Fiesta in the Philippines MassKara festival Mask

The Masskara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang MassKara, Filipino: Fiesta ng MassKara) is a festival held each year in Bacolod, Philippines. It is held every third weekend of October or on the closest weekend to October 19. Etymology[edit] The word “Masskara“ is a portmanteau, coined by the late artist Ely Santiago from mass (a multitude of people), and the Spanish word cara (face), thus forming MassKara (a multitude of faces). The word is also a pun on maskara, Filipino for “mask“ (itself from Spanish másca