Join the grandest festival in the Philippines as we start the year with the Sinulog 2018 in Cebu City. Watch the Sinulog Grand Parade as it unfolds before your eyes. Experience the grandest festival in the country with an entry to the Abellana Grandstand (Cebu City Sports Complex) to witness the carousel of contingents perform their best Sinulog Dance on January 21, 2018, Sunday.
Tickets for the Sinulog 2018 Grandstand Parade now available
Sinulog 2018 tickets are now available online at the Official Sinulog Foundation website.
Red – ₱3,210
Blue – ₱2,675
Yellow – ₱1,605
Pink – ₱1,070
Green – ₱1,070
Lunch is included in Blue and Red tickets. Please note that there is an additional charge of 7% for the online transaction fee.
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For further details, please call the Sinulog Foundation, Inc. Office at (+63 32) 253 3700 or visit them at Cebu City Sports Center, Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City.
You can also order your Sinulog 2018 tickets via the Sinulog Foundation Official Facebook Page.
SINULOG 2018 Schedule of Activities in Cebu
December 01, 2017 – January 31, 2018
Sinulog Street Fair at Osmeña Boulevard
January 7, 2018 (Sunday)
5:00 AM Sinulog Fun Run by Philippine Sports Commission
4:00 PM Kick Off (Route: same as Sinulog Grand Parade)
Sinulog Dance Crew 2018 Elimination
January 11, 2018 (Thursday)
Opening Salvo – Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM Assembly at Fuente Osmeña (Fuente Osmeña-Osmeña Blvd.-Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño)
4:30 AM Start of Walk from Fuente Osmeña to Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño
5:30 AM Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2017
January 12, 2018 (Friday)
Sinulog 2018 Kick Off
10:00 AM Sinulog Trade Fair at SM City Cebu by The Department of Trade and Industry
2:00 PM Solemn Mass at Basilica Del Santo Niño – Opening Salvo Sinulog 2018
3:00 PM Sinulog 2018 Launching Parade (Basilica to Fuente Circle to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM Opening & Launching Program at Plaza Independencia; Presentation of Sinulog Festival Queen/Sinulog Idol/Sinulog Dance Crew
January 13, 2018 (Saturday)
Sinulog sa Lalawigan
1:00 PM Parade of Participants from Capitol Grounds to Cebu City Sports Complex
2:00 PM Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan at Cebu City Sports Center
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by Department of Education – Cebu Province
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol Elimination
8:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 14, 2018 (Sunday)
Sinulog sa Barangay
12:00 PM Parade of Participants from Legaspi Ext. Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Complex
1:00 PM Sinulog sa Barangay at Cebu City Sports Center
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by Cebu Technological University & Indiana Aerospace University
4:00 PM Sinulog Idol Elimination
8:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 15, 2018 (Monday)
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by University of Visayas & University of Cebu
4:00 PM Sinulog Idol Elimination
8:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 16, 2018 (Tuesday)
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by Mandaue City College & Mandaue School for the Arts
8:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 17, 2018 (Wednesday)
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by Salazar Institute of Technology and Cebu Doctors University
8:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 18, 2018 (Thursday)
10:00 AM Sinulog Festival Queen 2018 Photo Shoot at SM City Cebu Events Center
6:00 PM Sinulog Festival Queen 2018 Parade of Costumes & Runway Competition at SM City Cebu Northwing Atrium
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by University of San Carlos
8:00 PM Sky Night at Plaza Independencia c/o Sky Cable
January 19, 2018 (Friday)
4:00 AM 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
9:00 AM Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingents, Floats, Higante, & Puppeteers) at Cebu City Sports Complex
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia by University of Southern Philippines Foundation, University of San Jose Recoletos, and Cebu Institute Technology University
7:30 PM Sinulog Festival 2018 Festival Queen Coronation Night and Sinulog Dance Crew Grand Showdown at Cebu City Sports Center
9:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia
January 20, 2018 (Saturday)
2:00 AM Mass at National Shrine of St. Joseph
Mandaue-Lapu-Lapu Traslacion
3:00 AM Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño
9:00 AM Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana & Rajah Humabon at Basilica Del Santo Niño
1:00 PM Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño
6:30 PM Cultural Show at Plaza Independencia
Department of Education – Cebu City
Sinulog Idol 2018 Grand Finals at Plaza Independencia
7:00 PM Sinulog Fireworks Competition at SM City Cebu
9:00 PM Coke Studio Artists at Plaza Independencia by Coca-Cola
January 21, 2018 (Sunday)
Sinulog Grand Parade
4:00 AM Mañanita Mass at Basilica Del Santo Niño
6:00 AM Pontifical Mass at Basilica Del Santo Niño
7:00 AM Holy Mass at Cebu City Sports Complex
8:00 AM Short Program
8:30 AM Sinulog 2018 Grand Parade Kick Off at Cebu City Sports Complex
4:00 PM Sinulog 2018 Grand Finale at Cebu City Sports Complex
6:00 PM Concert at Plaza Independencia with Mofo Band
8:00 PM Parokya ni Edgar at Plaza Independencia by Globe Telecom
January 22, 2018 (Monday)
Awarding Ceremonies
1:00 PM Awarding Ceremonies at Cebu City Sports Center
January 26, 2018 (Friday)
“HUBO Mass”
4:00 AM Mass at Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center
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Cebu’s Sinulog Festival is a recipient of the “Best Festival in the Philippines” during the 1st Choose Philippines Awards held at Dolphy’s Theater in ABS CBN Compound in Quezon City. Other nominees were Kadayawan Festival of Davao City, Panagbenga Festival of Baguio City, Pahiyas Festival of Quezon Province, and Masskara Festival of Bacolod City.