Malaybalay City is a 3rd class city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. It is the capital city of Bukidnon. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 123,672 people in 23,522 households.
The province of Bukidnon’s Kaamulan Festival is known as one of the most colorful festivals in the Mindanao region. Kaamulan is an ethnic festivity featuring the seven hill tribes of Bukidnon. Bukidnon is known as the pineapple capital of the Philppines. Vast tracts of land in Malaybalay and other otwns of Bukidnon as used in growing pineapples. One of the world’s biggest pineapple producers, Del Monte Philippines, in fact has plantation and canning plant here.
Event schedules were as follows:
February 29 (Friday)
GRAND OPENING
8:30 am — Opening Ritual Kaamulan Grounds
Motorcade (Sponsors) / Parade
School Band Competition Fortich Street, Malaybalay City
Mountain Bike Competition Opening
9 am — School Band Competition (Ground Presentation) Capitol Grounds
10 am — Ribbon Cutting: Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show, Agri-Fair Capitol Grounds
1 pm — Opening Ceremonies
7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym
7 pm – DC Pal / Indakolon Capitol Grounds
Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
2nd Day of Mountain Bike Competition
Opening of Kaamulan 2008 Rodeo Grandstand
7 pm — “A Night of Bukidnon Music” Capitol Stage
March 2 (Sunday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Kaamulan 2008 Festival Rodeo Grandstand
3rd Day of Mountain Bike Competition Kaamulan Grounds
7 pm — Rodeo Night Grandstand
March 3 (Monday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am – 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — Dog Show Capitol Grounds
March 4 (Tuesday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Bukidnon Ethnic Song Writing Workshop PTC
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan 2008 Invitational Basketball Tournament Valencia City Gymnasium
March 5 (Wednesday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm – Amateur Boxing Competition Freedom Park
7th Kaamulan 2008 Invitational Basketball Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym
6 pm — Laga Ta Bukidnon (Binibining Bukidnon 2008) Kaamulan Open Theater
March 6 (Thursday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
Women’s Day Parade Around the City of Malaybalay
Womens Day program Capitol Stage
Opening Motocross 2008 Grand Stand
2:00 pm — 7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament Valencia City Gymnasium
March 7 (Friday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Motocross 2008 Grand Stand
8 am – 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan Basketball Invitational Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym
6 pm — Piniliyapan (Bukidnon Dances) Kaamulan Open Theater
March 8 (Saturday)
4 am — Pamuhat (Bukidnon Ritual) Capitol Grounds
Pamuhat (Bukidnon Ritual) Pine Hills area, Sumpong
7 am — Ethnic Street Dancing Fortich Street to Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
12 noon — Opening Off Road Competition Kaamulan Grounds
1 pm — Opening Kaamulan Rodeo Grandstand
Ethnic Dance Clinic Back of Capitol Stage
6 pm — Concert featuring Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, John Prats
and the Callalily band Capitol Stage
(sponsored by Senator Juan Miguel “Migs” F. Zubiri)
7 pm Rodeo Night Grandstand
March 9 ( Sunday)
6 am — Ethnic Sports Capitol Grounds
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
8:30 am — Thanksgiving Mass Kaamulan Open Theater
9 am — Off-Road Competition Kaamulan Grounds
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament
(Championships) Valencia City Gym
6 pm – San Miguel Beer-sponsored show (KAMIKAZEE) Capitol Stage
March 10 ( Monday)
7 am — Bukidnon’s 91st Foundation Day Parade and Program
Laga ta Bukidnon 2008 Parade of Bukidnon Beauties
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am – “GLOBE DAY” (sponsored by Globe Telecommunications)
7 pm — Concert featuring Jennifer Lee (Viva Hot Babe)
and the Shamrock band Capitol Stage
9 pm — Fireworks Capitol Grounds
The street dancing is one of the major highlights of “Kaamulan” where many local and foreign tourists come to witness the municipalities of Bukidnon showcase their talents through music and dance, interpreting cultural traditions of the lumad. The dance may be of healing, courtship, warfare, livelihood, and other rituals of the IPs. They dance the length of the highway of Malaybalay to the main plaza.
