The MassKaNamit Food Festival is the newest addition to the MassKara Festival 2023 lineup of activities to level up the annual celebration. It is gearing up to open its doors to showcase arts, culture, and cuisine that is truly Negrense. Moreover, it also promises to launch Bacolod City as an internationally known culinary destination.
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The MassKaNamit Food Festival 2023
Savor heirloom dishes from restaurateurs that have made their brand as food institutions in Bacolod City in just one place. The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation brings together a dozen local specialties for people to enjoy in a 10-day culinary extravaganza at The Upper East township by Megaworld Corporation from October 13 – 22.
This is in line with the vision of Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez to make the city a major food destination in the country that caters to local and international palates.
Thus the MassKaNamit festival site will feature “curated” food kiosks where local dishes will be highlighted along with an international food section.
Entertainment
To highlight local culture and arts, there will be nightly entertainment, including a one-night outdoor cinema presentation featuring the works of award-winning film and theater director, Peque Gallaga on October 17.
On the opening night, a food crawl festival will feature famous dishes that have made Bacolod a byword in foods like cansi, chicken inasal, callos, dinuguan with puto, batchoy, Bacolod lechon, and delicacies like piaya and barquillos, cakes, and artisanal ice cream.
Traffic Advisory
In preparing the site, commuters are advised that one portion of the road in The Upper East, Megaworld will be closed as organizers set up the stage and concessionaires will set up their food kiosks from 9:00 PM of October 10 to 2:00 PM of October 13.
There will be rerouting of traffic within the Megaworld site once the festival site opens on the 13th and more road closures and traffic rerouting on October 21 as the site will also host the Electric MassKara parade.
