Festival of Gold

22nd Pabirik Festival

Every year, from the last week of January to the second day of Febraury, the municipality of Paracale in the province of Camarines Norte, is celebrating their very own festival just like any other places here in the Philippines, the Pabirik Festival. Pabirik Festival is the most awaited festival for every Paracaleño for this is where they can showcase their creativity, talents and culture. This festival is the festival that reflects the gold mining practice of the Paracaleños. But not just because of that… the municipality also hold these week – long event to solemnize the Founding Anniversary and honor their Patron Saint Nuestra Seniora De Candilaria or most popularly called as ” Inay Candi”. The festival is stuffed with variety of activities that the local government have prepared, like the Search for Miss Paracale,the DBC and DLC Competition, and many more. The main event of the festival is the Pabirik Festival itself where the participants are from the different schools in the district. They all come together to compete on the Street Dancing Competition and afterwards exhibits the past culture of Paracale. The history from where the Paracaleños are living peacefully to the invasion of the Pirates and finally, to the sacrifice of Inay Candi that leads to the restoration of the bountiful living of every Paracaleños. Paracale is also open to the merchants from different nations where they are able to trade their products and are located along the roads of Paracale. Pabirik festival is not only for the Paracaleño’s to see and be enjoyed but also for the other visitors from different places with different races who can witness these wonderful event, so on behalf of my fellow Paracaleños , I am inviting you to come and visit the Gold Town of Paracale. This may be over for these year but surely there will be more festivals for the upcoming years.