Bais City successfully defended its Buglasan Festival of Festivals title on the night of October 16, 2026, at the Gov. Mariano F. Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete City, winning with the Hudyaka Festival of Harvests.
According to the official results released after the Field Presentation and Showdown Competition, Bais City also won two special awards: Best in Streetdancing and Best in Musicality.
Major placings
- 1st place (Champion) — Bais City, Hudyaka Festival of Harvests
- 2nd place — Dumaguete City, Sugid Sayaw Festival of Stories
- 3rd place — Tanjay City, Bodbod Festival
- 4th place — Bayawan City, Tawo-Tawo Festival
- 5th place — Mabinay, Langub Festival
Special awards
- Buglasan Festival King — San Jose
- Buglasan Festival Queen — Bayawan City
- Buglasan King Best in Costume — Bayawan City
- Buglasan Queen Best in Costume — Tanjay City
- Buglasan King Best Performer — San Jose
- Buglasan Queen Best Performer — Bayawan City
- Best in Streetdancing — Bais City
- Streetdancing 2nd place — Bayawan City
- Streetdancing 3rd place — Tanjay City
- Best Video Introduction — Bayawan City
- Best in Musicality — Bais City
- Best in Costume — Dumaguete City
- Best Identification Arch — Bayawan City
Bayawan City leads the special awards
Bayawan City, fourth in the major placings with the Tawo-Tawo Festival, collected six special awards: Buglasan Festival Queen, Buglasan King Best in Costume, Buglasan Queen Best Performer, Streetdancing 2nd place, Best Video Introduction and Best Identification Arch.
San Jose won both the Buglasan Festival King title and Buglasan King Best Performer. Tanjay City, third overall, took Buglasan Queen Best in Costume and Streetdancing 3rd place, while second-placer Dumaguete City won Best in Costume.
From the coliseum floor
BNNO’s field team photographed the showdown at the Perdices Coliseum. The Bais City presentation was staged in front of large “BAIS CITY” letter props, with dancers in farmer-style costumes and salakot hats. The streetdancing competition was held earlier that afternoon through the streets of Dumaguete City.
The showdown fell on the second day of the 11-day festival, which runs from October 15 to 25, 2026, under the theme “Different Stories. One Aspiration. One Negros Oriental.”
What’s next
Per the program published by Dumaguete.com, Saturday, October 17 features the Parade of Lights Float Competition at 5:00 p.m., from the Provincial Capitol to Dumaguete Boulevard, followed by the Buglasan Pyromusical Competition at 7:00 p.m. along Dumaguete Boulevard. The Hara sa Negros Oriental 2026 Grand Competition is on October 23, and the festival closes on October 25.
Photos: BNNO field team
