If you think that the most developed city in the country is nothing but advancement and tall buildings, Caracol 2014 proves that there is more in Makati City that you could think of. Dubbed as the city's Mardi Gras, Caracol is the celebration of earth's beauty and love through a street dance parade that showcases the beauty of our planet and the talent of Makati students and residents.
A total of 12 contingents from Makati's elementary schools, secondary schools and clusters competed on this year's Caracol Festival. Three groups are elementary pupils from Palanan, Maximo Estrella and Fort Bonifacio Elementary Schools, another three are high school students from Bangkal, Pitugo and San Antonio High Schools and six came from the six residential clusters of Makati City.
On this year's festival, the final street dance competition was held at the 21-hectare family entertainment and leisure village, Circuit Makati. This is this their second year here, and with a space as wide as a coliseum that can fit huge number of people, the place was unimaginably full yesterday with spectators and supporters who eager to see each contingent's performance.
If you haven’t heard, aside from the bonggacious and really world-class festivals in Cebu, Iloilo and Aklan, January is also the month where Makati City, Philippines’ most developed city, will celebrate its Caracol Festival. This festival that happens on the last Sunday of January closes down the busiest avenues in the metro such as Makati Avenue and Ayala Avenue, something you should watch out for!
And this year, with high hopes that this festival will be grander and more exciting, it’s best to book you hotels now and feast with the amazing talents of Makati’s public school students as they dance on the streets. And with that, I suggest the Fersal Hotel at Neptune Street, Makati City.
Located at the heart of Makati, Fersal Hotel offers the comforts of home that Fersal Group of Hotels has known for.
I've been working here in Makati for how many years now, and believe it or not, last Sunday was the first time to witness and experience Makati City's Caracol Festival - and 'twas so fabulous!
With a theme of "Save Mother Earth", participants for the parade and street dance competition were dressed in different attractive and colorful earthly attires that gave this festival a wonderful and very festive look.
I got a chance to see the parade and street dance competition, even their preparations and here are the pictures:
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