03/09/2017
World Heritage Cities Solidarity Day - another great time to visit Vigan City !!!
Vigan City celebrates Solidarity day every September 8 with other cities all over the world that have world heritage sites.
With loads of activities;
September 1
- Opening of food and trade fair at Vigan Convention Center grounds.
September 2
-Paseo de Vigan Heritage Walking tour that starts at city hall.
-Tres Patrimonio zarzuela Act 3, story of Gabriela and Diego Silang at Plaza Salcedo
September 7
--On the spot painting contest at City Hall lobby and Historia Oral at Vigan Culture and Trade Center (VCTC) function hall
-Cultural Quiz Bowl at VCTC auditorium
-Contests in sabayang pagbigkas (speech choir), daniw (poetry in Iloco) at Vigan Convention Center (VCC)
September 8
-Solidarity mass and renewal of pledge to heritage conservation at Saint Paul Cathedral
-Solidarity breakfast at Plaza Burgos
-Story telling at VCC
-Contest in folkdance among college students, teachers, vocal chorus and Fotografias y recuerdos at the Cathedral
September 9
-Letras y figuras at VCC
-Repazzo de Vigan and Solidarity parade along parade route
-History of Vigan, the show
-Zarzuela Ilocana; dallot (Ilocano Balagtasan);
-Contest in folkdance among high school and elementary students at VCC.
September 10
-Contests in music for instrumental solo, vocal solo, vocal duet, and kinnantaran; awarding and cultural show at VCC.
September 17
-Indian community solidarity day at the Indian Sikh temple in barangay IV.
September 18 to 19
–Heritage Youth Congress 2017 at VCC;
September 19 at 5:00 PM
-Tres Patrimonio zarzuela Act 3, the life of Padre Jose Burgos at the Burgos House or National Museum.
September 23
-Chinese community solidarity day at Sikatuna street in Barangay II
September 24
-International Students Day
