One beat. One dance. One vision.

FINALE AND PREVIEW. A finale to the Sinulog and a preview of sorts to the Asean summit, a production number that required close to 1,000 dancers fills the Cebu City Sports Center stage with a riot of colors. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)

When you celebrate this feast of feasts in Cebu City, share your stories and pictures with us. The Sun.Star website has devoted a whole section to the celebration and a special page for your experiences. E-mail your stories with your photos to sunnex@sunstar(dot)com(dot)ph and sunnex1@sunstar(dot)com(dot)ph. You can also MMS your photos to starts44field@photos.flickr.com. Please include your name and a description of your photo.

Enjoy the festival and Pit Senyor!

SINULOGBITS

Enthroned

Rediscovered by a soldier of Miguel Legaspi 44 years after Magellan gave the Sto. Niño to the natives, the image was enthroned in its shrine on April 28, 1565—thereafter celebrated every year until Pope Innocent XVIII moved the feast to the third Sunday of January, the Epiphany, to take it out of the season of Lent. The enthronement in a shrine, before the construction of the San Agustin church, was celebrated with a solemn procession, a fluvial parade and the Holy Mass said by Fr. Andres Urdaneta. (Sun.Star Weekend, 1999)

SINULOGTIPS
Helpful suggestions to make the most of your Sinulog celebration (click to read)
 

SCHEDULES

SINULOG ACTIVITIES

December 1, 2005 – January 31, 2006
  Sinulog Street Fair, Osmena Blvd.
December 15, 2005 – January 16, 2006
  Sinulog Trade Fair, Plaza Independencia
December 27, 2005 – January 20, 2006
  Sinulog 2005 Photo Exhibit, (3 malls) SM City, Ayala and EMall
January 6 – January 15, 2006
  Visual Merchandising Contest ( Dept. Stores and Malls)
FRIDAY, January 6, 2006 (Sinulog 2006 Kick Off)
2:00 PM -
Solemn Mass at the Basilica del Sto. Niño sponsored
by Sinulog Foundation, Inc.
3:00 PM -
Launching Parade: Sinulog Goes Asian
7:00 PM -
Opening and Launching Program at the Fuente Osmeña Circle.
7:00 PM -
Opening and Launching Program at the Plaza Independencia 
SATURDAY, January 7, 2006
Sinulog sa Kabataan
1:00 PM -
Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to City Sports Center
2:00 PM -
Sinulog Dance Competition, City Sports Center
4:30 PM -
Awarding of Winners
7:30 PM -
Cultural Show, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
SUNDAY, January 8, 2006 
Sinulog Sa Barangay
1:00 PM -
Parade of Participants from Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM -
Competition Proper - Sinulog sa Kabataan
4:30 PM -
Awarding Ceremonies
7:30 PM -
Cultural Show, USC Dance Troupe, Fuente Osmeña Circle
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
MONDAY, January 9, 2006 
7:30 PM -
Cultural Shows
Velez College and CSCST, Fuente Osmena
UV, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
TUESDAY, January 10, 2006 
7:30 PM –
Cultural Shows
USJR, Fuente Osmena
SIT, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
WEDNESDAY, January 11, 2006 
9:00 AM -
Airport Welcome (Balik Bayan Flights)
7:30 PM –
Cultural Shows
ANS, Fuente Osmena
CIT, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands
Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
THURSDAY, January 12, 2006 
January 12– 16, 2006 Devotee Tent City at Plaza Independencia
9:00 AM –
Airport Welcome (Balik Bayan Flights)
7:30 PM
Cultural Shows
CSCST, Lumad Fuente Osmena
Mama Sita Game Show
UC/CDU, Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM
Ms. Cebu 2003 (Waterfront Hotel)
9:00 PM -
Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
FRIDAY, January 13, 2006 
7:00 PM -
Handumanan Concert - SM Cinema 1
7:30 PM –
Cultural Shows
USP, Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM –
Balik Cebu, Welcome Party, Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM -
Metro Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
9:00 PM –
Street Party Band, sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Street Party Bands @ Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM –
Kasadya Nite (mardi gras) “ Ayala Center Grounds”
SATURDAY, January 14, 2006 
6:00 AM -
Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Señor Santo Niño from Mandaue City to Cebu City passing the port Lapulapu City.
6:00 AM -
The 2nd Street Vibrations Bike Rallys 2006
9:00 AM -
Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana & Rajah Humabon at the Basilica del Santo Niño Pilgrim Center.
2:00 PM -
Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Señor Santo Niño.
6:30 PM –
Search for Sinulog Festival Queen at Fuente Osmeña
9:00 PM -
Cultural Shows (Student based) F. Osmena
and Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM -
Street Party Band, sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Street Party Bands @ Plaza Independencia
SUNDAY, January 15, 2006 
Sinulog Grand Parade
9:00 AM -
Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel kick off
7:00 PM -
Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM –
Street Party (Bands) Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM –
Street Party Band, sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Street Party Bands @ Plaza Independencia
MONDAY, January 16, 2006 
1:00 PM - Awarding Ceremonies & Repeat Performance of Winners
at the Cebu City Sports Center
TUESDAY, January 31, 2006
4:00 PM -
Sinulog 2006 Photo and Video Competition
Awarding Ceremonies, SM City Cebu
February 1 – 10, 2006

Sinulog 2006 Photos
Winning Exhibit,
(3 Malls) SM City, Ayala and EMall

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