Kannawidan

Kannawidan Festival is rich in culture and has a sense of identity among all Ilocanos committed to ensure the conversion, preservation, and promotion of the Iloco cultural, artistic, historical and intellectual heritage.

It is a tradition in which it was celebrated every yearly. It is an opportunies for all the Ilocanos to express and show their own abilities and their artisitic sides. Also, the Ilocanos also have the chanve to meet their idols or favorite celebrities for every year different celebrities come to visit and perform their talents, such as hosting, dancing, singing or joking.

Ilocanos also have the chance to dance their own style by competing with other Ilocanos that joined in Dance Craze. However, Saniata ti Agtutubo was a pageant battle of beauty and brain that whoever stand out the most among all the contestants, only four will be choosen as Miss Saniata ti Agtutubo, the first runner up, the second runner up, and the third runner up. It is a competition of beautiful children that have a supportive families which will accompany them through the competetion.

On the other hand, Saniata is a competition between ladies around the Ilocos Region that they will show their beauty in front of all of us but not only the beauty itself but also the knowledge they have.

While on the singing, the choir of every place that have a representative will compete along with the teacher of each school but have a different winnings, they also compete after an parade of the DepEd in daytime. After that, mostly singers and bands are invited to perform in every Kannawidan night.

There is also this thing which all the LGBTQ+ community have their night and express their own self. They will have the chance to express and show the world how it is not a sin to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community. That whatever matters, what matter the most is expressing their true identity.

On the other hand, thre is a Trade, in which there are different kind of foods, street foods, milktea, dinner, and different kind of Ilocos cuisines. Also there are this booth in which whoever the most amazing booth design will have an award, in which they designed the booth using the products of their municipality and compete with other places. There is this exhibit of different kinds painting and bonsai. There is also the Karnival area in which the rides and foods are also located.

Anything you want to experience will be at Kannawidan Festival, daytime or nightime. As long as your comrade, money and stomach is ready you're already good to go. New experience in every way possible.