{"id":5278,"date":"2024-01-19T03:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cebuinsider.com\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2024-01-19T03:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:19:49","slug":"sinulog-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cebuinsider.com\/sinulog-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinulog Festival 2024: Schedule of Activities and Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Sinulog Festival 2024 is on and we just got the schedule of activities for the biggest festival in the Philippines. If you\u2019re planning to visit Cebu for the Sinulog Festival, here\u2019s everything you need to know so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sinulog Festival in 2023 got a generally underwhelming response from patrons and visitors as the city government decided to move the street dancing competition to the South Road Properties (SRP), which is a bit far from the city center. The Sinulog Festival street dancing competition and grand parade, where participants clad in colorful costumes dance to a drumline, is probably the most anticipated event during this month-long celebration. In 2024, it\u2019s been confirmed that the competition will continue to be held at SRP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udc49Find hotel deals in Cebu City here!<\/a>\ud83d\udc48<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t know what the Sinulog Festival is, it is mainly celebrating Santo Ni\u00f1o de Cebu (Child Jesus of Cebu), a statue of baby Jesus that Portuguese-born Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan gave to the Rajah of Cebu in 1521.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Roman Catholic believers, the festival marks the introduction of Catholicism to Filipinos. For others who don\u2019t observe this, the Sinulog Festival is still an eventful celebration where people get to enjoy street parties, funfairs, and other events. The Sinulog Festival Grand Parade is one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sinulog Festival happens every third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. In 2024, the Sinulog Festival falls on January 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Grand Parade (where participants dance on the streets) and Grand Ritual Showdown (where participants dance on stage) will also happen on the same day. The event typically runs for about 12 hours, even longer, as more than 20 contingents from all over the country compete in a dance competition for different categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to enjoy the Sinulog festivities, we highly recommend arriving in Cebu City 2 to 3 days before the Grand Parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Is the Date of the Sinulog Festival 2024?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n