The Sinulog festival is one of the notable and lively festivals in the Philippines. The major festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of the whole province of Cebu.

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SINULOG 2019 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

January 6, 2019 (Sunday)

5:00AM – Sinulog Fun Run by Philippine Sports Commission (Assembly)

6:00AM – Sinulog Dance Crew 2019 Elimination @ Cebu City Sports Center

– Kick Off ( Route: same as Sinulog Grand Parade)





January 10, 2019 (Thursday)

Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus

4:00AM – Assembly @ Fuente Osmeña (Fuente Osmeña – Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño)

4:30AM – Start of walk from Fuente Osmeña to Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño

5:30AM – Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2019





January 11, 2019 (Friday)

Sinulog 2019 Kick Off

10:00AM – Sinulog Trade Fair @ SM City Cebu by The Department of Trade and Industry

2:00PM – Solemn Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño – Opening Salvo Sinulog 2019

3:00PM – Sinulog 2019 Launching Parade (Basilica to Fuente Circle to Cebu City Sports Center)

7:00PM – Opening & Launching Program @ Plaza Independencia; Presentation of: Sinulog Festival Queen, Sinulog Idol, Sinulog Dance Crew)

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 12, 2019 (Saturday)

Sinulog sa Lalawigan

1:00PM – Parade of Participants from Capitol Grounds to Cebu City Sports Center

2:00PM – Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Department of Education – Cebu Province

8:00PM – Sinulog Idol Elimination @ Robinsons Galleria Cebu





January 13, 2019 (Sunday)

Sinulog sa Barangay

12:00PM – Parade of Participants from Legaspi Ext. Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center

1:00PM – Sinulog sa Barangay @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Cebu Technological University & Indiana Aerospace University

4:00PM – Sinulog Idol Elimination @ Robinsons Galleria Cebu

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 14, 2019 (Monday)

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of Visayas & University of Cebu

4:00PM – Sinulog Idol Elimination @ Robinsons Galleria Cebu

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 15, 2019 (Tuesday)

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Mandaue City College & Mandaue School for the Arts

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 16, 2019 (Wednesday)

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Salazar Institute of Technology and Cebu Doctors University

6:30PM – Cultural Show by Department of Education – Cebu City

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 17, 2019 (Thursday)

10:00AM – Sinulog Festival Queen 2019 Photo Shoot @ SM City Cebu Events Center

6:00PM – Sinulog Festival Queen 2019 Parade of Costumes & Runway Competition @ SM City Cebu Northwing Atrium

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of San Carlos

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia





January 18, 2019 (Friday)

4:00AM – Walk with Mary (Our Lady of Guadalupe Church – V. Rama Ave. – left to B. Rodriguez St. – Fuente Osmeña-Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño)

7:00AM – Cebu – Mandaue – Lapu-Lapu Traslacion

9:00AM – Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingents, Floats, Higante, & Puppeteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:30PM – Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of Southern Philippines Foundation, University of San Jose Recoletos, and Cebu Institute Technology University

7:30PM – Sinulog Festival 2019 Festival Queen Coronation Night and Sinulog Dance Crew Grand Showdown @ Cebu City Sports Center

9:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia

— LifeDance 2019





January 19, 2019 (Saturday)

2:00AM – Mass @ National Shrine of St. Joseph

3:00AM – Mandaue-Lapu-Lapu Traslacion

6:00AM – Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño

9:00AM – Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana & Rajah Humabon @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

1:00PM – Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño

7:00PM – Sinulog Idol 2019 Grand Finals @ Plaza Independencia

– Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu

8:00PM – Concert @ Plaza Independencia

— Plus63 Festival



January 20, 2019 (Sunday)

Sinulog 2019 Grand Parade

4:00AM – Mañanita Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

6:00AM – Pontifical Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

6:30AM – Holy Mass @ Cebu City Sports Center

7:30AM – Sinulog 2019 Grand Parade Kick Off @ Cebu City Sports Center

4:00PM – Sinulog 2019 Grand Finale @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:00PM – Parokya ni Edgar @ Plaza Independencia

7:00PM – Pyrospectacular Show @ SM City Cebu

9:00PM – Pyrospectacular Show @ SM Seaside City Cebu





January 21, 2019 (Monday)

Awarding Ceremonies

1:00PM – Awarding Ceremonies @ Cebu City Sports Center

January 25, 2019 (Friday)

“HUBO Mass”

4:00AM – Mass @ Basilica Minore del Sto.Niño Pilgrim Center