Festivals
The
much anticipated Mudpack Festival is celebrated every third weekend
of June at Mambukal Resort. The Mudpack Festival is a symbolic
presentation that seeks to instill awareness in caring for the
environment. Dancers are painted and coated with colorful mud
found abundant in the resort.
  
The
Mudpack Festival is a different event as it centers on the harmony
of man and nature. The celebration features Mambukal’s distinct
multi-colored clay to stir people’s awareness of the importance
of our environment. It is a Festival of Arts and this serves as
venue where artist from all over Negros gather to exhibit their
respective artistic talents in ethnic dances, crafts and music.
Another
festival here is the so-called Tinabu-ay Festival, the town annual
celebration of good harvest and thanksgiving. It is a 9-day religious-cultural
folk festival depicting the town's market day and highlighting
its agricultural products. It is also a celebration in honor of
the birthday of the Immaculate Conception, the patron saint of
this town.
The
province-wide “Victory Day” celebrating every September
9, wherein the Japanese soldiers surrendered to the Americans
in Barangay Santa Rosa, commemorating the heroism and patriotism
of native soldiers during the Second World War.
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