26/01/2026
✨ WOW! Long post—but please read until the end! ✨
So many exciting things are happening for the Filipino community in Canberra! 🇵🇭🎉
Mark your calendars and come celebrate our faith, culture, and togetherness! 💃🕺
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📅 February 1 (Sunday)
⛪ Multicultural Mass in honour of Señor Santo Niño
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manuka
✨ The Philippine Cultural Society (PCS) will present a Sinulog dance in honour of our beloved Santo Niño.
🕔 Same day – 5:00 PM
🙏 First Filipino Mass for 2026
📍 St Peter Chanel Parish, Yarralumla
Let’s begin the year grounded in faith and community. 🙏❤️
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📅 February 7 (Saturday)
🎊 National Multicultural Festival (NMF)! 🎊
🎶 10:00 AM – Filipino Choir Performance
📍 North Bunda Street Pop-Up Stage
💃 10:25 AM – ACT Filipino Association (ACTFA-SCA)
Bukidnon dance “Banog-Banog” from the Higaonon, one of the 7 tribes of Bukidnon
📍 Bunda Street Stage
🌺 12:20 PM – Community Languages Showcase
Featuring Hibla ng Bayan: Rhythms of Life Across the Philippine Islands by the teachers, volunteers, and children of the
Filipino Language School of Canberra (FLSC)
📍 Ainslie Place Stage
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🎉 4:00 PM – Festival Parade!
PLEASE JOIN US!!! Let’s make history and aim for the BIGGEST Filipino contingent ever —
✨ featuring ON A WHIM BAND singing while we parade! 🎶
👗👕 Wear your most colourful Filipino costumes
🇵🇭 Bring your flags, speakers, and fiesta vibes
🚶 Short walk: London Circuit → Alinga Street → Glebe Park
🎶 Dance, celebrate, and represent—solo or as a group!
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🍽️ Hungry? We’ve got you covered! 😋
🌟 FilACT & SHARON MAY’S FOOD FIESTA
📍 Stalls B27–28 | Section B – Ainslie Place
📅 6–8 February 2026 (Friday–Sunday)
🔥 PINOY FIESTA LECHON
by FLSC, Halliah’s Kitchen & Delikase
📍 Stalls C14–C15 | Section C – Petrie Plaza
📅 7–8 February 2026 (Saturday & Sunday only)
Come and enjoy delicious, authentic Filipino food! 🇵🇭🍴
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Let’s support ALL these amazing activities, show our Filipino pride, and celebrate together as one strong community. 💙❤️💛
See you all there! 🎉🇵🇭✨
📌 P.S. Please refer to the festival map for stall and stage locations.