Dumaguete City - Buglasan Festival
Hailed as the Festival of Festivals, Buglasan. It is an event for Negrenses to commemorate the rich culture of the whole Negros province. It is a symbol of unity through tourism and one of the biggest events here in Dumaguete City. According to dumagueteunitown.com, in the olden times, the island of Negros was referred to as Buglas, after the tall reeds that were predominant in the area. A map said to have been drawn by Diego Lope POVEDANO dated 1572 shows an island named Buglas Insulis. The Buglasan Festival named after Negros island's beginnings.
Buglasan Festival has been on its festivity since the 1990's. It is being dubbed as the Festival of Festivals since the fiestas all over Negros comes to Dumaguete City, and compete with their fellow municipalites enthusistic boasting lively and themed festivals. The Buglasan Festival is Negros Oriental's provincial movable feast, participated in by the Province's five component cities and 20 municipalities.
It is a delight to experience this festival since these themed festivals and grand spends hundreds of thousands just to perform and give pride to each municipality they represent. Negros Oriental province has a rich history that we are proud of swiftlet. Here is a list of festivals that regularly compete in Buglasan Festival: http://www.touroriental.com/orientalnegros/negros-oriental-festivals.html. Not only it boasts its tourism but it also manifests pride of Dumaguete original talents as it also offers vast entertainment options. The Rizal Boulevard will be jam packed as it is going to be a venue for local original bands to play their most inevitable talents. The Buglasan Festival usually ends with pyrotechnics competition inviting municipalities all around the Philippines to participate and give light to the skies with their artistic fireworks routines. A venue in Dumaguete which is called the East Negros Village will host the event as it is the main grounds of Buglasan Festival. It displays all the booth and false representation of what you can enjoy in different municipalities. A clear manifestation of Negrenses love to land and its rich culture.
The Festival starts with a street parade around the city's streets and ends with a showdown of each municipality. From Manila, you can fly to Dumaguete (estimated cost of Php4,000 ++, round trip, one hour and 15 minutes). This is a way to expose the tourism of Cebu and nearby provinces. Dumaguete takes a ride on its rich culture and tourist destinations. It is a great experience waiting for you this October 17 - 26. Enjoy the festivity of the Negrenses with lights, colors, fun, and music as well.
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