Greetings from the City of Festivals!

Tagum City will celebrate another year of bountiful harvest of the Durian Fruit dubbed as “Durian Festival” this September 9 to September 25, 2011 at the Trade & Cultural Center and Rotary Park.

This year’s celebration focuses on the DURIAN CULINARY OLYMPICS  featuring sixteen CULINARY COMPETITIONS: DURIAN FILLED BREAD, DURIAN KAKANIN, DURIAN PIE, DURIAN MAIN DISH,  DURIAN PLATED DESSERT, DURIAN PETIT FOUR, DURIAN ENTREMET, CELEBRATION CAKE, & DURIAN DESSERT BUFFET; TO FEATURE EXTREME FLAIR FACTOR COMPETITIONS SUCH AS COCKTAIL & MOCKTAIL;RESTAURANT COMPLETE SERVICES; WAITERS RELAY; CHEF’S RELAY; FRUIT & VEGETABLE CARVING.

Together, we are inviting your FOOD TRADE/HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT STUDENTS to join any of the events they are interested in.

The following pages detail the schedule of events and competition’s guidelines for your guidance. For interested participants, kindly fill-up the registration form and submit it directly to the City Tourism Office, Beach Volleydrome, Rotary Park, Tagum City or you may fax it to (084) 370-1424 or email it to tourism.tagum@gmail.com.

For more information, please contact the City Tourism  Office at  tel. #s   (084)     370-14-24    and  or mobile numbers 0922.820.1502 (sun), 0917.638.8337 (globe), 0918.336.7488 (smart) and look for Kathie.

Your participation will be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

ALMA L. UY, RN, MBA                                                                   
Chairperson, Durian Festival 2011 Execom                                           
Chairperson, City of Tagum Tourism Council