27th Masskara Festival

It looks really good in the photos but it's nothing compared to seeing it in person. Even the commercial postcards or the WOW Philippines! website don't measure up to the astounding view it really makes.

The first 10 minutes of the 27th Masskara Street Dance Competition left me in awe. No exaggeration but it was really eye-popping, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, earth-breaking....you get the point...

You can tell by the paricipation of all 25 barangays of Bacolod City, the deployment of the AFP and CAT/ROTC troops, the attendance of the townsfolks, and the number of foreigners that stayed long under the harsh sun how big this event really was. You can also tell by the length of the lens of the photographers that were there!

Everything is wonderful, shiny, vibrant, glittering. It's very colorful, very alive, picture-perfect. It's something that you see that you feel. You should really be there. No wonder the event is occasionally featured in Living Asia and the National Geographic!

The Masskara Festival lives up very true to its name. The grandest of masks, handmade of sequins, feathers, paper, plastic, cloth, buttons, beads, all materials imaginable, and the very merry and festive celebration of a valued tradition. Indeed, Bacolod is the City of Smiles.

See some of the photos i took from the 27th Masskara Street Dance Competition.