"Mother of all Festivals"
"Panaad" is the Hiligaynon for a vow and its fulfillment.
The biggest festival in Negros Occidental, the PANAAD FESTIVAL, started in 1993 as a thanksgiving celebration and a fulfillment of a promise and vow to the Divine Providence in exchange of good life as well as a showcase of the best of Negros Occidental.
It features 32 festivals that brings together 13 cities and 19 towns of Negros Occidental into one colorful and jubilant presentation of individual festivals and in an array of theme pavilions that showcase their history, arts and culture, tourism, commerce, trade, and other industries.
The annual PANAAD sa NEGROS FESTIVAL is being held at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.This year is the 16th year of Panaad sa Negros Festival scheduled on April 18 to 25.
"Negros Occidental Gov. Isidro Zayco, festival executive committee chairman, said this year's celebration is even more significant after Panaad sa Negros Festival was adjudged as the country's "Best Tourism Event-Provincial Festival Category" by the Department of Tourism and the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines during its annual national convention in Iloilo City on October 4, 2004." panaynewsphilippines.com
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