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Sarangani Bay Festival a.k.a. Sarbay Fest

SARANGANI BAY FESTIVAL

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Sarangani Bay Festival, likewise referred to local people as Sarbay Fest, is a yearly occasion in Sarangani Province. The celebration is hung on each third seven day stretch of May. Seemingly the most mainstream shoreline occasion in the southern area of Philippines’, Sarbay celebration is an unquestionable requirement go to for some travelers. The celebration pulls in the two local people and outsiders to an open air occasion like no other. Take a wet enterprise and appreciate an exciting vessel race with local people, a game known as the lumba bugsay. You may likewise go skimboarding for the excite of a lifetime. In the event that you like to remain at the shoreline, participate in a round of shoreline soccer, or experiment with your aptitudes at the volleyball area. Different voyagers participate in the offbeat shoreline reasonable, while a decent number make a beeline for the sand mold challenge. Read More: https://www.hellotravel.com/events/sarangani-bay-festival

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What more way to enjoy the beach? It’s by attending the biggest beach festival in Mindanao! The festival I am talking about is the Sarangani Bay Festival.

Sarangani Bay Festival, or more commonly known as the SarBay Fest, is celebrated around May in the municipality of Glan. Almost every year, the festival is held in Gumasa Beach, a beautiful shore in Sarangani.

The festival has a lot to offer to whoever comes. First, there are various beach sports competition such as volleyball and Frisbee. Then, there’s the sand sculpture competition where you will be wowed with the works of sand art from the delicate hands of the talented artists. Since Sarangani Bay is also a favorite spot for skimboarding, an exhibition of the sport is also an attraction during the festival. During nightfall, you will enjoy a groovy and eye-catching fire dance and fireworks. Then, one of the most awaited events in the festival would happen. It is the Bay Bikini Open where guys and gals who have the really good-looking bodies compete for a title. You can guess that this is the most awaited part of guys as they get to see girls’ beautiful bodies. Well, women are as lucky as there’s also the men’s category with lots of abs and biceps. Read More: http://localvacationplaces.blogspot.com/2013/04/sarangani-bay-festival-biggest-beach.html#.XUNdtHt7laQ

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I’ve been hearing about Sarangani Bay Festival for the past few years and get really excited to go everytime but it was only this year that I got the chance to. It is dubbed as the Biggest Beach Festival in Mindanao and who am I to miss it!

The venue, Gumasa Beach in Glan Sarangani, is just about an hour away from General Santos City. Off to the lovely white sand beaches of Gumasa (The Little Boracay of Mindanao)! Read More: http://emssideoftheworld.blogspot.com/2012/05/sarangani-bay-festival-2012_22.html

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