It’s the last stretch of the year! If you want to make your holiday season more magical, and happen to be in or are planning to visit Bonifacio Global City (BGC), here’s your magical Christmas guide!
3. Be prepared to see LIGHTS… AND EVEN MORE LIGHTS!
BGC took things up a notch this year by giving the BGCitizens and visitors an enchanting Christmas experience. The theme of their holiday spectacle is Aglow: A BGC Christmas Fairytale.
To make sure you get the most out of your visit, drop by at around 6PM. You’ll see the Bonifacio High Street (BHS) Park light up with colorful Christmas lights. There are also light shows that decorate the surrounding facades of stores and buildings along the strip. There are also lanterns, ornaments, and even chandeliers beneath the open skies of the venue.
Scenic chandeliers while looking at the night sky
Colorful lights make BHS glow
Dancing lights on the facades of BHS stores and structures
We saved the best for last! Check out their stunning 55-foot Christmas tree centerpiece, standing tall at 7th Avenue:
The 55-foot Christmas tree at 7th Avenue
The tree lights up the surroundings
WIM TIP #1: Make sure you have enough space and battery on your phone for selfies and groufies!
Capture all the magical moments in BGC
WIM TIP #2: Try visiting on Fridays. There will be fireworks displays every Friday of December.
2. Don’t miss their awesome lineup of activities.
Once your eyes are warmed up, there are also a lot of activities you can do around BGC. Aside from the typical mall trips and resto dining, there will be also a Toys & Gifts Fair where you can find an awesome selection of gifts and trinkets for the whole family. They will also be having the BGC Passionfest 2019: Passion Playground, an annual city fiesta with loads of food, games, music and the arts. Highlights include a free concert by Coke Studio featuring Sarah G, The Juans, and St. Wolf and a fun run. There will also be a Community Simbang Gabi and a New Year’s 2020 Countdown at 5th Avenue, BGC.
Twirling fairies during a mystical ballet performance during the unveiling of the Christmas tree
The night was filled with enchantment as BGC lit up its stunning 55-foot Christmas tree centerpiece along with a fireworks display
Kids and their family will surely be in awe to experience magic at BGC
WIM TIP #3: Try dropping by on Sundays. There will be a Santa Meet & Greet at 4-7PM at G/F, One Bonifacio High Street (Near Zara) every Sunday of December.
Here is BGC’s festive holiday calendar:
- Dec 1 – 2 BGC | Passionfest 2019: Passion Playground (Bonifacio High Street Stretch)
- Dec 7-8 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Bonifacio High Street Ampitheatre)
- Dec 15-23 | Anticipated Community Simbang Gabi (Bonifacio High Street Stretch)
- All Fridays of Dec | BGC Fireworks Display. (8pm. Bonifacio High Street Central)
- All Sundays of Dec | Santa Meet & Greet. 4-7pm. G/F, One Bonifacio High Street (Near Zara)
- Dec 31 | New Year’s 2020 Countdown – 5th Avenue, BGC
1. Support a cause.
BGC’s theme this year is fairy tales. Pretty much everyone has heard of fairy tales from books, bedtime stories, or exercises at school. These kind of stories encapsulate wonderful values like kindness and love, and a way to keep good traditions alive. That is why Fort Bonifacio Development Foundation, BGC’s social responsibility arm, came up with Project Aklatan. For this advocacy, BGC will be donating storybooks and reading materials to their partner communities in Taguig.
Project Aklatan is a literacy program with an emphasis on young children. It aims to help children read and develop functional literacy.
Here are some of the young kids who received books from Project Aklatan
BGC officials with beneficiaries of Project Aklatan
Make your holidays brighter by visiting BGC. May the magical glow you experience there uplift your spirits, inspire your minds, and lead to reflection of the wonderful blessings you received this year.
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