The Sinulog Festival in Cebu City, Philippines
happens every 3rd Sunday of January, and this time, it will be on January 17, 2016. The Sinulog Festival is paying tribute to the Little Child Jesus brought to the city in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese navigator, ​which is now enshrined ​at the Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño.
​Concerts and shows will always be around
days before the Festival up to the Festival itself where everyone can party and have fun. A singing contest called Sinulog Idol will be held nightly at the Fuente Osmeña Circle starting January 8, Friday up to January 14, Thursday for the Grand Finals. A beauty pageant called Miss Cebu 2016 will be held at the Waterfront Hotel Cebu on January 13, Wednesday. And there will be free concerts at the Fuente Osmeña Circle every night starting January 8, Friday up to the 17th. The Grand Parade will end with a grand fireworks display at the Cebu City Sports Center at around 7:00 P.M. and around 12:00 M.N. at the South Road Properties. Popular celebrities also come here ​to join in the festivities. The Sinulog Festival 2016 is expected to draw more visitors to Cebu City because another great event is happening just few days after the Grand Festival on January 17 which is the 51st International Eucharistic congress.
It has long been a tradition of Cebuanos
and Filipinos all over the country to visit Cebu City to celebrate this event year after year. There will be masses at the Basilica everyday starting at 4:30 AM and in the afternoon towards the evening. There will be solemn early morning processions like Walk With Jesus on January 7 and Walk With Mary on January 15. There will also be an afternoon procession in the city on January 16 Saturday before the Grand Parade on Sunday. The Grand Parade features Floats from participating companies and groups as well as dancing contingents who are from different parts of the city and the country and will culminate at the Cebu City Sports Complex or the Abellana Sports Center where all the floats and contingents will be presented in front of the huge crowd.
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