Welcome!
Welcome!
Welcome to the official website of the MassKara Festival, now on its 32nd year this 2011. Bacolod City, dubbed the “City of Smiles,” celebrates the world-famous MassKara Festival from October 1 Read more [...]
Why MassKara?
Why MassKara?
Etymology MassKara is coined from two words: Mass, which means “many, or multitude,” and Kara, a Spanish word for “face,” thus MassKara is “a mass or multitude of smiling faces.” For Read more [...]
The City of Smiles
The City of Smiles
Bacolod: The City of Smiles… and a whole lot more! Come to Bacolod, a city known for its great food, warm smiles, and happy people. Come to Bacolod where great cuisine is a tradition, as great food Read more [...]
Schedule
Schedule
MassKara Festival 2011 Schedule * updated as of September 21, 2011 Date Event Venue Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 * Launch * Bacolod Public Plaza Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 Read more [...]
  • MassKara 2011 Highlights

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Messages

Message from the Mayor

Message from the Mayor It’s that time of the year again, when Bacolod goes out to the streets and dances to music and drum beats in one colorful and dramatic collective declaration of hope and unity; hope, that despite all Read more [...]

Message from the Vice-Mayor

Message from the Vice-Mayor As we celebrate the countless blessings our city has received in the past seven decades, we also celebrate the 32nd year of the MassKara Festival, which has become a testament of the good life we enjoy Read more [...]

Message from Tourism Chair

Message from Tourism Chair We are proud to invite everyone to come to Bacolod and witness the 32nd year of the MassKara Festival, one of the happiest festivals in the country and in the world. As a world-famous festival, MassKara Read more [...]

MassKara Personalities

Bamboo does MassKara logo

Bamboo does MassKara logo The 2011 MassKara festival logo was designed by Bacolod visual artist and fine arts professor Bamboo Tonogbanua who has also been commissioned to do the trophies that will be given to the winners in the Read more [...]

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News

Awarding of winners for the photo video contest
Awarding of winners for the photo video contest Read more [...]
MassKara Festival earns sponsors’ confidence
MassKara Festival earns sponsors’ confidence The MassKara Festival has become one of the country’s prime festivals, with more corporate sponsors coming in, confident in the capability of the festival organizers to deliver their marketing needs. MassKara Read more [...]
2011 MassKara photo, video contests winners bared
2011 MassKara photo, video contests winners bared The entry of Dan Douglas Ong titled “Celebration,” which shows a myriad of colors as dancers throw confetti during their performance, won the grand prize in the 2011 MassKara Festival photo contest. Ong, Read more [...]
City SP congratulates MassKara organizers
City SP congratulates MassKara organizers A resolution congratulating Mayor Evelio Leonardia and MassKara festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit for the successful MassKara celebration was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. Authored Read more [...]
‘Over a million crowd flock 2011 MassKara’
‘Over a million crowd flock 2011 MassKara’ More than a million people have flocked to the MassKara Festival during its 19 days of celebration, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said last night (Wednesday) at the closing rites of Bacolod’s world-famous festival. “This Read more [...]
1st MassKara Dance Showdown winners
1st MassKara Dance Showdown winners Champion: After Class Crew 1st runner-up: New Olds Crew 2nd runner-up: Real Jam Crew