Agos Holiday Festival 2024
Sunday, December 15, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland
Agos Barrio: Fall 2023 Recital, December 17, 2023 at Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
KULARTS presents the first annual Agos Holiday Festival 2024, a new cultural event bringing together the Bay Area Pilipinx diasporic community on December 15, 2024 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Join us for our Agos Holiday Youth Recital Winter 2024, showcasing performances by K-12 students from the Agos program, accompanied by the Agos Rondalla & Percussion Ensemble. The recital will also feature a special presentation of AntingAnting Ritwal, choreographed by KULARTS' Artistic Director Alleluia Panis—an excerpt of the AntingAnting Project KULARTS premiered at the Asian Art Museum in January 2024.
Beyond the recital come celebrate the kick-off of our Agos Holiday Festival with performances, local vendors, and activities. See more details below!
Grades 3-5 class at Deep Root Center, Fall/Winter 2024 session.
Our Agos Community Engagement and Education Program brings together youth, teaching artists, and elders to explore and celebrate Pilipino cultural heritage through folkloric dance, music, history, and sociopolitical education. This program nurtures a sense of identity and community among young participants while providing opportunities for elders to share their knowledge and experiences.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Agos Holiday Youth Recital Winter 2024
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Agos Holiday Festival
The festival will feature:
Local bay area vendors: Bayani Arts, Malaya Botanicals, The Lola x Kenneth Collaboration, Adlao, ASTIG Sound, Ina Sol, Pamana Treasures, Color Her Story, Kalingafornia Laga, Art of Don Aguillo, and Ugat Clothing.
Performances by Bay Area Folkloric dance companies: Parangal Dance Company, Kariktan Dance Company, and Barangay Dance Company
Rondalla performance by Agos Rondalla Ensemble
Demos and Workshops will include:
Parol Making and Painting Activity Station
Interactive Paper Quilt-Making Activity Station
Ukulele workshop by Ukulenny
Tinikling Workshop by Agos
House Dance Workshop by JADU
Kalinga Music Workshop and Weaving Demo by Master Artist & Culture Bearer Jenny Bawer Young
Please note: The recital portion of this event is ticketed. The Festival performances and activities will be open and free to the public with registration.