Primavera Residences Hosts Special Viewing of the Kagay-an Pyro Festival

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It was a jam-packed Sunday night, August 24, at the Primavera Residences roof deck as revellers of various ages celebrated Higalaay Kagay-an 2014 by watching the highly anticipated Pyro Festival.

Attended by the company’s valued clients, Primavera Residences prepared an exclusive cocktail event for guests to enjoy the skies while creating camaraderie and “higalaay” — the essence of the kagay-an festival. It was a crowd of unit owners, bank executives, unit owners, renters, travel and tour operators and other invited VIP guests.

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The event was also graced by a special guest, Kyle “Kulas” Jennermann, a Cagayan de Oro-based Canadian who aspires to become Filipino and is made famous by his blog and social media account called BecomingFilipino.com. Kyle considers Cagayan de Oro as his new home.

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The fireworks show began shortly after 9pm, leaving the crowd in awe of the amazing display.

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The Pyro Festival is an annual event of SM City Cagayan de Oro  and is part of the core Cagayan de Oro fiesta events. The outer beacon of the mall, as well as some areas of Pueblo Business Park, are filled with a huge crowd of firework enthusiasts. There were five contenders from different areas in the country. Team Cagayan de Oro won the competition with a spectacular fireworks display matched with hit songs such as Frozen’s Let it Go.

Primavera Residences is a green mixed-use property located in Uptown Cagayan de Oro comprising of residential, commercial and office units for rent and purchase. All units at Tower 1 are ready for occupancy. The building’s Tower 2 is slated to be completed later this year. Because of its unique design and green features, it recently won an award in the 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards held in Kuala Lumpur for Best Mixed-Use Development in the Philippines.

For any inquiries on upcoming fun activities and contests at Primavera Residences, call (088) 310-5002, 0917-794-2221 or visit www.primaveraresidences.com. You may also visit www.primaveraresidences.com for more info. 

Are You Ready for this Year’s Higalaay Kagay-an Festival?

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HIGALAAY, the visayan word for FRIENDSHIP, is the central theme for Cagayan de Oro’s city fiesta. Being the City of Golden Friendship, it is but appropriate at this time of the year to celebrate friendships new and old in honor of the city’s patron saint St. Augustine.

So, are you ready for an entire month of festivities? Check out what’s in store for Kagay-anons and tourists this August!

  1. The Mindanao Fashion Summit

    From August 8 to 10, fashion designers from the different parts of Mindanao will display their respective Mindanaoan Collections in an all-out fashion extravaganza with the theme “Local Designs – Global Impact”.

  2. Kumbira

    What’s a fiesta celebration without food? Kagay-anons sure know how to celebrate festival season with the KUMBIRA (a local word which means “feast”). Now on its 18th year, the longest-running culinary show in the entire country is back with the theme: Throwback @ 18: Looking Back… Cooking Forward.” From August 13 – 15, the three-day event features food exhibits, seminars, and exciting competitions participated by food enthusiasts, restaurants, hotels, resorts, culinary schools, and professional chefs from all over the country. This year, an additional competition for junior and kiddie chefs have also been added.

  3. Garden Show and Agri Fair

    Starting on August 8 until the 31st, the historic Gaston Park will be home to an exhibit of garden plants and artistic landscaping from local gardeners. This year’s fair will also include a showcase of agricultural products from the different barangays of Cagayan de Oro.

  4. Kagay-an Festival Marathon

    The city’s sports enthusiasts and runners won’t be left out with the inclusion of the Kagay-an Festival marathon in this year’s lineup of festivities.  With the goal of becoming the country’s next top running destination, Kagay-an Festival run includes a 3KM, 5KM, 21KM, and 42KM run.

  5. Cowboy Festival

    The 10th Annual Cagayan de Oro Horse Show is one of the fiesta’s key events and draws horsemen of different levels of expertise from all over the country. With events such as the Oval Race, Obstacle Race, and Barrel Race among others, it’s a festival not only for cowboys but for enthusiasts of all ages as well. The cowboy festival runs from August 22-24.

  6. Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle Show

    From August 23- 30, head over to SM City CDO for a showcase of the region’s best SME products like processed food, handicrafts, organic and natural goods, innovative products, and many others.

  7. Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014

    CDO’s prestigious pageant is an annual event to search for young women with beauty, charm, and wit that will represent Cagayan de Oro as its ambassador of Goodwill. The event features several activities prior to the coronation night on August 23 including the talent show, swimsuit competition, and evening gown competition. For the third year, Primavera Residences will choose and award Ms. Primavera 2014  based on elegance, intelligence, and beauty – traits which are aligned with the company’s multi-awarded building in Cagayan de Oro,  Primavera Residences. 

  8. Kagay-an Pyro Festival

    The kagay-anon skies will light up once more with the grand fireworks competition staged at SM City every year. On August 25, head over to uptown Cagayan de Oro to view the stunning fireworks which is a prelude to the city fiesta. (Bonus tip: the fireworks can best be viewed from the rooftop of Primavera Residences!)

  9. Street Dancing: Cagayan de Oro Carnival

    No festival is complete without a colorful parade of dancers lining up the streets. On August 24, the streets of Cagayan de Oro will be marked by an array of colors and costumes and merry carnival music. So head on over with your dazzling costume and join in the fray!

  10. PE Rhythmic Dance Competition

    It’s the PE students’ chance to showcase their special dance and field demonstration in a grand competition that involves a total of 8 different schools with 800 pupils per school!

  11. Higalas Parade of Floats and Icons

    On 7am of August 27, the civic-military parade will begin from Rodelsa Circle and will end at Limketkai Center. This year’s theme is “Ako ug ang Suba Managhigala” (The River and I are friends) which depicts the interdependence between man and nature in relation to the mighty Cagayan River.

So, are you ready for the Kagay-an fiesta activities? We sure are! So stay posted for more articles and features about the upcoming Higalaay Kagay-an Festival activities. We hope to see you in some of those events!

 

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