Escolta Comes Back to Life With This Weekend Street Party

(SPOT.ph) It's been damn too long since we were allowed to party along the Escolta—specifically, it's been like this since the pandemic started four years ago. But as we've moved past the need for face shields and face masks, we can go back to this part of Manila for music, dancing, and art. On November 25, Hola, Escolta!, the first Escolta street party since the pandemic, is where you'll want to be this weekend.

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Here's what's going down at Hola, Escolta! street party this weekend:

Hola, Escolta! is the first street party since the lockdown began in 2020. It's intended to be somewhat of a reintroduction to downtown Manila's creative community wherein visitors can partake in different activities at the First United Building. And at the same time, this street party helps ensure Escolta's legacy of being the "Queen of the Streets" lives on.

This weekend, the street across the First United Building will be closed off from vehicles to make way for all sorts of exciting Hola, Escolta! activities. You have to be there by 10 a.m. to catch the opening of the street markets. Afterward, there will be a number of heritage talks and exhibits by Nilad Community at the Panpisco Building where you can see exhibits highlighting Escolta in various ways

But for those who want to physically tour Escolta, The Heritage Collective and Manila Girls are holding a Costume Tour where you get to strut the streets of Escolta while wearing an eye-catching ensemble. This unique tour is from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., and the meet-up point is at the Panpisco Building. There is a tour fee of P500 per head, but those in costume don't need to pay—so better dress up!

If you want to go for the actual street party—the one with lots of music and lots of dancing, the music performances start at 3 p.m. Jalan, RICO DISCO, baby ikea, Teya Logos, Papa Jawnz, and Jer Dee and Marky will be manning the DJ booth. If anything, expect that the party will last until late night.

Here's the map to Hola, Escolta!

For more information, check out Hola, Escolta!'s Facebook page.

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