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Cultural Shows and Events
City and Barangay Fiestas
Busy, festive and vibrant. This is Filipino
fiesta. And when its turn to celebrate comes around,
Alaminos City can be counted upon to do so with gusto.
The weeklong celebration (that usually starts on March
17) is often buzzing with activity, with events and
fairs decorating the whole city before, during and after
the actual date of the fiesta. Alaminians can choose
between concerts of famous artists, beauty pageants and
sports competitions to keep them on their feet. Food and
product fairs entice everyone to sample the ingenuity
and distinct quality of the city’s resources. The action
and spectacle continues till the wee hours of the
evening, sometimes with grand finales like fireworks.
With all these better entertainment treats, people still
flock to the carnival and enjoy the rides like the
Ferris Wheel or Merry-Go-Round, and can never forget to
venture around the tiangges, hoping to score a coffee
mug 50% off or a bunch of pillowcases on sale or indulge
themselves to a few breaks in the many different games
that promise a winning night. Children especially enjoy
going to the circus, chomping and gulping treats as
their eyes silently gape at trapeze artists, magicians
and sword eaters.
A barangay fiesta in Alaminos is city fiesta scaled
down. Amazing local bands take the place of famous
recording groups, pageants for ladies and gays and
sometimes mini fashion shows decorate the evening, while
basketball competition is a popular day event. Tiangges
cannot be left out and sumptuous food overflows from
each household, ready to welcome guests from neighboring
barangays.
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