Cebu City's Famous Sinulog Festival Is Back With a Week-Long Extravaganza

(SPOT.ph) Sinulog Festival in Cebu is one of the grandest and most famous Philippine festivals. It celebrates Santo Niño de Cebú, the image of the child Jesus widely venerated on the island. Sinulog is a grand display of the province's creativity and cultural roots, and is one of the most anticipated events in Philippine tourism. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebrations were put on hold or have been held on a much smaller scale—until this year. As pandemic restrictions ease up, the grandeur of the Sinulog Festival is also in full swing.

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Here's the full schedule for the 2023 Sinulog Festival:

From January 6 to 16, Cebu City's streets and plazas will be the venue for colorful parades, cultural shows, talent competitions, and many other activities that highlight the best the province has to offer.

Here are some of the key events you shouldn't miss:

• January 6- Opening Salvo Mass/Launching Parade/Sinulog 2023 Kick-Off starts at 2:30 p.m. with a mass at the Basilico Del Santo Nino, concluding with a parade from the church to the Cebu City Sports Complex
• January 7- Cultural Show by the Department of Education Cebu Province  starts at 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 8- Cebu Marathon starts at 2 a.m. at the SM Seaside Complex
• January 8- One Island Sinulog sa Kabataan starts at 1 p.m. at the Cebu City Sports Complex
• January 8- Cultural Show by Mandaue City Science High School, Mandaue City School for the Arts, and the University of Cebu, 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 9- Cultural Show by the University of Southern Philippines Foundation and Cebu Technological University, 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 9- Sinulog Festival Queen Runway Competition, 7 p.m.  at the SM Seaside City (Mountain Wing Atrium)
• January 10- Cultural Show by the University of San Carlos and Lapu-Lapu Cebu International College, 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 11- Miss Cebu 2023 Coronation Night, 7 p.m. at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino Lahug
• January 11- Cultural Show by the Department of Education Cebu City Division, University of San Jose Recoletos, and University of the Visayas Main Campus, 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 12-15- Kalingawan sa SRP, SRP Grounds (near NuStar and Filinvest Il Corso)
• January 12- SRP World Tent City Grand Opening, 10 a.m., across Sinulog Grand Stand in City Di Mare
• January 12- Cultural Show by Bucas Grande Contingent from Surigao Del Norte, 6 p.m. at the Fuente Osmena
• January 12- Handumanan, 8 p.m. at the Robinsons Galleria Atrium
• January 13- Walk With Mary, 4 a.m. starts at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
• January 13- Traslacion, 5:30 a.m. from Cebu City to Mandaue City
• January 13- Cultural Show by Hwacheon Beomangol, Nongak Preservation Association, and Sto. Nino Mactan College, 6 p.m. at the Plaza Independencia
• January 13- Sinulog Festival Queen Coronation Night, 7 p.m. at the Cebu City Sports Complex
• January 14- Fluvial Parade, 6 a.m. CCLEX Bridge
• January 14- Reenactment of the Planting of the Cross, FirstMass, Baptism, and Wedding, 9 a.m. Basilica De Santo Nino
• January 14- Solemn Foot Procession, 2 p.m. at the Basilica Del Santo Nino
• January 15- Sinulog Fiesta Day Holy Mass Celebration, 8 a.m. City Di Mare, SRP Grounds
• January 15- Sinulog 2023 Grand Parade, 9 a.m. City Di Mare, SRP Grounds
• January 15- Sinulog 2023 Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks, 7 p.m. City Di Mare, SRP Grounds

Get ready to shout Pit Senyor and celebrate at one of the country's best and most fun festivals. Don't have plans to head to Cebu yet? Book your tickets and accommodations ASAP, as Cebu city tends to fill up fast for Sinulog festivities. 

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For more information, visit Sinulog Foundation Inc.'s Facebook page.

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