Activities before and during the Festival
Schedule of Activities
January 11 – 20:
Time: 4 PM
Event: 9-day Novena
Venue: Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist
Description: Faithful pay homage to the Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo for a nine-day devotional novena in the Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist, marking the start of the religious celebration of the glorious Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan festival.
Event: Paeapak
Venue: In front of Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist
Description: A unique age-old Christian tradition where a Catholic priest or a lay minister rubs all parts of a devotee’s body with the image of the miraculous Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo. It attracts devotees from all faiths worldwide for it is believed to heal both body and soul.
January 11:
Event: Mutya Ag Lakan It Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2013 Grand Pageant Finale and Coronation Night
Time: 7 PM
Venue: ABL Sports and Cultural Center
Description: Eagerly awaited grand finale where equally young and talented finalists in the running to be crowned the Mutya ag Lakan it Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2013. A mix of beauty and brains, twenty-four aspirants will fulfill their dreams in an evening of glamour and star-studded coronation night.
January 14:
Time: 1 PM
Event: Aklan Festivals Parade
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo
Description: A celebration of the diverse, fascinating and captivating Aklan’s ‘One Town, One Festival’ in a street parade of contingent, making this event exciting, where it showcases the different colors and cultures of the 17 towns of Aklan.
Time/Event: 2PM ▪ Street Dancing of Delegates from 16 Barangays of Kalibo
Time: 6 PM
Event: GMA Kapuso Ati-Atihan Night
Venue: Kalibo Pastrana Park
Description: Feel the spirit of Ati-Atihan with live performances of your favorite Kapuso stars. Enjoy and watch as GMA network is set to showcase the rising actors and actresses in the Kapuso Night.
Time: 4 PM to 1 AM
Event: Kaean-an sa Plaza
Venue: Kalibo Pastrana Park (Basketball Court)
Description: A weeklong food event that offers a sumptuous array of fast foods and culinary specialties of local restaurants and hotels with acoustic bands for music lovers.
Time: 4 PM to 1 AM
Event: Hala Bira Ati-Atihan Nights
Venue: Kalibo Magsaysay Park
Description: A never-ending excitement of snake-dancing, revelry of foods and drinks with nightly concerts by national and local bands.
January 15:
Time: 1 PM
Event: Pagdayaw kay Señor Sto. Niño
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo
Description: Students and teachers from Aklan State University keep the spirit of Ati-Atihan in street dancing parade
January 16 :
Time/Event: 2 PM ▪ Street Dancing for Preparatory and Elementary Schools in Kalibo
January 16 – 17:
Time: 8 AM
Event: Sadsad Panaad
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo
Description: ‘Sinaot sa Calle’ of the students and teachers of Department of Education with their faces and bodies covered in soot and accompanied by the festive beating of the Ati-Atihan drums.
January 17:
Time/Event: 8 AM ▪ Street Dancing of Teachers and Faculty in their Colorful Costumes
Time: 1 PM
Event: Aklan Higante Contest
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo-Kalibo Pastrana Park
Description: A parade of Higantes and individuals dressed in giant ecological tourism-themed images. Through the years, the most beautiful and impressive Higantes designed by the municipalities of Aklan, make their way in the Kalibo Ati-Atihan festival.
Time/Event: 2PM ▪ March of the Giants and Street Dancing of Municipal employees from 17 towns in Aklan
January 18:
Event: Sadsad Pagpasaeamat kay Sr. Sto. Niño
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo
Description: The true spirit of devotion to Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo by socio-civic groups, balikbayans, religious and people from all walks of life.
January 19:
Time: 4 AM
Event: Dawn Penitential Procession
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo-Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist
Description: Praying of the rosary by devotees and pilgrims before the Ati-Atihan festival music rises into a crescendo.
Time: 8 AM to 5 PM
Event: Tribal, Modern, Balik-Ati and Individual Ati-Atihan Contest
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo
Description: Street dancing contest comes alive with tribe members dress up in their vibrant and colorful costumes, their bodies and faces painted with soot as they dance to the unique Ati-Atihan beat of the drums.
Time: 12 Noon
Event: Hornada
Venue: in front of Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist
Description: The rhythmic beating of the drums, loud and lively dancing of Ati-Atihan tribes to pay tribute to the Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo.
January 20:
Time: 6:30 AM to 9 AM
Event: Transfer of Santo Niño Image and Pilgrims’ Mass
Venue: Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist grounds
Description: “Musyon ga Santo Niño ag ga Ati-Ati Kita”
Concelebrated Pilgrims’ Mass offering where devotees, guests and tourists flock in solidarity with Ati-Atihan tribes as they take part in the highest form of Catholic workship, the High Mass celebration.
Time: 3 PM to 9 PM
Event: Religious Procession and Dance
Venue: Major Streets of Kalibo-Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist
Description: “Pagsapoe, Pagpaeapak, Pagpangamuyo ag Pagpasaeamat kay Santo Niño, Pag Bendisyon ni Santo Niño, Paghatud kay Santo Niño”
Praise dancing of Ati-Atihan tribes and visitors for hours together with beautifully adorned Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo ‘caros’ and devotees carrying Santo Niño image and bamboo torches.
Time: 7 PM
Event: Pagpadungog
Venue: Kalibo Magsaysay Park
Description: The finale and last hurrah of the weeklong Ati-Atihan festival. Winners of the Ati-Atihan contest give their ‘last’ energy as they receive their prizes from Kasafi and the local government of Kalibo.
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