Panagbenga Festival 2016 Schedule of Events and Activities

Baguio City’s annual flower festival which includes the popular “Grand Float Parade” as well as the “Grand Street Dancing Parade” is near approaching. The month long festivities will officially start on February 1, 2016 with the theme “Bless the Children with Flowers“.

The Grand Street Dancing parade which highlights various costumes from the region is scheduled on February 27, 2016 (Saturday) while the colorful Grand Float Parade is set on February 28, 2016 (Sunday).

As usual, the Grand Float parade will feature different competing grand floats adorned with colorful flowers which comes not only from Baguio City but from different flower gardens in La Trinidad and some places in Benguet.

Baguio Flower Festival 2016 Schedule

Here’s the official schedule of events and activities for Panagbenga 2016:

DATE	EVENT	VENUE
February 1, 2016 8:00AM	Grand Opening Parade: Drum and Lyre Competition- Elementary Division	Panagbenga Park-Session Road-Magsaysay Avenue-Harrison Road-Melvin jones Football Grounds
February 1, 2016	Concert	Atrium, SM City Baguio
February 1 – March 6, 2016	Baguio Blooms Exhibition and Exposition	Lake Drive, Burnham Park
February 8, 2016	Chinese Spring Festival	City-Wide
February 14, 2016	Handog ng Panagbenga Sa Pamilya Baguio – Let a thousand Flowers Bloom -Panagbenga 2016 Kite-Flying Challenge -Panagbenga Variety Show – Fireworks Display	Melvin Jones Grandstand and Football Grounds
February 19-21, 2016	PMA Grand Alumni Homecoming	PMA, Loakan Road
February 15-17, 2016	School Based Landscaping Competition (Judging)	City Schools
February 19, 2016	Floral Arrangement Competition (Judging)	BCNHS
TBA*	Barangay Clean and Green Landscaping Competition (Judging)	All Barangays
February 27, 2016 8:00AM	Grand Street Dancing Parade	Panagbenga Park-Session Road-Magsaysay Avenue-Harrison Road – Athletic Bowl
February 28, 2016 8:00AM	Grand Float Parade	DILG – Session Road – Harrison Road – Athletic Bowl
February 27-28, 2016	Sponsor’s And Exhibitors Day	Athletic Bowl
February 29 – March 6, 2016	Session Road In Bloom	Session Road
March 5, 2016	Pony Boys Day	Wright Park
March 6, 2016	Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies and Grand Fireworks Display	Athletic Bowl and Various Areas in Baguio CBD