Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2018 Calendar of Activities

The grandest festival in Zamboanga is already a few months away! Zamboanga Hermosa Festival, also known as Fiesta Pilar, is one of the oldest and most colorful festivals in the country. The festival is held every October in honor of the city's patroness, Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar. The month-long festivities will kick off on October 1 with the Grand Parade and Opening Salvo at the Mayor Vitaliano Agan Coliseum at 3PM. Here's the first look and feels of this year's festival.



A wide array of events are lined up in the following days leading to the feast day on October 12. Some of the highlights include the Regatta de Zamboanga, Parade of Lights (Float Competition), Mascota de Zamboanga, and the Streetdance Competition. Check out below the Calendar of major activities prepared by the City Government of Zamboanga.





Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2018 Calendar of Activities

Inter-Barangay Fiesta Arco Competition
September 22 (Saturday), Participating Barangays

Badminton Tournament
September 28-30 (Friday-Saturday), Summit Centre, Tetuan

Zambassadors Mall Tour ft. Original Chavacano Video Music Festival 2018 Grand Launching
September 29, 6PM, Saturday, CityMall Tetuan and KCC Mall de Zamboanga

Smoke Out Zamboanga – Grilled Food Fiesta and Zamboanga Grand Midnight Sale
September 29–October 13 (Saturday–Saturday), R.T. Lim Boulevard

Zamboanga Art Exhibit 2018
September 30–October 14 (Sunday–Monday)

Cosechas de Zamboanga 2018
October 1–15, (Monday–Friday), Plaza Pershing

Hermosa Heritage Zone Walking Tour
October 1-11 (Monday-Thursday), City Tourism Office, Paseo del Mar

Hermosa Festival Opening Salvo ft. Inter-Barangay Bandoreal Competition and Pink Parade
October 1 (Monday), 3PM, City Coliseum, Tetuan

5th Conferencia de Historia, Cultura y Artes de Zamboanga
October 2-4, (Tuesday-Thursday), 8AM, Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar

Pet Parade and Blessing
October 4 (Thursday), 4PM, Jardin Maria Clara, Pasonanca

ZC Travel and Tour Expo
October 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9AM-9PM, Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar

Copa de Ciudad Fiesta Pilar Open Invitational Bowling Tournament 2018
October 5-7 (Friday-Sunday) Tebi & Sean Recreational Center

2nd Zamboanga Hermosa Pencak Silat Invitational Tournament 2018
October 5-7 (Friday-Sunday) KCC Mall de Zamboanga

4th La Hermosa Invitational Volleyball Tournament 2018
October 5-7 (Friday-Sunday) City Coliseum/Sta Maria Elementary Covered Court

Noche de Bailes y Canciones
October 6 (Saturday), 7PM, National Museum

Zamboanga Hermosa Festival Chess Championship 2018
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) KCC Mall de Zamboanga

3rd Zamboanga Hermosa Festival Sepatakraw Tournament 2018
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday)Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College (ZCSPC)

Zamboanga Hermosa Primer Juego de Nadada 2018
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) JFEMSC Grandstand Swimming Pool

2018 Regional Inter-school Taekwondo Championship Zamboanga Hermosa Festival
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) KCC Mall de Zamboanga

Hermosa Cup 2018 Invitational Table Tennis Tournament
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) City Mall Tetuan

2nd Zamboanga Hermosa Weightlifting Open Championship 2018
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) JFEMSC Grandstand, Baliwasan

1st Zamboanga Hermosa Festival Philspada Sports Tournament 2018
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) Grandstand / City Coliseum

La Gran Procesion de la Santas Imagenes
October 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) ADZU Grounds to Fort Pilar

Sandy Jamiro: Zamboangueña Pintor
October 6-27 (Saturday-Saturday) Garden Orchid Hotel Lobby

Fit to Fight: A Breast Cancer Zumba Dance Party
October 7 (Sunday), 6PM, Paseo del Mar

Zamboanga Dancesport Competition
October 8 (Monday), 1PM, City Coliseum, Tetuan

Original Chavacano Video Music Festival 2018
October 8 (Monday), 7PM, Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar

Mascota de Zamboanga Competition 2018
October 9 (Tuesday), 7PM, Palacio del Sur

Regatta de Zamboanga 2018
October 10 (Wednesday), 7AM, R.T. Lim Boulevard

Wow Sardinas Grand Boodle Fight
October 10 (Wednesday), 11AM, R.T. Lim Boulevard

Parade of Lights (Float Competition)
October 10 (Wednesday), 6PM, Mayor Vitaliano Agan Ave (former Nuñez Extension) to City Hall Grounds

Concierto na Ayuntamiento
October 10 (Wednesday), 6PM, City Hall Grounds

Zamboanga Hermosa Streetdance Competition & Fiesta Main Program
October 11 (Thursday), 8AM

Balik Zamboanga Night
October 11 (Thursday), 7PM, Patio Palmeras

Feast of Our Lady Of The Pillar
October 12 (Friday), Fort Pilar Shrine

Danza La Vida (Street Party)
October 13 (Saturday), 7PM

Hermosa Photography Competition 2018
October 19 (Friday), 5PM – Deadline of Submission
October 21 (Sunday),11AM – Exhibit Opening
October 28 (Saturday), 11AM – Awarding Ceremony

More events will be included in the coming weeks so like the official facebook page Zamboanga Hermosa Festival to get the latest updates. Follow us on Twitter (@zambocitygovt) and Instagram (@zambocitygovt), and subscribe the Youtube Channel Zamboanga City Official. Share and invite your friends this October to experience the most colorful festival of the south! Use the official hashtags: #ZamboHermosaFest and #iLoveZamboangaCity.



You may download the festival logo with transparent background here:

The logo shall only be used for festival-related collaterals and should not be altered in any way. Copyright belongs to the City Government of Zamboanga.
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