Two Weeks of Fun: forty fourth Lanzones Festival Highlights
The province of Camiguin celebrates the sweet life and its charming island lifestyle because it marks the forty fourth Lanzones Festival, one in every of the country’s longest-running cultural festivities, from Oct. 15-28.
Named after the tropical seasonal fruit which is reputed to be the sweetest of its kind within the archipelago, this 12 months’s edition of the festival is among the many longest with the big selection of special events to lure tourists to the island again within the post-pandemic season.
Based on Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo, this 12 months’s event is themed “Kinaiyahan Atong Ampingan, Kalambuan Para sa Tanan” (Caring for the Environment, Progress for All), the two-week fest will showcase wealthy culture, vibrant community spirit, and the natural wonders of the tropical island paradise.
He said that beyond the sweetness of the fruit and the frenzied dancing, the festivity will highlight the economic and development strides the province has attained for the past 50 years when it became an independent province.
Revelry kicks off on Oct. 15 with a Thanksgiving Mass within the morning, followed later within the afternoon by a grand parade, Ugmad Agro-Industrial-Tourism Trade Fair, music and kabog showdown, and grand opening night and inter-agency competition within the evening.
Promoting environmental care, organizers are introducing the Trashure (Trash to Treasure) making competition and the Paksoy-Inspired Attire Making Competition and Showdown.
Highlights include the Lanzones Festival King and Queen and the Mutya sa Buahanan on Oct. 20, and the inter-agency street dance competition on Oct. 21. Swaying to the drumbeats and the indigenous kulintang, participants will perform the Sajaw Kinamigin which infuses ethnic music from lumad indigenous peoples equivalent to the Manobo, Bagobo, Subanen and Tboli tribes who’ve made Mindanao their home for hundreds of years.
Other fringe events are Lanzones Festival Extravaganza on Oct. 21 which can showcase the flexibility of the fruit as a delicacy. This saccharine-tasting fruit is as a result of generous amounts of rainfall and sunshine, the island’s volcanic nature and the unique inter-cropping system of coconut and lanzones trees.
There may even be sectoral and socio-civic events, entertainment shows and live shows, Buahanan docufest, and handicraft exhibits to boost the festival.
Romualdo noted that this will probably be the primary festival to be held under the “Camiguin Isle be There” rebranding which the province launched last summer, together with its Clean Camiguin QR Code and Smart Tourism digitalization program to make sure protected stay of holiday makers within the island.
He added that the fest is a chance to showcase its tourist attractions equivalent to White Island Sandbar, Ardent Hibok Hibok Springs, Sto. Nino Cold Spring, Katibawasan and Kawasan Falls, Sunken Cemetery, Taguines Lagoon, and the Walkway to the Old Volcano and Stations of the Cross.
To not be missed are Bonbon Church ruins complex which was declared by the National Museum as a National Cultural Treasure, and Mantigue Island Nature Park which is recognized by the Department of Tourism as a scuba diving spot in Mindanao.
Furthermore, extreme adventurers can scale the dual peaks of Mounts Hibok Hibok and Timpopong which were declared as Asean Heritage Park.
First-time visitors to the province can get their QR code at www.cleancamiguinqr.com to input basic information, valid ID and vaccination record, for ease of entry.
For event details and updates, visit Facebook pages Camiguin Tourism Office and Lanzones Festival.
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