Characterized by participants wearing colorful masks, MassKara is coined from the words Mass for "multitude" and Kara, the Spanish term for "face," hence MassKara means "a multiple of smiling faces". The three-week festival culminates on the third week of October which sees a highlight of activities such as the MassKara Queen beauty pageant, Electric MassKara parade, the street-dancing competition that snakes throughout the city all the way to the public plaza, and a weekend of late night partying along Lacson Street, the cityโs main thoroughfare.
Book. Accommodations get fully booked months leading to the festival, so itโs best to plan ahead.