Preparations are now underway for the staging of this year's colorful 10TH Sambuokan Festival in Mati, Davao Oriental, with several events scheduled for a weeklong celebration in October.
After a series of meetings conducted by the LGU - Mati chaired by Mayor Michelle N. Rabat, the different committees created for this year's Sambuokan Festival came up with various activities of the week-long celebration that will start on October 26 to October 29, 2010. The Tourism Office as organizer is now busy preparing for the big event, one of the Philippines most colorful festivals which will commence on October 26 with daily activities and programs until October 29. The organizer is working doubly hard to make the town of Mati sustain the confidence of the business community. One of the highlights of the program is the Indak - Indak sa Kadalanan - Street Dancing Competition that will bring together the best contingents of the festival coming from different schools in elementary, secondary and tertiary for a unified celebration and present its distinctive dance elements, colorful and creative costumes, and legendary stories Showdown and street dancing represents the oneness of the Sambuokan and the opportunity for the public to witness the colorful activities in one place at one time which will be routed along Mati's main thoroughfares and presentation per contingent at the Mati Park and Baywalk.