KADAYAWAN!

Thank you mayor for making this day a holiday!

"Kadayawan sa Dabaw" is a whole month long celebration here in Davao. An enriching experience with a difference - as it showcase the past, present and future of the Davaoenos, The Mindanaoans, the Filipinos.

This is the biggest festival held every year. And hundreds of foreigners would visit the said event. Despite the red alert, kadayawan never fails to enchant foreigners to visit our place. Kudos to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for making this Kadayawan celebration meaningful and safe.

THEME FOR 2006: NAGKAHIUSANG KATILINGBAN BISAN ASA SA KALIBUTAN (One People, Anywhere in the World)

Sales would last for a month. But the highlight of the celebration is the one-week filled with different activities. "Du-aw na!" From Aug.14-Aug 21. The best part of this week-long event is on the 19th and the 20th when the colorful tribal street dancing and floral parade complimented with other ethnic shows that never fail to enchant visitors to Davao City.

Schedule of events

Aug. 1- 21, 8 AM-8 PM
TABO (AGRO INDUSTRIAL TRADE FAIR)
SM City Davao Grounds

Aug. 11-20, 5:30 PM- 2 AM
KAAN DAWET (STREET/FOOD/MUSIC NIGHTLY PARTY)
M. Roxas Avenue

Aug. 12, 8-11 AM
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Criterium Race
Magallanes-C.M Recto-Rizal-Legaspi-Magallanes Streets

Aug. 12, 4-6 PM
HIYAS SA KADAYAWAN (FASHION PRESENTATION)
Gaisano South Citimall

Aug. 12-13
SKIM Davao 3rd Whoosh National Skimboarding Competition
MerGrande Ocean Resort

Aug. 13, 6 AM-1 PM
Flight of the Eagles
Magsaysay Park to Malagos

Aug. 14, 8 AM-1 PM
WAW Davao Recreational Kayak Racing
Davao Marina Mark

Aug. 15, 8 AM-2PM
WAW Davao Whale Watching
Lasang, Davao City

Aug. 15, 10 AM-6 PM
SAYAW MINDANAW – PRELIMINARIES (MINDANAO INDIGENOUS DANCE FESTIVAL)
SM City Entertainment Plaza

Aug. 15, 5:30-6:30PM
PASALAMAT (MASS AND PROMENADE)
Quezon Park

Aug. 15, 7 PM
TINGOG KADAYAWAN (CONCERT OF 200 VOICES)
Centennial Park

Aug. 16, 8 AM-4 PM
WAW Davao Windsurfing 101
Chemas Beach Resort

Aug, 16, 10 AM-6 PM
SAYAW MINDANAW - PRELIMINARIES (MINDANAO INDIGENOUS DANCE FESTIVAL)
SM City Entertainment Plaza

Aug. 16, 4-8 PM
Bugno sa mga Kumo Boxing
Rizal Park

Aug. 16, 7 PM
HIYAS SA KADAYAWAN (SEARCH FOR FESTIVAL SYMBOL)
SM City Entertainment Plaza

Aug, 16, 7 PM
UROG ETNIKA (MINDANAO FASHION SHOWCASE)
SM City Entertainment Plaza

Aug. 16-18, 9 AM-8 PM
Ikebana International Exhibit
NCCC Mall Ground Level

Aug. 16-18, 7 PM
Kaimunan sang Da’an
Palma Gil St.

Aug. 17, 8 AM-4 PM
WAW Davao Sports Fishing and Island Hopping
IGACOS/Davao Gulf

Aug. 17, 8 AM-6 PM
Kasamongan Festival
IIPE Grounds (Fronting Nanay Bebeng’s)

Aug. 17, 9 AM-4 PM
SUBA SA KINABUHI (DAVAO RIVER FESTIVAL)
Davao River Promenade

Aug. 17, 2-4/ 6-8 PM
Bayanihan – “On Golden Wings of Love”
Bangko Sentral Auditorium

Aug. 17
AGONGAN UG KULINTANGAN (MINDANAO INDIGENOUS MUSIC FESTIVAL)
4 PM-8 PM, Rizal Park / 7:30-11:30 PM, Matina Town Square

Aug. 17, 6 PM
USA Kadayawan Balik-Davao Dinner Dance for a Cause
Waterfront Insular Hotel

Aug. 17-18, 6:30PM-12MN
2nd Philippine Womens University-Philippine Womens College Alumni Global Congress
The Venue

Aug. 18, Whole day
Globe Intensity G Caravan
Rizal Park

Aug. 18, 9 AM-12 NN
HURAWAN (DAVAO HORSE RITE)
Tulip-Aplaya Road, Ecoland

Aug. 18, 1-5 PM
LUMADNONG KAGIKAN (INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FESTIVAL)
Gaisano Mall of Davao

Aug. 18, 4:30-10 PM
WAW Davao Sunset Cruise and Moonlight Cruise
Davao Gulf

Aug. 18, Whole Day
ABS-CBN Global Concert
Rizal Park

Aug. 18, 7 PM
SAYAW MINDANAW – FINALS (MINDANAO INDIGENOUS DANCE FESTIVAL)
SM City Entertainment Plaza

Aug. 18-19, 6 PM-12 MN
Blue Roost: Ateneo de Manila National Reunion
The Marco Polo Davao

Aug. 19, 8 AM-4 PM
WAW Davao Barkadahan: An Island Getaway
Davao Gulf

Aug. 19, 9 AM-9 PM
INDAK-INDAK SA KADALANAN (STREET DANCING)
Major city thoroughfares

Aug. 19, 10 AM
Castrol Kadayawan Motocross Competition
Ecoland Holdings Racetracks

Aug. 19, 12 NN-3 PM
Ginoong Kadayawan
NCCC Mall

Aug, 19, 1 PM
Silent Drill & Skydiving-Maragtas Cadets of 2007
Agro Industrial Colleges Grounds

Aug. 19, 2-5 PM
Longest Durian Roll (Bid for Guinness Book of World Records)
M. Roxas Avenue

Aug. 19, 7:30 PM
David Pomeranz Concert
NCCC Mall Convention Hall

Aug. 19, 7:30 PM-2 AM
YANOG UG YUGYUGAN SA KADALANAN (STREET DISCO PARTY)
Major city thoroughfares

Aug. 19, 7 PM
M.O.R. For Life! Street Party Concert
Bonifacio corner Legaspi Streets

Aug. 19, 7 PM
Muziklaban
In front of Apo View Hotel

Aug. 19-20, 9 AM-5:30 PM
Airsoft Games
RMC Gym

Aug. 20, 8 AM-4 PM
WAW Davao Diving 101

Aug. 20, 9 AM-12 NN
HALAD (FLORAL FLOAT PARADE)
Major downtown thoroughfares

Aug. 20, 1:30-5:30 PM
BANDA LANOG (PARADE BAND COMPETITION)
Major downtown thoroughfares

Aug. 20, 5:30 PM-12 MN
PASALAMAT NI MAYOR SA KATAWHAN CONCERT
Rizal Park

So.. what are you waiting for? Haha. But i bet its too late to book a flight and join the celebration now.. if you are far from here. All airline.. boats and buses are loaded and fully booked. Better luck NEXT YEAR! :)