Pasko 2019
Celebrate Philippine Christmas in the Tampa Bay Area as the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Philippine Performing Arts Company, Inc. bring you PASKO 2019 at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Sunday, December 22, 2019 from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM!
At $3.00 (free for children 5 and under), guests will be able to experience traditional Christmas like how it is celebrated back in the Philippines – lush, entertaining and spiritual as Christmas should be!
At PASKO 2019, local Tampa Bay artists, ensembles and other Filipino-American organizations will provide non-stop entertainment throughout the event. The Philippine Choral Group, Philippine Performing Arts Company, Inc., Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble and Indak Pambata will also render traditional and modern carols and dances.
PASKO 2019 will also feature a special nativity presentation by the First Baptist Church of Safety Harbor as a Christmas festival will not be complete without a Christmas Pageant.
PASKO 2019 organizers will also provide numerous games for the young and old alike, with fun prizes at stake. Special prizes will also be awarded at the Parol-making competition and each member organization of the Foundation will also be competing for the best Christmas Tree presentation.
At PASKO 2019, there will be loads of traditional food and merchandise for purchase. Various Fil-Am vendors including organizations are invited to bring you putobumbong, pancit, halo-halo, kakanin and other delicacies!
Gift-Giving at PASKO 2019
Everyone is encouraged to bring special gifts for their family and friends to be distributed by Santa! The kids will really enjoy this!
Simbang Gabi
In keeping up with tradition, a Simbang Gabi novena mass will also be held at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center at 7:00PM, right after PASKO 2019. Simbang Gabi is a devotional nine-day series of Masses practised by Catholics and Aglipayans in the Philippines in anticipation of Christmas and to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Philippines, the masses are held daily from December 16 to December 24 in the early mornings. In the Tampa Bay Area, the Sto. Nino Shrine USA, Inc. and Ang Bisaya of Florida have arranged these daily masses to be held at various locations to complete the nine-day novena masses.
Who to Contact
For more information about PASKO 2019, please contact Joey Omila at (813) 312-6518 or the Philippine Cultural Foundation at (813) 925-1232.
PCFI’s Bayanihan Arts and Events Center is located at 14301 Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL 33626. For more information about the Foundation, please visit our website at www.pcfitampa.org .
The Philippine Performing Arts Company, Inc., this year’s host organization, is a member organization and a resident cultural arm of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc.
