The Annual SF Parol Lantern Festival and Parade
PAROL: THE BEACON OF OUR HOME
Saturday, December 8, 2012 | 5pm
Yerba Buena Gardens | Jessie Square
Join us again for our 10th Year, December 8, 2012! Let’s celebrate a memorable evening of lights and laughter!
Schedule:
5PM: Entertainment & Parol Gallery in Jessie Square
6:15PM: Parade Starts at Yerba Buena Gardens
6:30PM: Music, Gimme Games, and Tala Awards in Jessie Square
Gimme Game prizes from beloved SF stores! (2011 featured prizes from: Seafood City, Rainbow Grocery, Starbucks, Mrs. Field’s Cookies, Jamba Juice, Subway, and MORE!)
Note: In case of rain, outdoor activities will be cancelled and the festival will take place in St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 6:30pm.
We need Volunteers!
Sign up online to volunteer. It’s a fun event!
Performers
Joey Camins - Keyboardist
Dirty Boots - Multi-instrumentalist duo
Diwa – An all-female Kulintang Circle
Aireene Espiritu - Ukulele player
Fil Vet Rondalla- string instrument ensemble
Paolo Salazar – live art demonstration
Parol-Making Workshops
The Bayanihan Community Center (BCC) hosts FREE parol-making workshops Fridays, 5-8pm starting Friday, October 19 (excluding Friday, November 23).
Join us at 1010 Mission Street @6th (MAP)
Parol-Making Materials
Please note we can only offer ONE free parol per person at the BCC workshops. Additional Parol-making materials for individuals, parade contingents, and workshop sites will ONLY be available for purchase on Fridays during the BCC Parol-Making workshops. Limited stock is available, in 18-inch sizes only ($6).
We highly encourage past festival contingents to re-use parol frames from previous years. Parade contingents should order materials IN ADVANCE of workshop. Order online or contact us at 415-348-8042 for more information.
Contingent Registration
Register with your group/school/senior center to be a part of our parade! $25 registration fee for all contingents. Payments can be made when registering online or in person at the Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street @6th, San Francisco. Contingents will be notified one week in advance if activities will be held in St. Patrick’s Church due to rain/inclement weather.
Tala Awards
ALL participating parade contingents are eligible to compete for a highly coveted Tala Award! Judges will be scoring parols based on 1) creativity/innovation, and 2) design/aesthetics. Please remember that you will be asked to arrive early on the day of the parade for judging.
Tala Award Grand Prizes
1st Place $500 – 2011 Winner : Filipino American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES)
2nd Place $100 – 2011 Winner : Pilipino American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE)
3rd Place $75 – 2011 Winner : Manilatown Heritage Foundation
Contingent Required Forms
All contingents participating in this year’s festival & parade must complete TWO FORMS:
CONTINGENT REGISTRATION FORM – Due October 19, 2012
PRODUCTION INFORMATION FORM – Due November 19, 2012
If unable to complete the forms online, they may also be submitted in person, by mail, or fax to the Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street, Suite B., San Francisco, CA 94103, Fax: 415-974-0349. Emailed forms will not be accepted.
Hi! I’d like to bring my son next Oct 5 for the parol making workshop. Do we need to register? is it near civic center bart? Thanks!
Hey Lina,
We’re so glad that you and your son will be joining us for the parol excitement. The Parol Workshops will start a bit late this year. The first one is scheduled for October 19. You don’t need to register in advance. Just show up and jump in. The Bayanihan Community Center is between Civic Center BART at Powell. It’s located at 1010 Mission Street, at 6th Street. Enter on the Mission Street side by ringing the bell at the glass doors.
Thanks, and enjoy!
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Hello – are the parol-making workshops still open ? If so, which Fridays in December? We are a church group that has been invited by the Diocese of Oakland to participate at the Cathedral of Christ the LIght and we would like to learn from your workshop and purchse the parol making kits. Are they still available?
Thanks!
Hello Maria,
I’m so glad that you’re excited about the Parol-Making workshops! Our LAST parol workshop is coming up this Friday, December 7, 5-8pm, at the Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street at 6th, San Francisco. If you’re interested in purchasing the parol-making kits, this is your last opportunity! CLICK HERE to visit our parol material request form, and pick up your supplies Friday night during the workshop. Have fun, and see you there!
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Hi,
I would also like to purcahse parol making kits for my family. Dec. 7th is not on the request form. Shall we complete the form anyway?
Sorry about that! I updated the request form, which you can FIND HERE, with our final Parol Lantern Workshop date, this Friday, December 7. See you there!
Is it too late to purchase the kits…seeing as to how it’s tonight?
Hello Arlene!
It really depends on whether or not there are materials left. At this late date, you should call the Bayanihan Community Center directly at one of these two numbers: 415.348.8042 or 415.974.0349. Bernadette Sy or an associate can answer your questions. thanks, and hope to see you at the Parol Lantern Festival & Parade tomorrow!