Filipino American Festival

FREE EVENT!

The First Filipino American Festival at Harvard Square is our signature event in Honor of Filipino American History Month, and is a free event to be held on Sunday, Oct 9th, 2022 from 11am to 6pm.

This unprecedented event is in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Associations 43rd Annual Oktoberfest and Honk! Parade & Festival!,  intended to bring the Filipino American community together by showcasing a panorama  of our rich heritage and traditions through music, dance, and food to the local community. In partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association’s 43rd Annual Oktoberfest/Honk Parade, the event will feature live music on multiple stages from different eras catering to a multi-generational crowd, international vendors of crafts and items including those uniquely from the Philippines and Asia, and festive beer gardens from both local and national businesses located throughout the Harvard Square.

The Harvard Square Oktoberfest and Honk! Festival organizers cordially invites one and all to march in the parade to "Reclaim the Streets," starting at noon throughout the Square, interested in focusing everyone's presence on the good works that you, our local partners, are doing.
We are excited that the Filipino American Cultural Groups - Cebu Inc. Tribu Cebuano, Mutya Philippine Dance Company, & GIUSA with the HSPAA contingent will be marching with the HONK! Parade participants to “Reclaim our Filipino Heritage!” from the Porter Square, and arriving at Harvard Square beginning around 1:15pm.

In 2018 the Octoberfest event was attended by approximately 150,000 people. This year we plan to surpass the attendees with collaborations with Harvard University in the Community, Philippine Consulate General in New York, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science, Harvard Asian American and Pacific Island, with our media partners iWanTFC & MYX Global, international/local artists, and distinguished guests.

So come spend your weekend learning more about rich Philippine culture with your family and friends, engage in Filipino networking while enjoying Cultural & Dance Performances, Live Entertainment, good music; and delectable food from our vendors, & Fil-Am merchandise from our Non-Food Vendors.
 
Simultaneously from 11am to 6pm, the Filipino American Festival will be held at Harvard Square located at the Church Street Parking Lot distinguished with Filipino decorations!
 
Featuring Headliner: Ez Mil courtesy of iWanTFC & MYX Global
Featured Artists - Bryan Termulo & Garth Garcia.
Cultural Dance Groups - Cebu Inc. Tribu Cebuano, Mutya Philippine Dance Company, & GIUSA.
Asian American & Pacific Islander Comedy Jam (Cynthia Gray, Marcus Cardona, Peter Liu, Infini T.)
Filipino American Entertainers include bands SOM Sounds of Manila, Highland Avenue, The Beatlog with DJ Clyde; Illuminous; EYTCH; New England’s very own Charlene Hernandez, Carlo Bunyi, among others.
 
Hosted by Rachelle Ann Wolfe, Kiwi Florido, Jeffrey Shenette, and Joe Bolandrino
 
SEE YOU ALL AT:
Harvard Square Filipino American Festival
LOCATION: Harvard Square, Church Street Parking Lot,
Cambridge, MA 02138
 
Rain Date Sunday, Oct 16^th
 
Our Supporters
• The Philippine Consulate General in New York
• Harvard University Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging|Harvard University
• Philippine Department of Tourism
• Pan-Harvard Filipino Network
• Harvard Philippine Forum
 
Media Partners
iWantTFC & MYX Global
 
Our Sponsors
Harvard Club of the Philippines Global
Vantage Life Agency
Pool Vision
Harvard in the Community
Landscape Vision
Nursing Network, Healthcare Services
Harvard GSAS “Graduate School of Arts and Science”