As this year’s biggest celebrations of Dinagyang Festival gets going, Iloilo Business Park bursts into color with illuminated performances, contemporary art, and endless culinary delights creating an atmosphere of pure, electric celebration.
Scenes from last year’s Kapamilya Caravan, headlined by one of ABS-CBN’s biggest love teams, DonBelle, and the Kapuso Mall Show (top), featuring GMA-7 actress Jillian Ward energizing the Dinagyang crowd. This year, festivalgoers can once again look forward to appearances by major personalities and artists at two of Dinagyang’s most anticipated events.
As the heartbeat of the ILOmination festivities, the township is poised to eclipse its record-breaking milestone of welcoming over one million attendees last year to further cement its status as the ultimate destination for Dinagyang’s biggest celebrations.
Illuminating floats and dancers in colorful warrior costumes come alive at the annual ILOmination.
One of the highlights of the festival is a fireworks spectacle that paints the night sky in dazzling colors, amplifying the joy of the celebration.
Iloilo Business Park hosts a vibrant food fair stretching two kilometers, featuring the best eats of the Dinagyang Festival.
Towering at 10 feet tall, township mascots Dino and Dina made a much-loved comeback— delighting festival-goers and even reappearing as adorable bag charms.
Dinagyang Festivities officially kicked off at Festive Walk Iloilo led by (from left) Joy Alonte, general manager of Richmonde Hotel Iloilo and Belmont Hotel Iloilo; Crisanta Rodriguez, Region VI Tourism Director: Alyssa Bañares, general manager of Festive Walk Iloilo; Iloilo City Councilor Mandrie Malabor, Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida, vice president of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo (PCCI-Iloilo); Maria Lea Lara, Iloilo City Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) director; and Jerduen Dongor, PCCI-Iloilo.
