SM City Bacolod: Your Ultimate Destination For The Best MassKara Festival Experience
WELCOME TO AWESM BACOLOD 2023!
AweSM MassKara Festival 2023 opens with a bang at SM City Bacolod!
The MassKara beat is strong! Bacolod’s famous festival of masks promises to be the biggest, most exciting to date! The highlights are more than a week away but SM City Bacolod has pulled out the stops for all to experience a most aweSM MassKara Festival!
Right from the start, it’s been exciting events after the other at Bacolod’s ultimate supermall. There’s always more in store for all this festival season! Check them out:
FESTIVE FACES EXHIBIT
Up to October 31, The Art Cove, Park Inn / SM North Wing
Renowned visual artist and premier mask maker Jojo Vito brings to the public another visual treat. Fourteen colorful masks, each intricately designed and produced by Vito, opened at the Park Inn Art Cove, ushering in the 2023 MassKara Festival. Each mask presents a different smile and its own colorful vibe, all ready for the festivities and a very fitting way to usher in Bacolod’s biggest festival. Catch the Festive Faces Exhibit throughout the month of October.
Bacolod Blogger Dhadha Garcia with Dr. Jojo Vito, Bacolod’s premier mask maker and artist.
MISS BACOLOD MASSKARA CORPORATE DAY
October 13, Main Atrium
Last October 01, the Miss Bacolod MassKara competition was officially set in motion at SM City Bacolod with the Official Sashing Ceremony. Here, we were introduced to the 15 candidates vying for the Miss MassKara crowns. See them sashay the SM runway again this October 13 for the Miss Bacolod Masskara Corporate Day.
The 15 MBM 2023 candidate with Mayor Albee Benitez at the Sashing Ceremony last October 1 held at SM City Bacolod.
MAYOR ALBEE TO PLAY AGAINST TWO BILLIARD GOATS
October 12, Main Atrium
In a game expected to excite and delight mallgoers, the Mayor of Bacolod, Albee Benitez, will challenge two of Philippine billiards’ legends Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante. In tandem with Councilor Vladimir Gonzales, this exhibition game is part of the 2nd MassKara 10-Ball Billiards Tournament that will run until October 13. Catch your idols live or register to play the battle of the shots against them!
Bacolod Mayor Albee Benitez with Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante.
SO RAD! BIKE AND SKATE AWAY AT THE MASSKARAD
October 14-15, North Transport Hub
This MassKara celebration has something aweSM for everyone. The outdoors is looking good with the continuation of the MassKaralympics, this time in the bike and skate arena! Win rad prizes this weekend from Vans and show off those skills on wheels!
AWESM K-FEVER INTENSITY WITH VI’ENX AT THE MALL
October 14, SM Roadside / Rizal Street
Experience a night filled with the pulsating beats of K-pop, mesmerizing K-dance performances, and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Korean culture! Put on your best K-inspired outfits, bring your friends, and let’s light up the night together. Party with these K-pop sensations from 6PM onwards!
Get your aweSM dose of K-pop fever first at SM City Bacolod!
SUPPORT AWESM SMEs
October 16-21, North Wing
The search for the best of Bacolod ends at SM! All the best products of the city from local small and medium enterprises are under one roof when the AweSM Bacolod Trade Fair opens on October 16. Pasalubong shopping galore, both for food and finds!
The MassKara Trade Fair last year, also at SM, will be back with the best of Bacolod’s products.
A MUST EXPERIENCE! CONCENT OF THE PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AT THE MALL
October 18, Main Atrium, 5PM-9PM
Experience elegance and musicality like no other from these world-class performers for FREE! Brought to the public by the City of Bacolod, the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation and SM City Bacolod, it is a rare treat to hear the country’s top musical ensembles in the Asia-Pacific region here in our own hometown. It’s an aweSM opportunity you mustn’t miss!
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra will play sweet melodies in a public performance at SM City Bacolod this MassKara Festival 2023.
AWESM INASAL FOOD FESTIVAL
Manokan Country, October 20-22
Still part of the battle cry to support local entrepreneurs, the highlight of this food festival is Bacolod’s famous grilled chicken dish, the chicken inasal. Uniquely delicious and filling, along with other cuisine that is “tatak Bacolodnon, tatak Negrosanon”, everyone is invited to have their fill of all things grilled. All of Bacolod’s original grillers and their famous fares are all in one destination. Head off to the Manokan Country for the Inasal Festival just outside SM City Bacolod and enjoy the Masskara Festival like it’s meant to be: with food, fun and music!
It’s destination Manokan Country for your fill of Bacolod’s famous grilled chicken!
CATCH YOUR FAVORITE STARS AT THEIR AWESM SHOWS!
The road to SM City Bacolod is paved for you to make your way to your favorite stars! Check out these fun and exciting shows and star sightings!
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• AweSM Eras Tour. October 13 onwards, SM Cinema. The closest in Bacolod you can get to Taylor Swift is at SM Cinema! Catch The Eras Tour Film; you can book your tickets via the SM Cinema app or get them right away at the SM Cinema Ticket Booth, South Wing.
• Bee Happy with Jollibee. October 20, Main Atrium, 10AM. For kids and kids at heart, it’s always a happy day with the famous bida ng saya.
• Fumiya to Smilebrate with Fans at SM! October 20, Main Atrium, 1PM. Japanese vlogger and actor Fumiya of Pinoy Big Brother fame will show us his moves and grooves at his mall show. He is looking forward to experiencing Bacolod’s warm and friendly smiles!
• Viu Mall Show with with Bea Alonzo and Dennis Trillo. October 21, Main Atrium, 10AM. Viu Premium brings in aweSM duo Bea and Dennis to you’re your MassKara a festival to remember!
• Say Hello to Small Laude! October 21, Main Atrium, 1PM. Everyone’s favorite tita is back in Bacolod for a celebration at the BDO Day!
NOT JUST SMILES, BUT LAUGHS – BIG LAUGHS!
What’s a festival without roars of laughter? Belt out those big laughs at the with the best standup comedians of Bacolod and the Philippines!
THE MOST AWESM INFLUENCERS’ GATHERING EVER!
October 22, 1PM
Bacolod’s social media influencers have become some of the biggest names with sensational follower numbers in the content creation industry. Learn from them, be inspired by them, come and meet them! You follow them online, now interact with them live!
HEADED TO THE MASSKARA DANCE PARADE?
Dance Highlights on October 22
Arm yourself with all the essentials to keep you cool, safe and comfortable as you brave the weather on the streets. Enjoy discounts on lots of finds at The AweSM Bacolod Sale! Discounts apply up to the end of the month.
The best shopping finds at big discounts, the best festival experience all equal AWESM!
This compilation is just among the exciting experiences you can have in one ultimate destination. AweSM is the byword to describe the ultimate experience for fun and entertainment, where all roads lead to SM City Bacolod, the only supermall in the City of Smiles.
