The country’s grandest festival is all set for an extra special kick off as Sun unveils Road to Sinulog 2019, a week-long celebration that features exciting activities and perks for Sun subscribers at specially curated pit stops around the Queen City of the South. Are you ready for a fun-filled Sinulog festival?


Here’s Sun week-long Sinulog 2019 itinerary:

Cebu’s Lourdes Maglinte serenading the crowd tonight at the #SunSinulog kick-off party! #SunParaNimoCebu pic.twitter.com/fCG7S8qtMM

— Sun Cellular (@suncelldeals) January 11, 2019

• January 11: Make new friends at the League Sports Bar.
Sun kick-starts the celebration with a fun night at League Sports Bar on F. Cabahug Street, Panagdait featuring performances by Lourdes Maglinte and Kurt Fick. As a special treat, Sun subscribers get to enjoy complimentary drinks and freebies!

• January 12: Chill out with Sun at The Tavern on F. Rahmann St.
Entrance is free for all, but Sun customers get exclusive perks and a chance to win exciting prizes.

• January 16: Instagram your way around Cebu. 
Sun is taking ambassadors and lucky subscribers to some of Cebu’s most photogenic spots including Temple of Leah, dubbed as the ‘Taj Mahal of Cebu’; Tops Lookout, which offers a panoramic view of Cebu; and to cap off the day, Sun ambassadors are taking lucky subscribers to Cebu’s Happy Beach, which is home to the ‘happiest’ floating playground in Asia with Instagram-worthy animal cabanas, giant slides and swings, and even a unicorn-themed inflatable island.

• January 17: Eat and run, or hang out at the Sun Lounge. 
Cebu is known for its mouthwatering dishes so make sure to set aside a day to indulge in a food trip. Follow Sun as it takes ambassadors and lucky subscribers to a food-hopping adventure to inspire your own gastronomic itinerary.

After, or in between, your food trip, make sure to check out the Sun Lounge at Fun Go Kart, along Mango Avenue, for exciting activities from Creative Lab, free Para Nimo stickers, on-the-spot photo printouts, and other perks for Sun customers. The hub is open until January 20. 

• January 18: Enjoy local music at Sun Para Nimo: Sinulog 2019
 Sun is bringing together top artists including, Jacky Chang, Kurt Fick, Clara Benin, and many more for a free concert at Fuente Osmeña Circle. There’ll be more games, raffle prizes, and surprises so you shouldn’t miss this!

It's officially the Sinulog Festival season! We are proud to celebrate #SunSinulog in Cebu! Join us in celebrating one of the biggest and grandest festivals in the Philippines. Viva! Pit Señor! #SunParaNimoCebu pic.twitter.com/DLY5GCFxye

— Sun Cellular (@suncelldeals) January 13, 2019

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For Sun's Road to Sinulog 2019 updates, follow the official hashtags #SUNSinulog and #SUNParaNimoCebu or visit the official Sun Prepaid Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SunCellPrepaid.

Pit Senyor! Here's a quick and full schedule of Novena Mass for Sinulog Festival 2019!

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DAY 1: January 10, 2019 (Thursday)

OPENING SALVO

3:00 AM – Procession of the Pilgrim Image of Sto. Niño from Guadalupe Parish to Fuente Osmeña
3:30 AM – Assembly Time at Fuente Osmeña

WALK WITH JESUS

4:00 AM – Walk with Jesus (Route: Fuente Osmeña – Osmeña Boulevard – Basilica)

5:30 AM
– Holy Mass (Cebuano)
– Installation of Hermana Mayor and Hermana Mayores 2019
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

7:00 AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
8:30 AM – Holy Mass (English)
10:00 AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
11:30 AM – Holy Mass (English)
1:00 PM – Holy Mass (English)
2:30 PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
4:00 PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
5:30 PM – Holy Mass (English)
7:00 PM – Holy Mass (English

DAYS 2-8: January 11, 2019 (Friday) – January 17, 2019 (Thursday) Novena Mass Schedules with Pilgrim Sponsors

4:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – City Parishes / Barangay
5:30AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – City Parishes / Barangay
7:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – Business Sectors
8:30AM – Holy Mass (English) – Basic Education (Private Schools)
10:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – District and Vicariate Parishes
11:30AM – Holy Mass (English) – Business Sectors
1:00PM – Holy Mass (English) – City and Provincial Government Offices
2:30PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – Basic Education (Public Schools by District)
4:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano) – Colleges
5:30PM – Holy Mass (English) – Universities
7:00PM – Holy Mass (English) – Archdiocesan Organizations, Movements and Communities

DAY 9: January 18, 2019 (Friday) WALK WITH MARY

3:30AM – Assembly Time at Fuente Osmeña
4:00AM – Walk with Mary (Route: Fuente Osmeña – Osmeña Boulevard – Basilica)
5:30AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

TRASLACION: from Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, Cebu City to National Shrine of St. Joseph, Mandaue City

7:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
8:30AM – Holy Mass (English)
10:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
11:30AM – Holy Mass (English)
1:00PM – Holy Mass (English)
2:30PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
4:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
5:30PM – Holy Mass (English)
7:00PM – Holy Mass (English)

January 19, 2019 (Saturday) – Visperas Day

2:00AM – Holy Mass and Send-Off Rites
– Venue: National Shrine of St. Joseph, Mandaue City

3:00AM – Traslacion
– from: National Shrine of St. Joseph, Mandaue City
– to: National Shrine of Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Regla, Lapu-Lapu City

4:00AM – Holy Mass
– Venue: National Shrine of Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Regla, Lapu-Lapu City

5:30AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

6:00AM – Fluvial Parade
– from: NAVFORCEN, Lapu-Lapu City
– to: Pier 1, Cebu City

7:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

9:00AM – Re-enactment of the First Mass, Wedding and Baptism
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

1:00PM – Solemn Procession
– Route: Basilica – Osmeña Boulevard –  left to Burgos Street – right to Urdaneta Street – left to MJ Cuenco – left to Imus Avenue – left to General Maxilom Avenue – left at Fuente Osmeña Circle for Osmeña Boulevard – right to Basilica

6:00PM – Pontifical Mass
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

8:00PM – Religious Sinulog to Santo Niño (One Hour Dance Prayer to offer petition prayers to the Sto. Niño)
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

January 20, 2019 (Sunday) – Fiesta Señor Day

4:00AM – Mañanita Mass
6:00AM – Pontifical Mass by His Excellency Archbishop Jose S. Palma, DD

8:30AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
10:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
11:30AM – Holy Mass (English)
1:00PM – Holy Mass (English)
2:30PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
4:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
5:30PM – Holy Mass (English)
7:00PM – Holy Mass (English)

January 21, 2019 (Monday) – Thanksgiving Day

6:00AM – Holy Mass
7:00AM – Holy Mass
8:00AM – Holy Mass
10:00AM – Holy Mass
2:00PM – Holy Mass
4:00PM – Holy Mass (Requiem Mass for the deceased members of and devotees of Cofradia del Santo Niño)
5:30PM – Holy Mass
7:00PM – Holy Mass

January 25, 2019 (Friday) – Adlaw sa Hubo

4:00AM – Hubo Mass
– Venue: Santo Niño Pilgrim Center

6:00AM – Holy Mass
7:00AM – Holy Mass (English)
8:00AM – Holy Mass
9:00AM – Holy Mass (English)
10:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
11:00AM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
12:00NN – Holy Mass (English)
1:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
2:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
3:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
4:00PM – Holy Mass (Cebuano)
5:00PM – Holy Mass (English)
6:00PM – Holy Mass (English)
7:00PM – Holy Mass (English)

Cebu has been a second home to our dear brothers and sisters from South Korea. That's why most of them are close to our hearts as we are influenced by their culture, food, and music not to mention the KPOP craze to millennials and young at heart. On 2019, South Koreans will surprise us with their guest performance in the country's largest festival, the Sinulog Festival! It was reported on Cebu Daily News that representatives from Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival will grace our Festival next year!

Dancers from Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival. Photos are taken from their website

“This is the first time in Sinulog history that there are foreign contingents who will be guest performers,” said Councilor Dave Tumulak, Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) overall chairman. “(Representatives from) Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival sent a communication to SFI, stating they want to join Sinulog 2019,” he added. (Source: CDN)

Dancers from Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival. Photo is taken from their website

I bet everyone is excited for next year's Sinulog! Trivia: Our very own Tribu Lumad Basakanon represented Cebu's Sinulog Festival last year in South Korea's Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival and they won third place! Viva Pit Sinyor!