Pototan is a first class municipality northwest of Iloilo city dubbed as the “Christmas Capital of Western Visayas” beacause of its yearly Christmas Festival of Lights known as IWAG Festival.
During the Christmas season, the artistry of ‘Pototanons’ is exhibited through the unique and grand display of Christmas lights and decors. The town’s plaza and municipal hall is garbed into glittering and colorful lights as local craftsmanship are depicted in the style, arrangement, and designs of several lights, ornaments and displays.
Along with this sparkling and colorful custom, the focus of this event is to portray the message of Christmas, that is to celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ themed in the festival itself as the “True Light that Enlightens the World.”
As this yearly tradition draws many people from different areas of Western Visayas particularly Iloilo, it also helps to foster the socio-cultural and economic development of Pototan.
Started in 1997, IWAG Festival is not just about the dazzling lights and displays in the town plaza, it is also a night of cultural shows, food fair and the yearly tradition of the town people to light up their own homes with beautiful Christmas lights.
Pototan’s IWAG Festival is expected to continue sparkling this coming December 16 that would usually lasts until the 1st of January the next year.
IWAG Festival in the Christmas Capital of Western Visayas
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