Are you ready for Cebu's Grandest Festival? Sinulog is one of the country's biggest and most attended festivals in honor of the Senyor Santo Niño. It is an annual event in Cebu City where a grand display of lively and festive street dancing participated by various contingents from all over Cebu and other provinces held every third Sunday of January. For 2015, the highlight of Sinulog Festival 2015 will be on January 18, 2015 with the Grand Parade happening along the major streets of Cebu City. Happy Sinulog Festival 2015!
As a religious celebration, it is also the time of the year where millions of local and foreign visitors, tourists and devotees flock to the Queen City of the South to pay homage to the Infant Jesus and to witness and join the grand festivity.
SINULOG FESTIVAL 2015 Schedule of Activities
December 01, 2014 – January 31, 2015 - Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
December 27, 2014 – January 24, 2015 - Sinulog 2014 Winning Photos Exhibit @ SM City Cebu
December 30, 2014 (Tuesday) - Sinulog 2015 Fun Run
5:00 A.M. - Elimination Sinulog 2015 Dance Crew
January 8, 2015 (Thursday) - Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 A.M. Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 A.M. Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 A.M. Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2015
January 9, 2015 (Friday) - Sinulog 2015 Kick Off
10:00 A.M. -Sinulog Trade Fair @ SM City Cebu by Department of Trade and Industry
2:00 P.M. -Solemn Mass (Basilica del Santo Niño)
3:00 P.M. -Launching Parade (Basilica del Santo Niño to CCSC)
7:00 P.M. -Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña
8:00 P.M. -Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 P.M. -Street Party Bands
January 10, 2015 (Saturday) - Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan
1:00 P.M. Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 P.M. Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan @ Cebu City Sports Center
6:30 P.M. Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
January 11, 2015 (Sunday) - Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan
4:00 P.M. Cebu City 2015 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
1:00 P.M. Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 P.M. Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan @ Cebu City Sports Center
6:00 P.M. Grand Finals of Sinulog Choral Competition
6:30 P.M. Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 P.M. Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña)
9:00 P.M. Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 12, 2015 (Monday)
6:30 P.M. Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 P.M. Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña)
9:00 P.M. Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 13, 2015 (Tuesday)
6:30 P.M. Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 P.M. Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña)
9:00 P.M. Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 14, 2015 (Wednesday)
9:00 A.M. Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 P.M. Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
7:00 P.M. Ms. Cebu 2015 Coronation Night
January 15, 2015 (Thursday) - Sinulog 2015 Idol Grand Finals
- Sinulog Festival Queen Runway Competition and Photo shoot
January 16, 2015 (Friday) Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
- Sinulog 2015 Dance Crew Finals
- Sinulog Festival Queen 2015 Coronation Night @ Cebu City
Sports Center
January 17, 2015 (Saturday)
6:00 A.M. - Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Sto. Niño
9:00 A.M. -Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Santo Niño
2:00 P.M. -Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 P.M. -Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu
7:00 P.M. -Street Party @ Fuente Osmeña
January 18, 2015 (Sunday) Sinulog Grand Parade
4:00 A.M. -Mañanita Mass @ Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 A.M. -Pontifical Mass with His Eminence Jose S. Palma @ Basilica del Sto. Nino
8:00 A.M. -Holy Mass @ Cebu City Sports Center
9:00 A.M. -Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 P.M. -Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks @ Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 P.M. -Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
9:00 P.M. -Pyrospectacular Show (Pyromusical Show @ SM City Cebu)
5:00 P.M. – 2:00 A.M. -Concert Series sa Sugbo @ SRP Grounds
12:00 MN -Sinulog Fireworks @SRP
January 19, 2015 (Monday) - Awarding Ceremonies @ Cebu City Sports Center
January 23, 2015 (Friday) - “HUBO”
January 24, 2015 (Saturday)
-Judging of Finalists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
-Sinulog 2014 Photo Contest Winners Exhibit
January 31, 2015 (Saturday)
1:00 P.M. -Judging of Finalists Sinulog Short Film Festival @ SM City Cebu
6:00 P.M. -Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest, Short Film and Video Documentary Contest @ SM City Cebu
January 31, 2015 – February 8, 2015 -Photo Exhibit “Winning Photos Sinulog 2015" @ SM City Cebu
Note: Schedule may change without prior notice.
Source: Sinulog Foundation, Inc. Facebook Page
How to Get to Cebu City
By Air
Cebu City, being one of the most urbanized cities in the Visayas, it can be reached on affordable flights from Manila and other key cities in the country such as Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Kalibo, Puerto Princesa, Boracay, Clark, Siargao, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Camiguin, General Santos City, and Tacloban, among many others. Most local airlines have several flights daily to Cebu making it one of the most accessible city in the country.
By Sea
Cebu City can also be reached by sea through ferries coming from Manila, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Leyte, Iligan, Negros, Butuan and Ozamis among many others.
Things To Do in Cebu
Where to Stay in Cebu City
Due to the festive season, accommodations in Cebu are scarce during the festival weekend. It is recommended that you plan your Sinulog Festival 2015 trip in advance. Cebu City has a wide array of affordable and high quality hotels, guest/pension houses, hostel and inns for you to stay in! Here are 3 of my recommended accommodations in Cebu City:
Please click the hotel name to read my full review
- The Henry Hotel - No. 1 Paseo Saturnino, Ma. Luisa Road Banilad Cebu City
- The Center Suites - Brgy. Camputhaw, Gonzales Compd., Escario Street, Cebu City
- Gran Prix Hotel - Corner F. Ramos St. & General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City (Near Fuente Osmeña)
Pit Senyor! Viva Senyor Santo Niño! Enjoy the festivities, the food and the warm people of Cebu City! Happy Sinulog 2015!
Photos in this post were used with permission from Robin S. Pinzon.
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Excited na..salamat sa advance update kuya Mervin.
ReplyDeletesir ask ko lang po, is it necessary to book to a hotel near cebu city during sinulog? kasi mejo mahal po yung mga hotels within the city. me and my officemates are on a strict budget and were thinking of booking to a hotel outside the city but were thinking po na baka mahirapan kami pumunta sa cebu city during sinulog kasi baka sarado yung mga daan... hope to hear from you po sir, thanks... :)
ReplyDeleteSame prob. Most of the hotel and guesthouse are all fully booked :( . So we decided to stay all night since a lot of parties out there. :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Im planning on sinulog 2016 :) the party happens on sunday... Are there any events on saturday???? Or will the fun stuff happen on sunday???
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