KANNAWIDAN YLOCOS FESTIVAL
Ilocos Sur is a beautiful province located in the Northen part of Luzon. It is a province rich in culture that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. To show and share their treasures to the whole world, the locals conceived a festival that highlights these cultural traditions and they called it the "Kannawidan Festival". This festival at the end of January celebrates the best of Ilocos Sur culture, from tradition dress and folk dance to tribal rituals and marching band contests. A food festival is also held at Plaza Salcedo. There is fireworks display after the meal, lighting up the sky with a million colorful specks and flashes. One interesting event of the festival is the annual "pinaka" contest where locals exhibit their amazing farm and fishery products and livestock. Anotheer activity that catches the attention of the visitors is the gathering at Vigan Plaza Hotel, where Ilocos Sur comes ba...