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HALA BIRA Iloilo Dinagyang 2014: Schedule, updates, winners, hotels, activities, tickets, etc

ILOILO DINAGYANG 2014 WINNERS / RESULTS 

ATI TRIBE COMPETITION 

Best in Discipline - Tribu Ilonganon
Best in Choreographer - Tribu Panayanon (Rommel Flogen and Ramil Uyatid)
Best in Costume Designer - Tribu Panayanon
Best in Head Dress - Tribu Ilonganon
Best Musical Director - Tribu Panayanon
Best in Performance - Tribu Ilonganon
Best in Music - Tribu Panayanon
Best in Choreography - Tribu Panayanon
Best in Street Dancing - Tribu Baybayanon
Best in Costume - Tribu Panayanon

Major Prizes
4th RU - Baybayanon
3rd RU - Paghidaet
2nd RU - Salognon
1st RU - Ilonganon
Champion : Panayanon

In about three months time, Dinagyang Festival 2014 is a sure winner! From the festive sights and sounds to numerous activities that includes those of gastronomic proportions, shopping here and there and all day and night parties - Iloilo City is the place to be this January 24-26. With the theme "Bringing More Fun to the World", it promises new concepts and innovations that will add more color and vibrancy to the festivity and its numerous activities.

Dinagyang 2014 Schedule
                    January 17 (Friday) at 3:00PM 
                    Opening Salvo along the Street Parade Route 
January 22 (Thursday) at 7:00PM 
Miss Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Coronation Night at University of San Agustin Gym 
January 23-26 (Thursday to Sunday) from 5:00PM onwards
Dinagyang IHRRA Food Festival at Delgado Street 
January 23-24 (Thursday and Friday) from 7:00PM onwards
4th Annual Dinagyang Festival Luces in the Sky Pyrolympics – SM City Iloilo Carpark, Mandurriao District 
January 24 (Friday) at 7:30AM
Salvo of a Thousand Drums at Arroyo Fountain Area 
January 24 (Friday) at 8:00AM
Tambor Trumpa Martsa Musika from Bonifacio Drive to Freedom Grandstand 
January 24 (Friday) at 3:00PM
Religious Fluvial and Solemn Foot Procession of the image of Santo Niño de Cebu. From Fort San Pedro to Iloilo Customs House, followed by solemn foot procession to San Jose de Placer Church 
January 25 (Saturday) at 8:00AM
Kasadyahan Regional Festival  
January 25 (Saturday) at 2:00PM
Sponsors Mardi-Gras along the Street Parade Route   
January 25 (Saturday) at 7:00PM
Religious Sadsad at San Jose de Placer Parish Church 
January 26 (Sunday) at 6:00AM
Concelebrated High Mass at San Jose de Placer Parish Church 
January 26 (Sunday) at 8:00AM
Iloilo Dinagyang Ati-ati Contest  
January 26 (Sunday) at 7:00PM
Awarding Ceremonies at Freedom Grandstand 


But to make you visit a lot more hassle free so that you won't spend your time asking for directions, getting lost in a small city or just wandering around thinking of what to do, here's a quick guide of where to stay, what to do, where to go, what's in, what's hot and almost everything about Dinagyang 2014. As the activities and schedule are still being finalized here are some tips and tricks on how to survive Dinagyang in Iloilo City

Dinagyang Festival has both street dancing and a main performance. The former being performed en route to each performance area while the latter - showcase of choreography and rhythm, on four key areas.
Freedom Grandstand
The main performance areas are located in key places around Downtown Iloilo where tickets are need to get a good view. Freedom Grandstand (Performance Area #1) is the most sought after since it is the biggest and it’s the Main performance area. It is also where VIPs converge after hearing mass at the nearby San Jose Church that customary starts the festival. Other performance areas includes The Capitol, Quezon-Ledesma Junction and at Maria Clara (Route and performances areas to be confirmed soon). Tickets are sold at the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc office below the Freedom Grandstand usually two weeks before the event ranging from PhP 800-1200 for the two-day event.
IHRRA Food Festival
JM Basa, Iznart, Bonifacio Drive and Luna streets are key streets during the Dinagyang Festivities being part of the parade route and street dance. Some also have activities for entertainment, food festivals, shopping and other activities. The main food festival  is located along Delgado Street beside Amigo Plaza mall but numerous food kiosks also offer gastronomic delights. Big malls such as SM City, Robinsons’s Place, Amigo Plaza mall and Plazuela de Iloilo plus the The Capitol grounds also have their own food festivals and related Dinagyang offerings.
Opening Salvo
On Friday, a drum and bugle band competition dubbed as “Tambor Trumpa Martsa at Musika” takes place in the morning at Freedom Grandstand. The afternoon hosts a fluvial procession dedicated to the Sto. Nino, along the Iloilo River and a preview of the street dance drumbeats the festivities as competing tribes show a taste of what’s to come.
Kasadyahan Festival
Saturday showcases Kasadyahan Festival – a cultural presentation showing the best festivals from Iloilo’s towns, takes place in the morning with main performances and street dance. While the afternoon, a sponsors mardi gras takes place along the route.

Sunday is the highlight and the main event - Dinagyang Ati-ati tribe competition takes place the whole morning with high calibre performances and street dances.
Iznart Street
Most streets in the downtown area are closed for public transportation (with occasional taxis permitted) as early as Friday morning until Monday morning. Be prepared to walk your way around Iloilo City. Generally, it is safe to do so even until midnight as more than a thousand security personnel are being deployed - but of course just be vigilant.
Must Visit: Iloilo Esplanade
by Paulo Alcazaren
Afternoons of this three-day festival is best to explore the other attractions of Iloilo since there are no major activities. Here's a guide on WHAT TO DO IN ILOILO during your trip for Dinagyang 2014. A quick trip to Guimaras can be managed for beachcombing, nature tripping and island hopping. Best to start is in the morning and back by night. It’s enough to enjoy the scenery and attractions plus pasalubong shopping and a 2-hour island hopping from Alubihod beach would bring you “worlds away”.
Island Hopping in Guimaras 
A pyro techniques display dubbed as “Luces in the Sky” is among the highlights of the Dinagyang. It usually takes place at the back of SM City Iloilo where it has the best view (and the maddening crowd). Plazuela de Iloilo offers a better alternative but also can be viewed from other areas in the city. 
Pyrolympics
Dinagyang is also all about food, food and food. “Hala Bira-Bira” is my favorite term for an all out eating, drinking and merry making during Dinagyang. And this is what it’s all about - a (rough) guide of where and what to eat during this merry making season. Check out my other blog - FLAVOURS OF ILOILO.



I will be updating this post from time to to time to reflect changes and other information about the festival!
Hala Bira! Enjoy Dinagyang 2014
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