The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates the Cebuano people's pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism (Wikipedia).
Recently, the festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a contest featuring contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is usually held in the Cebu City Sports Complex.
The city will once again welcomes you to next year's celebration of Sinulog Festival that will officially open on January 5, 2011. In fact, as early as August of this year, the organizers had already prepared the schedule of activities in the 2012 Sinulog Festival and posted it on their official website.
The following is the schedule of activities in the 2012 Sinulog Festival.
Sinulog 2012 Schedule of Activities(Fuente Osmena, January 2-31, 2012) | |
Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2012 | Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd. |
December 11, 2011 | Sinulog Poster Making Contest @ Emall |
December 15, 2011 | Sinulog Photo Exhibits @SM City |
January 05, 2012 (Thursday) | Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus |
4:00 AM | Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña |
4:30 AM | Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño |
5:30 AM | Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2012 |
January 06, 2012 (Friday) | Sinulog 2012 Kick Off |
Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, MCIAA | |
2:00PM | Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño) |
3:00 PM | Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center) |
7:00 PM | Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Streen Party Bands |
January 7, 2012 (Saturday) | Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan |
1:00 PM | Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center |
2:00 PM | Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center |
4:30 PM | Awarding of Winners |
6:30 PM | Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 8, 2012 (Sunday) | Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan |
4:00 AM | Cebu City 2012 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com |
1:00 PM | Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center |
2:00 PM | Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center |
4:30 PM | Awarding of Winners |
6:30 PM | Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands |
January 9, 2012 (Monday) | |
6:30 PM | Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 10, 2012 (Tuesday) | |
6:30 PM | Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña) |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 11, 2012 (Wednesday) | |
9:00 AM | Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights) |
6:30 PM | Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) |
7:00 PM | Ms. Cebu 2012 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 12, 2012 (Thursday) | |
9:00 AM | Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights) |
6:30 PM | Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) |
6:00 PM | Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
8:00 PM | Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 13, 2012 (Friday) | Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls) |
4:00 AM | Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño |
7:00 AM | Misa de Translacion (Motorcade) |
9:00 AM | Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent / Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym |
6:30 PM | Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) |
7:30 P.M | Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum |
7:30 P.M | Sinulog Festival Queen 2012, Cebu City Sports Center |
8:00 PM | Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) |
9:00 PM | Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands |
January 14, 2012 (Saturday) | |
6:00 AM | Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño |
9:00 AM | Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño |
2:00 PM | Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño |
7:00 PM | Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu |
7:00 PM | Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia |
8:00 PM | Gala – Passionata a Cultural Heritage Celebration in Honor of Sto. Niño de Cebu @ SM Cinema I |
8:00 PM | Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu |
8:00 PM | Handumanan Concert, USP-F Theater for the Performing Arts |
January 15, 2012 (Sunday) | SINULOG GRAND PARADE |
4:00 AM | Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño |
6:00 AM | Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal |
9:00 AM | Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off |
7:00 PM | Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center |
7:30 PM | Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña |
January 16, 2012 (Monday) | |
1:00 PM | Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center |
January 20, 2012 (Friday) | “HUBO” |
4:00 AM | “HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño |
January 28, 2012 (Saturday) | |
1:00 P.M | Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest |
6:00 P.M | Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu 1st Sinulat Awards, Sinulog Literary Awards for Short Story Writing, Poetry, and Essay Writing @ SM City Cebu |
January 30 – Feb. 10, 2012 | Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu |
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