The Aliwan Fiesta is an annual festival held in Pasay City that celebrates the diverse cultures of the Philippines' regions. Contingents from 18 regions compete in a cultural street dance competition, float parade, and beauty pageant. The festival aims to showcase Philippine culture and heritage both domestically and internationally. It is organized by several groups including the Manila Broadcasting Company and Cultural Center of the Philippines. Cash prizes are awarded to the top contingents in the dance and float competitions.

1. ALIWAN
FESTIVA

2. Aliwan Fiesta is an annual event
that gathers different cultural
festivals of the Philippines in Star
City Complex in Pasay City
wherein contingents compete
in dance parade and float compe
titions, as well as in a beauty
pageant.

3. The festival is organized by Manila
Broadcasting Company (MBC)
together with Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP) and the cities
of Manila and Pasay, the event is
dubbed as "The Mother of
All Fiestas," with prizes totaling
to P3 million (roughly US$70,000).

4. The Festival began in 2003. It
aims to showcase the
different Filipino cultures and
heritage not only to the people
in Metro Manila but also to the
rest of the world.

5. The contingents, meanwhile, aim to
promote their respective regions both
economically and tourism-wise.It was
originally organized as a visual
extravaganza for the Christmas season,
but it has since been held during the
summer months of either April or May

6. 3 Categories of Aliwan
Festival:
• Cultural Street Dance Competition (the main
event)
• Float Parade
• Reyna ng Aliwan

7. Reyna ng Aliwan

8. FLOAT PARADE

9. FLOAT PARADE

10. FLOAT PARADE

11. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

12. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

13. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

14. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

15. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

16. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

17. Cultural Street Dance
Competition

18. Each of the country's 18 regions have the
option to send up to two contingents
representing its respective cultural festival, as
well as an option to send a representing float
and or beauty pageant
COMPETITION

19. Each contingent in the cultural street dance
competition—totaling up to 100 dancers as well as
hundreds of musicians and support staff
members—have undergone stringent elimination
cycles during various local festivals before being
chosen to compete in Aliwan Fiesta
COMPETITION

20. The highlight of the event is when all competing
festivals show off their dance skills while parading
for four kilometers (about 2½ miles) along Roxas
Boulevard from Quirino Grandstand to Aliw Theater
grounds located near CCP.
COMPETITION

21. The festivals range from the well-known such
as Sinulog of Cebu City, and Panagbenga of Baguio
City, to the obscure but just-as-interesting feasts like
Alikaraw of Hilongos, Leyte, Padang-Padang
of Parang, Shariff Kabunsuan, and Pamitinan
Festival of Rodriguez, Rizal.
COMPETITION

22. OTHER EVENTS
Side events also include a bazaar featuring different
regional products, a photography contest, an inter-
scholastic dance competition (interpreting dance
tunes played on MBC radio stations), Filipino street
games, and a fireworks display.

23. FLOATS
The participating floats are only allowed to use
local textiles, produce, flowers, and other products
specific in their representing city in decorating the
vehicles. Each float, portraying local folklore and
indigenous traditions, is topped by a participant of Reyna
ng Aliwan serving as muse.

24. FLOATS
The participating floats are only allowed to use
local textiles, produce, flowers, and other products
specific in their representing city in decorating the
vehicles. Each float, portraying local folklore and
indigenous traditions, is topped by a participant of Reyna
ng Aliwan serving as muse.

25. PRIZES
The top ten contingents in the cultural dance and float
competitions receive cash prizes, with the top float winner
receiving P500,000 and the winning cultural dance group
getting P1 million as well as the bragging rights of becoming the
champion of Aliwan Fiesta. Meanwhile, the Reyna ng
Aliwan receives P100,000.

26. COSTUMES

27. artistc use of dyed
coconut beads
woven pandan leaves
as borders and intricate
bead work
grass skirt with hemline
of ethnic handloom
fabrics. the top is
exqusitely detailed in
ethnic bead work
beautiful dying
technique on Philippine
fiber –raffia
use of "salapid" (
braided ) palm fan
leaves or pandan
COSTUMES

28. COSTUMES
Truly Ilonggo using our own handloom
"patadyong" in a stylized "saya" ( skirt) and
"alampay" ( shawl)
the rythmn of Philippine ethnic colors and
movement
Iloilo, the textile capital of the Philippines during
the Spanish period, has "hablon" which is
handloom fabric used in this costume. It has also
its own indigenous needle craft
Details of coconut beads and local weave
"patadyong"
Coconut shells, dyed and interprets a Filipino
skill in beadwork

29. PROPS
Candles
FAN

30. PROPS
Basket
Flowers

31. PROPS
Bila-o or Circular Basket

32. - Banhayan Festival of Muntinlupa (Baklad Cultural Dance Troupe)
- Panagbenga Festival of Baguio (Pinsao Natl High School)
- Balitok Ti Alicia Festival of Alicia/Angadanan, Isabela
- Antipolo Maytime Festival (San Jose Natl High School)
- Niyogyugan Festival of Quezon (Dolores Hambujan Dancers)
- Iloilo Dinagyang Festival (Tribu Salognon)
2017 Festival Dance Competition

33. - Manggahan Festival of Guimaras (Hubon Binagtong)
- Cinco de Noviembre Festival of Bago City, Negros Occidental
(Sigabong Sang Mga Kanyon)
- Manaragat Festival of Catbalogan, Samar (Tribu Katbalaugan)
- Meguyaya Festival of Upi, Maguindanao (Nangi Natl High School)
- Inaul Festival of Datu Piang, Maguindanao (Datu Piang Performing
Arts Guild)
- Padang Padang Festival of Parang, Maguindanao (Amir Bara Lidasan
National High School)
- Timpuyog Festival of Kiamba, Sarangani (James L. Chiongbian
National Trade School Performing Arts Troupe)

34. A L NAWI
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