KANNAWIDAN FESTIVAL 2023

    Kannawidan is a variant of the Ilocano word "tawid" meaning heritage or inheritance. Kannawidan Festival is a weeklong festival from January 28 - February 14, 2023. This festival designed to highlight the province's rich culture in various fields such as arts, agriculture, dance and music, food and province-based products, also known as OTOP (One Town One Product).

    This event was also held every year to commemorate the Province official separation from other neighboring provinces on February 2, 1818. This year, we celebrated the 205th year anniversary.

    To commemorate the event, a mass was held at the Provincial Farmers Livelihood Center to express gratitude for a fruitful celebration as well as for providing the province with a rich culture and heritage of which its people can be proud and well-known. It is then followed by a procession of all Pateron Saints of the Province's Parishes. The first day of the event concluded with a Dancing Fountain Show and a Fireworks Display.

    This festival will feature traditional games, yearly excellence awards in service and education, various art and food contests, carnivals, pageants, variety shows, an education day celebration, and booths where all of the Province's OTOP will be displayed and sold to visitors and tourists.

    Kannawidan Festival has gone many years, and the Ilocano people are still active in participating in all of its activities. Being a part of this historical festival is already a lot of fun! So, if I were you, I would come and see the beauty that Kannawidan Festival holds.