New Schedule for Panagbenga 2020 Events

The Panagbenga 2020 is CANCELLED

The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI), together with the city government of Baguio, has officially released a new schedule for the Panagbenga 2020 celebration during a press conference this morning.

Earlier this year, the festival organizers and the city government have decided to cancel the Panagbenga Grand Opening Parade and government-sponsored events under the festival due to the 2019 Novel Corona Virus (nCoV) scare that has strongly affected the Philippines and the rest of the world.

PANAGBENGA 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

According to BFFFI, the Grand Opening Parade, originally set to happen last February 1, 2020, will be moved to March 21, 2020. This was done to allow the panic over 2019-nCoV to normalize and to pave way for the assessment of the country’s situation on the virus.

Moreover, the most-awaited Grand Street Dance and Float Parades will now be held on March 28 and 29, 2020 respectively. Take note, however, that the schedule of the grand parades will still be dependent on any advisories to be released by the Department of Health (D.O.H.).

On the other hand, Session Road in Bloom, which will be a weeklong closure of the city’s main thoroughfare to pave way for an exhibit of creativity and a variety of products, will be rescheduled to March 30 to April 5, 2020.

PANAGBENGA 2020 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

PANAGBENGA 2020 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (in-text)

DATE	ACTIVITIES	VENUE
Ongoing	Baguio Blooms Exposition	Baguio Convention Center Parking Area
Ongoing	Landscaping Exhibition and Competition	Designated areas in CBD/Parks
February 22, 2020	Flower Tee Golf Tournament	Baguio Country Club
March 4-6, 2020	School-based Landscaping Competition (Judging)	Participating Schools in Elementary and High School
March 15, 2020	Handog ng Panagbenga sa Pamilya Baguio -Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom -Panagbenga Open Kite Flying Competition -Panagbenga Cultural Show -Fireworks Display	Melvin Jones Grandstand and Football Grounds
March 21, 2020	Grand Opening Parade Street Dance Competition (Elementary Division)	Panagbenga Park>DILG>Session Road> Magsaysay Avenue> Harrison Road> Baguio Athletic Bowl
March 22, 2020	Panagbenga Cultural Dance Competition	Melvin Jones Grandstand and Football Grounds
March 28, 2020	Grand Street Dance Competition and Parade	Panagbenga Park>DILG>Session Road> Magsaysay Avenue> Harrison Road> Baguio Athletic Bowl
March 29, 2020	Grand Float Competition	Panagbenga Park>DILG>Session Road> Magsaysay Avenue> Harrison Road> Baguio Athletic Bowl
March 28-29, 2020	Sponsor’s Day	Baguio Athletic Bowl Melvin Jones Football Grounds
March 30-April 5, 2020	Session Road in Bloom	Session Road
April 4, 2020	Pony Boys Day	Wright Park
April 5, 2020	Closing and Awards Ceremonies Grand Fireworks Display	Baguio Athletic Bowl – Fireworks: 5 stations City-wide

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