BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 16 -- The MassKara Festival dancers from this city will perform in the 2026 Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

About 40 dancers from Barangay Tangub are representing Bacolod at MassKara's second appearance as an international performing group at the annual cultural showcase, following an invitation from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

In 2024, the street dance champions from Barangay Granada performed in the same event.

"Preparations and rehearsals are ongoing after the delegation's arrival on Sunday," city tourism officer Teresa Manalili said in a statement on Monday.

The night parade, which starts at 8 p.m. in Tsim Sha Tsui, will usher in the Year of the Fire Horse, which symb...