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Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival is May 31 – June 1: 11am-7pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.
Time |
Event |
11:00am-12:00pm |
Grand Opening Ceremony
· US National Anthem and Philippine National Anthem o Noel Bote, USA National Anthem o Veronica Bella, Republic of the Philippines National Anthem · Welcome Remarks o JP Paredes, President, Filipino Cultural Heritage Society of Washington · Keynote Speaker o RoseAnn Lopez, Director of Facilities, Planning & Operations, Seattle Center · Lumad Dance o FCS Kalahi Cultural Dance Ensemble and the Magsayawan Ketchikan · Guest Speaker o Agnes Navaro, Executive Director, Filipino Community of Seattle · Closing Remarks o JP Paredes |
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Reflections by Rea Maac |
12:30pm-1:00pm |
Filipino Old Songs – The Barriotix |
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Rural and Maria Clara-inspired Dances by the FCS Kalahi Cultural Dance Ensemble; Bennyroyce Royon, FCS Program Director, Filipino Community of Seattle; Juliet Cheatle, Culture and Arts Consultant, FCS |
1:30pm-2:00pm |
Filipino Martial Arts Demonstration by the Bellevue Martial Arts Academy with Punong Guro Myrlino Hufana |
2:00pm-2:30pm |
Cordillera Dance Traditions by the BIBAK Pacific Northwest |
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Lumad and Bangsamoro Dances by the FCS Kalahi Cultural Dance Ensemble, Magsayawan Ketchikan, and the Filipinas Performing Arts of Washington |
3:00pm-3:30pm |
Ensemble of Filipino Music by the FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla |
3:30pm-4:20pm |
Traditional Dances and Apparel Showcase by the Filipinas Performing Arts of Washington State, the FCS Kalahi Cultural Dance Ensemble, and Magsayawan Ketchikan |
4:20pm-4:30pm |
Anne Razel Timajo |
4:30pm-5:00pm |
Ballads of Rigor Coloma |
5:00pm-5:30pm |
Rural and Maria Clara-inspired Dances by SAYAW Filipino Folk Dance Troupe |
5:30pm-6:00pm |
Dulaan: Ligawan sa Barrio, a Cultural Showcase by Musika at Iba Pa |
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Filipino Rock by Tigas Tito Band |
Time |
Event |
11:00am-6:00pm |
DIWA Filipino Film Festival by Adrian Alarilla |
Time |
Event |
11:00am-2:00pm |
Rizal, Heroes and Martyrs Exhibit and Seminar by SIKLAB, coordinated by Roger Rigor |
2:30pm-4:00pm |
Literary Reading Open Mic by Kultura Arts, with Bob Flor and Troy Osaki |
4:30pm-7:00pm |
Rizal, Heroes and Martyrs Exhibit and Seminar by SIKLAB, coordinated by Roger Rigor |
Time |
Event |
11:00am-11:30am |
Cordillera and Southern Island Dances, featuring the FACES Dance Group, with Pilar Nable, dance director and choreographer, and the Filipiniana Dance Company with Roger del Rosario, dance instructor and choreographer |
11:30am-11:45am |
Tanging Yaman Veronica Bella |
11:45am-12:00pm |
Philippine Airlines by Randsell M. Vito, PAL Representative |
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Sign Language by the International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) |
12:30pm-1:00pm |
Rural and Maria Clara-inspired Dances, featuring the SAYAW Filipino Folk Dance Troupe. Patrick Pineda, dance instructor, and Liezel Moraleja Hackett, dance instructor and choreographer |
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Ensemble of Filipino Music by FAAIE Bayanihan Rondalla |
2:00pm-2:30pm |
Various Filipino Songs by the FCS Senior Singers |
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Our Folk Songs and Serenades, featuring the Fil-Am Society Choir, directed by Carmen “Mimi” Pelayre |
3:00pm-3:30pm |
Filipino Folk Dances by the Young Once of IDIC |
3:30pm-4:00pm |
Novelty Line Dances by the IDIC Dance Group |
4:00pm-4:30pm |
Balakiya – Rigor, Teza and Ina |
4:30pm-5:00pm |
Original Filipino Music in Acapella by SinginGang |
5:00pm-5:30pm |
Zumba Moves by the FCS Dazzling Divas |
5:30pm-7:00pm |
Original Filipino Music by Ihaw Ihaw Band |
Time |
Event |
11:00am-6:00pm |
DIWA Filipino Film Festival by Adrian Alarilla |
Time |
Event |
11:00am-4:00pm |
Rizal, Heroes and Martyrs Exhibit and Seminar by SIKLAB, coordinated by Roger Rigor |
OVERVIEW
Seattle Center Festál presents Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival in partnership with the Filipino Cultural Heritage Society of Washington (FCHSW). The festival celebrates Philippine culture, arts, and history through food, exhibits, performing arts, fashion show, martial arts, and more.
HISTORY
The Filipino Cultural Heritage Society of Washington (FCHSW) is a non-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers. It is committed to nurturing and proudly expressing the finest and all that is beautiful and enduring in the Filipino culture. Its primary objective is to perpetuate, educate and share Filipino culture and heritage with the people of Washington through music, dance, arts, history, literature, and crafts.
The FCHSW logo is a stylized symbolic rendering of the Sarimanok, one of the greatest mythical symbols in Philippine folk culture. In the southern Philippines, only royalty can use the Sarimanok in their banners or family emblems. The Sarimanok symbolizes prestige, wealth and honor.
In 1987, FCHSW presented its first festival at the Seattle Center. It was a showcase of Filipino culture timed to coincide with the celebration of Philippine Independence.
In 1997, Pagdiriwang became one of five ethnic festivals to join Festál, a series of events celebrating the city's various cultures.
In 1998, the festival and worldwide Filipinos celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence.
In 2011, the festival reached a milestone of 25 years.
Since its first festival in 1987, Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival has continuously been held at the Seattle Center.
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