Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Benguet Adivay Festival 2015 Schedule Of Activities

The schedule and calendar of events for this year's Adivay Festival is now out. With the theme "Sustaining Benguet's Gains", the festival's kick-off program will be held on November 6 at the Provincial Capitol Grounds. Among the activities scheduled are job fairs, pageants, trade fairs, and sports tournaments. The highlights of the festival are the grand parade and canao that will happen on November 23 at the new Benguet Sports Center.
Horses from last year's edition of the festival. Photo by The Cordilleran Sun.
Majority of the activities in the festival will happen at the Benguet Sports Center in Wangal, La Trinidad. Other events will be held in various places within La Trinidad like the Palispis Hall, the Capitol Gym, and the La Trinidad Municipal Gym. La Trinidad is just a few kilometers away from the city of Baguio. To get there, you can take a taxi or a jeepney. Jeepney stations can be found along Magsaysay Avenue and below the City Hall. Check out the schedule of events below.
Date
Activities
Time
Venue
October 28
Buntis Congress in Partnership with the DOH

Atok District Hospital
October 29
Kapihan Sa Benguet
10 am
Ben Palispis Hall, Capitol Building
November 4
Medical and Dental Mission

Dennis Molintas Municipal Hospital
November 5
Buntis Congress in Partnership with the DOH

DMMH, Daclan, Bokod
November 6
Ecumenical Services
8 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 6
Kick-Off Program
9 am
Provincial Capitol Grounds
November 6
Press Conference for Mr. and Ms. Benguet 2015, Selection of the Darling of the Press
9 am
Provincial Capitol Grounds
November 6
Man-ookob: Lunch

Provincial Capitol Grounds
November 6
Magnolia’s Best Benguet Strawberry Ice Cream Fest

Provincial Capitol Grounds
November 9
Mass Wedding
9 am
San Jose Parish Church, La Trinidad
November 11 to 12
Job Fair
9 am
Ben Palispis Hall, Capitol
November 13
Search for Mr. and Ms. Benguet Pre-Pageant
2 pm
Ben Palispis Hall, Capitol
November 14
Dongba Ni Kavajo: Horse Parade, Opening Program, Gymkhana
8:30 am
Km. 3 City Limit to Benguet Sports Center in Wangal, La Trinidad
November 15
Dongba Ni Kavajo: Gymkhana and Closing Program
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 15
Trade Fair Opening Program
10 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 16
Mass Wedding
9 am
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Poblacion, Kibungan
November 16 to 17
1st Benguet Cultural Communities Conference
9 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 17
Mass Wedding
9 am
Immaculate Conception Church, Poblacion, Sablan
November 17
Agri-Farm Tourist Fair Opening Program
2 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 17
Smart Zumba
4 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 18
Indigenous Peoples Day
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 18
TESDA Provincial Skills Competition
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 18
Health Fair with Free Medical Consultation
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 19
Responsible Pet Ownership Day
8 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 19
Blessing and Inauguration: Capitol Building II and Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
8 am
Capitol and Benguet Sports Center
November 19
Environment Awards and Recognition
10 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 19
Annual Benguet Awards: Leadership Award, Everlasting Award, Achievement Award, Outstanding Student Leadership Award
11 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 20
Barangay Health Workers Congress
8 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 20
Kinuday and Kiniing Innovative Cooking Contest
8 am
Benguet technical School Gym, Wangal
November 20
Smart Day
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 21
Drum and Lyre Competition
8 am
Benguet Sports Center Oval
November 21
Benguet Dance and Drama Competition
1 pm
Benguet Sports Center Oval
November 21
Mr. and Ms. Benguet Pageant Coronation Night
5 pm
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 22
Taekwondo Exhibition: Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
1 pm
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 22
Kading
2 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 22
Welcome and Recommitment Program: 40th Benguet-Kochi Sisterhood Agreement Anniversary
5 pm
Ben Palispis Hall
November 22 to 23
Diskwento Karavan
8 am
Bagsakan Center Grounds, Wangal
November 23
Parade
8 am
Capitol Grounds to Benguet Sports Center
November 23
Canao
10 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 23
Battle of the Bands
6 pm
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 23 to 24
Si’jop Ni Kape Festival

Bagsakan Center Grounds, Wangal
November 23 to 24
Balik Benguet Day

Bagsakan Center Grounds, Wangal
November 24
Sepnak
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 24
Groundbreaking and Ceremonial Sakura Tree Planting
12 pm
Haight’s Place, Paoay, Atok, and Madaymen Elementary School in Madaymen, Kibungan
November 25
Investment Forum
8 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 25
Agri-Farm Tourism Fair Closing Program
3 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 25
Lakan-Bini ng Kabenguetan Talent Night
6 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 26
Small Scale Mining Congress
8 am
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 26
Acoustic Afternoon
4 pm
Trade Fair Area, Wangal
November 27
Environment Forum
8 am
Halsema Highway, Benguet-Vizcaya Road, Naguilian Road, Marcos Highway, Kennon Road
November 27
Children’s Congress
8 am
Ben Palispis Hall
November 27
Blessing: Bahay Pag-asa, Benguet Technical School Buildings
9 am
Wangal, La Trinidad
November 27
Life of Mummy Anno Theatrical Presentation: Matinee and Gala
3 pm and 6 pm
Benguet State University Gym
November 27
Lakan-Bini ng Kabenguetan Finals Night
6 pm
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 28
A Day of Prayer for Benguet
10 am
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 28
Talk and Text Day
4 pm
Benguet Sports Center
November 28
Mr. Benguet Bodybuilding Competition
6 pm
Ben Palispis Hall
November 29
PRC 5th Safety Olympics
8 am
Benguet Sports Center
November 29
Christmas Choral Competition
1 pm
Benguet Sports Center Multi-Purpose Gym
November 29
Last Day of Trade Fair

Benguet Sports Center
December 1
Mass Wedding
9 am
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Poblacion, Kabayan
December 7 to 11
Photo Exhibit and Contest

Capitol Lobby
SPORTS TOURNAMENTS
Date
Activity
Time
Venue
October 15 – November 20
Inter-LGU Sports Tournament


November 7 to 8
Arnis Invitational

Capitol Open Gym, La Trinidad
November 20
Sparty Mixed Martial Arts

La Trinidad Municipal Gym
November 21
Airsoft Team Games

Abandoned DepEd Building, Wangal
November 22
Airsoft Team Games

Shilan, La Trinidad
November 26
Farmers Dama

Capitol
November 27 - 29
Shootfest

Shilan Sports Complex Shooting Range, La Trinidad
December 5 - 6
Football Kasbulan (6 to 12 years old)

BSU Open Field, La Trinidad
December 5 - 6
Badminton Open Invitational

COA Gym, La Trinidad