Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival

Wandering around Seattle Center this afternoon, looking for a good lunch spot, I stumbled across The Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival! Lucky me!
I made a loop through the food booths and trucks first then through the Armory before settling in on my lunch choice: the combo #3 from ESPI Foods! Very nice combination of soft and savory pancit, bbq chicken (aka meat on a stick as my family calls it) and pork lumpia! Don’t forget to order a cup of mango lemonade to go with! You’ll be glad you did!
I found a nice spot to eat on the Fisher Green in the sunshine where I could watch the International Fountain and still hear the music. Lovely!
A do not miss at this Festival is the Armory main stage! This is where traditional music and dance of the Philippines is really shining this weekend! Lively music, beautiful dancing and gorgeous dancers! It’s a feast for the senses! It’s nice and cool inside the Armory with the A/​C cranked up too!
The Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival is definitely on the smaller side compared to other weekend festivals here at Seattle Center in the Summer. But that is definitely a big part of its charm for me! Though there were several thousand people here on a Sunday afternoon, the Festival didn’t feel crowded. It was just a nice gathering of happy people that enjoy sunshine, good food and music from one of our Pacific Rim neighbors!
Great family friendly event! The pace is perfect– casual and comfortable. I had a good time walking around admiring the festival booths and also it was nice to just find a sunny spot to just sit in the grass and listen– enjoying the festival sights and sounds around me. We’ll be back for sure!

Great festival family friendly plenty of culture free event of course friendly people lots of food choices and music art lessons for everyone

Happy Philippine Independence Day… June 12^th!!!
Hoy pare, pakinggan n’yo ako
Heto na ang tunay na Pilipino
Galing sa baryo Sapang Bato
Pumunta ng SJ nagtrabaho
Para makatulong sa Nanay
Dahil sa hirap ng buhay
Pero masaya pa rin ang kulay
Pag kumain — nagkakamay
’yung kanin — *chicken adobo
’yung balot — binibenta sa kanto
Tagay mo na nga ang baso
Pare ko, inuman na tayo
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival 2010
«Pagdiriwang» means celebration in Tagalog (Filipino).
Background
Pagdiriwang commemorates the end of Spanish rule in 1898 and highlights the beauty of the country and its people with pageantry, music, dance, food, children’s activities, drill teams, rock bands, Filipino literature, exhibits and martial arts. Presented by the Filipino Cultural Heritage Society of Washington. Event Date: Saturday, June 5^th, 2010.
This is my peoples ya’ll!!! And what perfect timing to celebrate the Philippine Independence Day and my birthday in one weekend in Seatown!
This was the 24^th annual festival. So I wasn’t going to miss this. And what a perfect way to spend time with my nieces and nephews that live in Washington! Yes, we brought out the fam bam!
— Philippine folk songs (live shows inside the Seattle Center «Center House»)
— Singers… singers… singers… yes, Filipinos love to sing
— Dance… dance…dance… My godmother is a championship ballroom dancer… so yeah. we got skills in my family (except me).
— Arnis «Filipino Maritial Arts» demonstration by Punong Guro Myrlino P. Hufana and his students.
— FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! … yes… we Filipino LOVE TO EAT!
Mural Amphitheatre) with Filipino Alternative Grunge Bands
— I meet the Filipino Carlo Santana… ANGELO PIZARRO… check him out.
— Boo on Serbelle for not joining our people… The MFB went shopping downtown instead!
— If you’re coming from downtown Seattle, take the monorail from Westlake Village Mall to the Seattle Center. It was only $ 2.00 for one way.
— Extra star because there were tons of Bank of America ATMs everywhere in the Seattle Center! I had to pull out cash several times because I went shopping at the Filipino arts and crafts booths and FOOD! FOOD! FOOD!
— Sadly, I did not find me a BEBOT here.