Sinulog Festival 2018 Schedule of Activities and Events

The Sinulog festival is one of the notable and lively festivals in the Philippines. The major festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of the whole province of Cebu.

SINULOG 2018 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

December 01, 2017 - January 31, 2018 

Sinulog Street Fair @ Osmeña Boulevard 

January 7, 2018 (Sunday) 

5:00AM--Sinulog Fun Run by Philippine Sports Commission 

4:00PM--Kick Off ( Route: same as Sinulog Grand Parade)

Sinulog Dance Crew 2018 Elimination @ Mall 

January 11, 2018 (Thursday)

Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus

4:00AM--Assembly @ Fuente Osmeña (Fuente Osmeña-Osmeña Blvd.-Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño)

4:30AM--Start of walk from Fuente Osmeña to Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño

5:30AM--Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2017 

January 12, 2018 (Friday)

Sinulog 2018 Kick Off

10:00AM--Sinulog Trade Fair @ SM City Cebu by The Department of Trade and Industry

2:00PM--Solemn Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño – Opening Salvo Sinulog 2018

3:00PM--Sinulog 2018 Launching Parade (Basilica to Fuente Circle to Cebu City Sports Center)

7:00PM--Opening & Launching Program @ Plaza Independencia; Presentation of: Sinulog Festival Queen ; Sinulog Idol ; Sinulog Dance Crew 

January 13, 2018 (Saturday)

Sinulog sa Lalawigan

1:00PM--Parade of Participants from Capitol Grounds to Cebu City Sports Complex

2:00PM--Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Department of Education - Cebu Province

8:00PM--Sinulog Idol Elimination @Mall 

8:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 14, 2018 (Sunday)

Sinulog sa Barangay

12:00PM--Parade of Participants from Legaspi Ext. Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Complex

1:00PM--Sinulog sa Barangay @ Cebu City Sports Center

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Cebu Technological University & Indiana Aerospace University

4:00PM--Sinulog Idol Elimination @ Mall

8:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 15, 2018 (Monday)

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of Visayas & University of Cebu

4:00PM--Sinulog Idol Elimination @ Mall

8:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 16, 2018 (Tuesday)

6:30PM-Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Mandaue City College & Mandaue School for the Arts

8:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 17, 2018 (Wednesday)

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by Salazar Institute of Technology and Cebu Doctors University

8:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 18, 2018 (Thursday)

10:00AM--Sinulog Festival Queen 2018 Photo Shoot @ SM City Cebu Events Center 

6:00PM--Sinulog Festival Queen 2018 Parade of Costumes & Runway Competition @ SM City Cebu Northwing Atrium

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of San Carlos

8:00PM--Sky Night @ Plaza Independencia c/o Sky Cable 

January 19, 2018 (Friday)

4:00AM--Walk with Mary (Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-V. Rama Ave.-left to B. Rodriguez St.- Fuente Osmeña-Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño

Cebu-Mandaue-Lapu-Lapu Traslacion

9:00AM--Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingents, Floats, Higante, & Puppeteers) @ Cebu City Sports Complex

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia by University of Southern Philippines Foundation, University of San Jose Recoletos, and Cebu Institute Technology University

7:30PM--Sinulog Festival 2018 Festival Queen Coronation Night and Sinulog Dance Crew Grand Showdown @ Cebu City Sports Center

9:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia 

January 20, 2018 (Saturday)

2:00AM--Mass @ National Shrine of St. Joseph

Mandaue-Lapu-Lapu Traslacion

3:00AM--Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño 

9:00AM--Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana & Rajah Humabon @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

1:00PM--Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño

6:30PM--Cultural Show @ Plaza Independencia

Department of Education - Cebu City

Sinulog Idol 2018 Grand Finals @ Plaza Independencia

7:00PM--Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu

9:00PM--Coke Studio Artists @ Plaza Independencia by Coca Cola #

January 21, 2018 (Sunday)

Sinulog Grand Parade

4:00AM--Mañanita Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

6:00AM--Pontifical Mass @ Basilica Del Santo Niño

7:00AM--Holy Mass @ Cebu City Sports Complex

8:00AM--Short Program

8:30AM--Sinulog 2018 Grand Parade Kick Off @ Cebu City Sports Complex

4:00PM--Sinulog 2018 Grand Finale @ Cebu City Sports Complex

6:00PM--Concert @ Plaza Independencia with Mofo Band

8:00PM--Parokya ni Edgar @ Plaza Independencia by Globe Telecom 

January 22, 2018 (Monday)

Awarding Ceremonies

1:00PM--Awarding Ceremonies @ Cebu City Sports Center 

January 26, 2018 (Friday)

“HUBO Mass” 

4:00AM--Mass @ Basilica Minore del Sto.Niño Pilgrim Center