Bacolod City will hold this year’s Chicken Inasal Festival from May 22 to 25, on the theme “Fire & Fusion”, the City Tourism Office (CTO) said April 8.
The four-day celebration will highlight Bacolod’s iconic chicken inasal, fused with culinary creativity, culture, and vibrant community spirit.
The festival will kick off on May 22 with a “salubong” at The Upper East Megaworld, featuring the Longest Inasal Grill Fest opening countdown – a start to days filled with food, music, festivities, and fun.
From May 23 to 25, exciting events lined up include the food tasting and beer pairing opening night, the chicken inasal cook-off school and barangay categories, hot sauce, sinamak-making, and inasal grilling workshops, and the Chicken Inasal Awards Night.
Nightly entertainment and food fests will also take place across SM City Bacolod, Ayala Malls Capitol Central, and The Upper East Megaworld.
“The grand culmination on May 25 will feature an arena dance competition and the roots music fest, blending tradition, rhythm, and flavor in a celebration like no other,” the CTO said in a press release.
Headrush PH and top partner hotels L’ Fisher Hotel, Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod and Iloilo, Citadines Hotel Bacolod, and Seda Capitol Central are active tourism stakeholders in the city’s continued mission to promote local culture and boost tourism, it added. ||
