19th Anual Celebration of Coco Festival ( as of 2015)
Coconut Festival is a 2weeks long celebration which is anually celebrated by San Pabloenos since 1996 in honor of patron Saint Paul the Hermit, And the main product of the City is Coconut. San Pablo City’s Coconut Festival also known as Coco Fest gives more colors to the city fiesta which is held every 15 January. It attracts people nearby towns and foreigners as well as local and national media. This boosts the culture and traditions of San Pablenos. The festival also earned citation from the Association of tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) as the best tourism Event for Festival Category City Level for Calendar Year 2010-2011-2012-2013 (PIA) which placed San Pablo City, a tourist destination.
The festival consist of many activities.
*Coco Festival Street Dancing. A competition among different schools from San Pablo City. The competition is divided in three divisions: Elementary, Secondary and the College division. Costumes are made in coconut (absolutely) and the official music of the street dancing competition is "Mabuhay ang San Pablo"
*Float Parade. The street dancing competitionis preceded by the float parade. It is also a competition open to local and private sectors including schools and organizations. Float parade was held a day before the street dancing competition. It was a separate event but due to the growing number of events and programs during the long-week festival, organizers joint the float parade and the street dancing competition in a one big spectacular day usually held on 13 January.
*Coco Carnival Queen. The Coco Carnival Queen during the Coco Fest also takes the limelight of the festival. The event showcases the creativity of San Pablo by making festive gowns and costumes purely made from the coconut tree.
Street concerts, night programs. Is also part of the activity of the festival. Wherein, you can see a lot of people watching programs like live bands, you can also see a night markets, sidera.
What are you waiting for? Visit San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines. And have
have fun! :) Godbless.
"Makisaya na dito sa Coco Festival. Ariba!"
"MABUHAY ANG SAN PABLO!"
