November 21 - 25
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

The Sandurot Festival is a celebration held annually during the city's charter day anniversary and fiesta. It is a festival, which retraces the history of the coming of foreign people to the shores of Dumaguete, which eventually molded the place, its people, and their way of life, to what they are now.

The Sandurot festival is comprised of the re-enactment, held right on the shore of the boulevard, street dancing, and a contest of the different participating contingents.

The Sandurot is usually participated by the different barangays, schools, and other government and non-government organizations. It is a lively, colorful affair, most awaited by the citizens of Dumaguete.

A colorful welcome ceremony is staged at the beach followed by streetdancing

An annual celebration depicting friendship & unity of the diff. regional and foreign influences w/c compose the residents of Dumaguete.

Held annually during the city’s fiesta celebration, it features nightly cultural shows and balls, trade fairs and carnival, beauty pageant, and sports competition. The festival will be along the Rizal Boulevard where the streetdancing will be held. This is also the time where the lighting of the city’s Christmas displays will be done.