Updated May 23, 2023
The Municipality of Lasam is gearing up for the Tinupig Festival to be held from June 7 to 13, 2023. The Lasam town fiesta is now known as such after Lasameños rallied to cook a three-kilometer stretch of the rice delicacy in 2015.
Last celebrated before the pandemic, this year’s Tinupig Festival will have a Barrio Fiesta theme. Activity centers will be wafting with the aroma of both tinupig and cacao, as the Municipality now prides itself as a cacao producer.
Mayor Dante Dexter A. Agatep, who chairs the Executive Committee for the Tinupig Festival, tasked key LGU-Lasam officials and stakeholders to prepare events for the enjoyment of Lasameños of all ages and interests.
The Local Chief Executive also extends invitation to Lasameños who currently live or work elsewhere, to return for a homecoming for them to attend and experience the Tinupig Festival.
DAY 1, Wednesday
After a Concelebrated Mass, a Barrio Fiesta Village and a Bonsai Show will be unveiled early morning of June 7. Then the Coronation of Ginang Lasam 2023 will be held in the afternoon. The on-going DanDex Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament will hold championship matches at the heels of the Tinupig Festival, thus the Sports Awards are handed out on the first night.
DAY 2, Thursday
The barangay and sectoral contingents are to join the GRAND PARADE to kick-off Day 2; followed by the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the NATALGED A LASAM ARENA with big-named invited guests. The well-attended Drum and Lyre Exhibition and Folk Dance Competition, as well as a TODAnce Field Demonstration happen next, followed by the Liga ng Barangay Socialization Night.
DAY 3, Friday
Come for a Cooking and Exotic Food Festival in the morning of Day 3. Then be amused or amazed by a Magic Show in the afternoon. Don’t miss the highly contested ZUMBA Showdown among the barangays that will surely rev up the gymnasium early evening.
DAY 4, Saturday
Lasam being an agricultural municipality, today is Farmers Day, with the Inniliw Gala at night. There will also be a Pet Show and fun games for the LGBTQ+ community in between.
DAY 5, Sunday
There will be a Jobs Fair this morning and the Bb. Lasam Pre-pageant will be concurrent. The BINGO ng Bayan happens in the afternoon which is sure to fill the venue to the brim. A Variety Show will cap Day 5.
DAY 6, Monday
May paligsahan ng mga kalabaw sa umaga ng Araw ng Kalayaan at palarong nakagawian (indigenous games) sa hapon. Kinagabihan, pipiliin at kokoronahan ang Binibining Lasam na siyang magiging bagong Ambassador at Spokesperson ng bayan nating Natalged a Lasam.
DAY 7, Tuesday
June 13, 2023 is the 73rd ALDAW TI LASAM and the finale of the week-long celebration of the Tinupig Festival. Major thoroughfares will once again be filled with colorful sprinters for the Color Fun Run. A Cultural Show happens at night with the Gala for the inaugural Search for Innovative Lasameño Awards (SILAW).
This year’s Tinupig Festival will culminate with the initial countdown to the Diamond Jubillee Celebration of the Municipality of Lasam in 2025.#
Text by A. Ursua; Graphics by E. Acierto