Pangbenga 2011

The City Government of Baguio formally announced the opening of the 2011 Baguio Flower Festival last November 2010. Kablikat Civicom had passed a letter of Intent on the said celebration.

The 2011 Baguio Flower Festival is popularly known as the Panagbenga Festival 2011 and one of the much awaited festivals in the Philippines. Every year, the Panagbenga Festival celebration is always full of colorful expectations and surprises in its presentation and substance. Tourists from different countries travel to the Philippines just to witness this one of a kind flower festival.

The theme of the Panagbenga Flower Festival is “The Environment and Community in Harmony.” This festival is recognized as one of the most celebrated festivals in the country. People can see hundreds of street dancers performing in the main roads of Baguio City. One of the much awaited events in the festival is the Flower Float Festival wherein a lot of fresh flowers from the city will be used to decorate floats and will represent various organizations in Baguio City.

Here is a glimpse of what to expect on the flower festival. Here is the Flower Festival 2011 schedule of events.

The launch of Pangbenga 2011 has already been announced last November 16, 2010. The Grand Opening Parade will be held on February 1, 2011. Market Encounter will start from the opening parade, which is February 1, 2011, until March 6, 2011. The “Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom” event will be held on February 12, 2011 and the Pre-Valentine Event and Fluvial Float Parade will be held on February 13, 2011.

The “Grand Panagbenga Street Parade” will happen on February 26 and the Grand Float Parade will be on February 27. Session Road in Bloom will start on February 28 and will end on March 6. Pony Boys day will be on March 2 and the Central North Luzon Tourism Fair will be on March 3. The Grand Closing Ceremony and Grand Fireworks Display (Flowers in the Sky) will be on March 6, 2011.

People who are interested to participate and visit the event must take note of the said activities. The highlight of the Flower Festival 2011 will be on February 26, 2011 wherein the Grand Street Parade will happen. A lot of tourist will visit the Philippines Summer Capital for this much awaited event. The parade will feature the native Ibalois Dancers. These dancers are usually made up of young and old dancing through Baguio’s main thoroughfares.

Source: http://festivalsinthephilippines.com/2011-panagbenga-flower-festival-schedule-of-events-1316400.html