festival
Baguio City is once again in full bloom with the Panagbenga Festival.
The festival name, bearing Malaya-Polynesian roots, means “season of blooming” and pays tribute to the city’s abundant flowers. The month-long flower festival began as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Today, not only has the Panagbenga Festival helped boost the economy through tourism, it has also become a way for the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture’s old traditions.
The Panagbenga Festival begins as early as February 1, and culminates with flower covered float parades, and street dances inspired by the Ibaloi dance called the Bendian. This year’s festival will have the Grand Street Parade on March 2, Saturday, and the Grand Float Parade the day after, on March 3, Sunday.
Panagbenga on SKY
See Baguio City in full bloom in the comfort of your home, as we give you LIVE coverage of the festival highlights in high-definition, on SKY Free View.
Grand Street Parade
- LIVE
- March 2, Saturday
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- REPLAY
- March 11, Monday
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
Grand Float Parade
- LIVE
- March 3, Sunday
- 7:00AM - 1:00PM
- REPLAY
- March 12, Tuesday
- 7:00AM - 1:00PM
WHERE TO WATCH
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Stream LIVE and as catch-up on SKY On Demand STREAM LIVE |
Join Us
Going to Baguio to see the other exhibitions? We hear the Baguio Blooms Exposition and Exhibition will be open until March 10 around the Burnham Park. We’ll also be in the area during this time, so don’t hesitate to drop by!
