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A street festival of masked dancers, held every year on the fourth Sunday of October. The masks give the festival its name: Pista sang Maskara in Hiligaynon. The smiling faces on them are why Bacolod is called the City of Smiles.
The city started the festival in 1980, a year of very low sugar prices and of the sinking of the inter-island vessel MV Don Juan, which carried many Negrenses. Dance groups from schools and from barangays parade through the streets and then perform on a stage. For several nights before the highlight weekend, the Electric MassKara sends dancers in neon and LED lights down the Lacson Strip, one kilometre of band stages, souvenir stands, exotic car displays and roadside bars. The other festival sites are the Bacolod Public Plaza and the Bacolod City Government Center.
- When
- 24 October 2027
- Every year
- fourth Sunday of October
- Where
- Bacolod City
Source: Wikipedia, Bacolod; MassKara Festival · checked 23 Sep 2026