Eight groups will compete in the 1 st Lantern and Street Dancing Competition of the 3rd BacoLaodiat Festival starting 6 p.m. today.

The competition will start at the corner 21 st and Lacson streets going to the PNB-Lacson stage as the site of the first "arena presentation". From there the contestants will proceed to 6 th Street where the BacoLaodiat Festival main stage is located, a Bacolod City Hall press release said.

Awaiting the winners of the contest are, for first prize – P70,000; second prize – P50,000 and third prize – P30,000. Consolation prize for Best Lantern will be P5,000 and consolation prize for Best Street Dancing is also P5,000.

For this occasion Lacson Street will be closed starting 2 p.m. After the competition, four concert stages will be held at the Philippine National Bank, Development Bank of the Philippines , 21 st Street and 6 th Street .

A fireworks display will follow at the Provincial Lagoon. Freestyle, a Manila band will perform at the South Capitol Road , near DBP.

The festival ends tomorrow with a closing and awarding ceremony starting 6 p.m. , live band concert and fireworks display at 6 th Street .

BacoLaodiat is derived from “ Bacolod ” and “laodiat,” a Fookien word meaning celebration.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia, during whose administration the BacoLaodiat Festival was initiated, is enjoining all Bacoleños and Filipino-Chinese citizens of the city to enjoy the festivities, the press release added.*

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