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MassKara Festival Bacolod City

The Masskara Festival 2023: Schedule of Activities this Year

Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival is a world-renowned celebration that has captivated the hearts of both locals and tourists for decades. This festival has become an[…]

MassKara Festival 2017 and its ASEAN theme

The MassKara Festival of Bacolod: City of Southeast Asia The MassKara Festival 2017 theme focuses on “Bacolod: City of Southeast Asia,” which highlights the local[…]

A Jolly Festival Tour Around the Philippines

Celebrity mom and chef Donita Rose is setting the MassKara Festival on fire and is cooking her way around the Philippines with Jolly Heart Mate[…]

MassKara Festival 2018 Schedule of Events

It’s this time of the year once again when my city is alive with colors, songs, and other attractions. Yes, October is MassKara Festival in[…]

Jojo Vito Designs Gallery

Masks at the Jojo Vito Designs Gallery: A Bacolod Icon

When I moved back to Bacolod City, one of the persons I came to know was Jojo Vito, the man behind the Jojo Vito Designs[…]

Free Admission to #etcpaintensity2015 and A Chance to Win a Limited Edition Shirt

There are a 101 exciting things to look forward to Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival this year! Add to the line-up of fun activities is the ETC Paintensity[…]

The colors of Masskara Festival 2014

“I’ll take you back to the old days and I’ll sing the songs once you’ll all remember so come and sing along (come on everybody)”[…]

Masskara Festival

Behind Masskara’s Smile: The beginnings of MassKara Festival

I was eight years old and I was standing in front of my mother’s office right across the city plaza watching with awe the crowd[…]