JANUARY 30 Opening of Kaway Festival KAWAY FESTIVAL is a weeklong, almost a ten-day festivity highlighted with different activities and colorful, fun-filled happenings that speak of Tagkawayanin artistic and fun-loving culture.
Judging of Arko Contest -Arko contest is a competition that features the creative and artistic prowess of Tagkawayanos in building arkos out of native raw materials available in the locality.
FEBRUARY 01 Launching of Agri/Trade Fair
Agricultural and Trade Fair is a competitive exhibition of agricultural and fishery products and household skills of local farmers, fishermen and producers held annually in the municipality that showcases and demonstrates products (OTOP products) and services.
FEBRUARY 02 Photo Exhibit
A exhibit of old photos, memorabilia and old documents featuring the natural history and ethnography of Tagkawayan’s political, economic, social and cultural evolution to commemorate and instill in the minds of our locals consciousness and sense of pride as Tagkawayanos.
FEBRUARY 03 Disco w/ Live Band
FEBRUARY 04 Tagkawayan Singing Idol
A singing contest that opens the opportunity for aspiring singers of Tagkawayan to expose their God-given talent to the world.
FEBRUARY 05 & 06 Ginoo/Binibining Tagkawayan
An annual search for Tagkawayan’s most exceptional lady and gentleman around the town. This is the towns’version of braving a new meaning to beauty pageant by bringing to light the conscious effort of promoting the town’s beauty and culture. Winners of the pageant are its representatives and contenders to the annually held Ginoo at Binibining Quezon.
FEBRUARY 07 Variety Show
Entertainment made for the locals that features variety of acts especially musical performances of local showbiz’ artists and talents, and is usually generously sponsored by the Provincial Governor’s Office.
FEBRUARY 08 Marca Pina Cooking Contest
From the name of the activity itself, this is a culinary event sponsored by Marca Pina for the amateur cooks—housewives, HRM students, etc. that celebrates the culinary skills of food enthusiasts and tastes of home-cook goodness!
FEBRUARY 09 Sayawayan Festival and Street Dancing CompetitionDerived from the words SAYAW (dance), KAWAY (wave of hands usually in greeting people) and KAWAYAN (bamboo), Sayawayan is the manifestation of festive, lively and colorful activities of the town highlighting the use of local raw materials and products; everything creating a myriad of movements, figures, colors and sounds. Also cultural street dancing version of Tagkawayan that features the ritual dance and hand-signal traditions and costumes of the taga-kawayan.
FEBRUARY 10 Civic and Military Parade A joyous public walk or march around the town enjoined by the local municipal and barangay officials, agency heads and staff, teachers and students, groups and organizations accompanied by every public and private schools’ lyre bands celebrating the town’s special day.
Lyre Band Competition An event featuring the municipality’s different public and private schools’ lyre bands parading around the town and performing their exhibition in the Municipal Freedom Plaza for the purpose of both entertainment and competition.
Barangay Night A social gathering of local and barangay officials, agency heads and LGU employees, teachers, heads and members of local organization, associations and groups.
FEBRUARY 11 Palaro ng Lahi Tagkawayan’s version of Larong Pinoy featuring the Filipino traditional street games like Palo Sebo, Sepak Takraw, Habulan ng Biik, etc. organized annually by the AMULET (Association of Municipal Employees of Tagkawayan).
Gabi ng Kabataan A social gathering of all the Sangguniang Kabataan officers and members of the Youth Sector.
KAWAY FESTIVAL 2015: Programme of Activities
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