Lubi-Lubi Festival – Dance Contest Revolving Around Coconuts

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LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL

Photo from: http://saranganitoday.blogspot.com/2014/10/lubi-lubi-street-dance-champ.html

Lubi-Lubi sa Glan is a dance festival extolling the many uses of the coconut in homage to Sta. Catalina de Alexandria held in Gian, Sarangani Province every Octover 8th. It shows that there is more to the coconut than just copra. Coconut by-product such as accessories, home decors and the famous coconut juice liquor locally known as “bahalina” are showcase during the event. Street dancing competition with dancers wearing costumes adorned with coconut materials highlights the event.

Contact:
Shiela del Cruz
Provincial Tourism Officer
Office of the Governor
Sarangani Province
083-5082195

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Lubi-Lubi sa Glan is a dance festival extolling the many uses of the coconut in homage to Sta. Catalina de Alexandria. It shows that there is more to the coconut than just copra. Coconut by-product such as accessories, home decors and the famous coconut juice liquor locally known as “bahalina” are showcase during the event. Street dancing competition with dancers wearing costumes adorned with coconut materials highlights the event. Read More: https://allaboutfiesta.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/lubi-lubi-festival/

Photo from: https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Lubi-Lubi-Festival

The triumphant Notre Dame of Glan Lubi-Lubi street dancers grooving to the beat of the mixed drum-and-bamboo ensemble rhythmic instruments during Glan’s 15th Lubi-Lubi Festival staged as a prelude to the Sangdaan sa Glan Street Dance Competition, a region-wide bring your festival concept, in time with the Grand Centennial Celebration of Glan on October 8. Notre Dame of Glan performers shine as the centennial Lubi-lubi street dance champion with contingents from Glan Padidu National High school and Leonard Young National High School ranking 1st and 2nd runners up, respectively. Read More: http://saranganitoday.blogspot.com/2014/10/lubi-lubi-street-dance-champ.html

Photo from: http://leyte.islandsphilippines.com/leyte_festivals.php