The Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival is one of the main festivals in Bohol, specifically celebrated at Loay.
Here is the typical location of the Loay Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival. Loay is in the south west coast of Bohol and at 18 kilometers away from the city of Tagbilaran. Loay is at the mouth of the Loboc River where the regatta takes place. The Loay town is established in the year 1740 and as early as that, the Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival has been celebrated.
Although the town celebrates its feast day in May (the exact date is movable within the month), the main attraction in Loay is the celebration of the Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival, which is celebrated amidst that colors of activities such as the agricultural-industrial market fair, musical instrument competitions as the drum and bugle competition, and of course the grouped masquerade street dancing and the boat races along the river. The event is also highlighted by the fabulous display and parade of the image of Saint Francis Xavier, the Loay town's second patron to whom the Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival is celebrated in honor.
The Sambat Mascara Y Regatta Festival is celebrated in his honor every first Saturdays of the month of December.
Schedule of Activities December 04,2010(saturday)
1:30pm- Parade
3:30pm- Holy Mass @ Port of Loay
4:30pm- Fluvial Parade
6:30pm- Fireworks Display
7:00pm- Dinner @ Port of Loay
8:00pm- Masquerade Ball, Fashion Show & Disco
Come and Visit Municipality of Loay
Viva San Francisco Xavier!
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