PH Embassy, Filipino Community in Madrid Commemorate 125th Independence Day with Kalayaan Festival

Kalayaan Festival event (Madrid PE photo)

MADRID 22 June 2023 - The Filipino Community, in partnership with the Philippine Embassy, held a Kalayaan Festival at the Colegio San Juan Bautista campus grounds on 17 and 18 June 2023 in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine independence. END

Filipino organizations and vendors joined the Festival. (Madrid PE photo)

A bus with a Filipinas wrap was parked at the school campus during the Festival.  The bust went around the center of Madrid for one week. (Madrid PE photo)

Food vendors sold Filipino food and refreshments during the two-day Festival. (Madrid PE photo)

Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier recognized twenty (20) longest-staying Filipinos in Spain.  The longest-staying Filipino has been residing in Madrid for the past 49 years. The Gawad Philippe J. Lhuillier presented certificates of recognition and a Philippine flag pin to the 20 awardees. (Madrid PE photo)

An estimated 30,000 people attended the Kalayaan Festival in Madrid over the course of the weekend. Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Labahti, through The Filipino Channel, were special guests of the Festival. (Madrid PE photo)

For more information, visit  https://www.madripe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassymadrid.com, https://www.facebook.com/PHinSpain/  or https://www.instagram.com/phinspain/.