GrabFood and Bacolod Masskara Festival

GRAB FOOD AND BACOLOD MASSKARA FESTIVAL

In time for the Ruby Masskara, GrabFood arrives in Bacolod City, giving more reasons for every Bacolodnon and its guests more reasons to smile.

About Grab Food

GrabFood is the leading food delivery platform used by the majority of the Filipinos. The company is now operating in 35 cities around the country.  

Recently, they have partnered with various food establishments in Bacolod City to enhance services and delight the community with the convenience of a food delivery system.

Reasons Why Bacolod is Happy for the Presence of GrabFood

• Bacolodnon’s will now have the convenience of ordering from the comfort of their home whenever they need something to eat.
• For tourists visiting Bacolod City, there’s no need for them to take the risk of going out late at night whenever they are hungry or when they arrive in the city very early in the morning. All they need is to use the application, and voila, they will already have something to eat.
• 24/7 food delivery service is just fantastic. For busy people who work even late at night need not worry about going hungry.
• You can control your budget. Unlike when going outside to dine, ordering online will give you so much liberty of ordering only something that will fit in your budget.
• Grab Food has a long list of food establishments partnering with them. This means you will have so many options on what to eat.
• The company has a great track record. I will reiterate this, you can search for them online.

GrabFood and Bacolod Masskara Festival

A SHORT HISTORY ABOUT MASSKARA

The Masskara festival which earned for Bacolod City the title “The City of Smiles”  began in 1980 during a period of crisis. There were sugar crisis and the sinking of the inter-island vessel Don Juan carrying many Negrenses, including those belonging to prominent families in Bacolod City, with an estimated 700 lives lost.

With the objective of lifting the spirit of every Negrense, Bacolod City’s artists, local government, and civic groups decided to hold a festival of smiles.  The initial festival was, therefore, a declaration by the people of the city that no matter how hard and bad the times were, Bacolod City is going to pull through, survive, and in the end, triumph.

The word “MassKara” was originated by the late artist Ely Santiago from the word “mass” meaning “many or a multitude of the people”, and the Spanish word cara meaning “face”. A prominent feature of the festival is the mask worn by participants; these are always adorned with smiling faces. MassKara thus means a multitude of smiling faces.

GrabFood and Bacolod Masskara Festival

The festival features a street dance competition with colorfully costumed and masked dancers dancing to original Negrense beats; the Electric Masskara which features lighted costumed dancers held during nighttime; musical concerts,  Masskara Queen Beauty Pageants; Masks making contests, Giant Masskara Village and much more.

Of course, no one goes home empty-handed happy memories, colorful photos, especially for the hobbyists and the unique souvenir one, can bring home as “pasalubongs “ and souvenirs of the festival. Streets are filled with Masskara inspired souvenirs and masks peddlers…but formal souvenir outlets also offer a wide array of souvenirs.

Click here to see where to buy your authentic Bacolod Masskara

One should drop by Bacolod’s Souvenir  Shops: The Negros Showroom in Lacson Street fronting Capitol Lagoon sells all the best of Negros products. The Negros Showroom usually put up an island setting featuring different kinds, sizes, colors and renditions of masks. The Negros Showroom will open their new store at the Robinsons Place, Bacolod City with the soft opening on September 2011 and grand opening in October 2011 in time for the Masskara Festival Celebration. The Negros Showroom-Robinsons will be selling new designs and products not seen in the Negros Showroom-Lacson.

Click here to get you Comprehensive Guide in Bacolod City

GrabFood and Bacolod Masskara Festival

HOW TO GET TO BACOLOD CITY

By Air

Bacolod City is served by Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines. You may visit their site to know the schedule.

By Sea/ Land

Several Fast Crafts and RORO are flying Bacolod -Iloilo Daily and there are also RORO to and from Manila. Buses coming from various destinations are also serving Bacolod City and the entire Province of Negros Occidental. For More click – How to Get to Bacolod City Negros Occidental

GrabFood and Bacolod Masskara Festival

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