Festival of Philippine American Culture (FPAC) RETURNS! 3-Day Virtual Celebration

FilAm ARTS (The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture) announced the return of its popular Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC), the longest-running Filipino cultural celebration in Southern California.

FPAC 2020 will take place virtually October 23, 24, and 25 from 7 - 10 PM, streaming on multiple platforms: Facebook Live, YouTube, the filamartsla.org website and the Kumu App. October is Filipino American History Month. Admission is free, but RSVPs are requested. FREE and VIP Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/fpac2020-tickets

After a two year hiatus, FPAC returns with an impressive lineup of Filipino American artists in the following disciplines: Musika (Music), Literatura (Literature), Sayaw (Dance), Philippine Martial Arts, Pelikula (Film), Komedya (Comedy), Literatura (Literature), Kulinarya (Culinary), Teatro (Theatre), Tradisyonal (Traditional Dance) and Bisual (Visual Arts). The following notable artists have confirmed their participation in this year’s virtual experience: musicians Apl.de.Ap, Ruby Ibarra, Klassy, Jocelyn Enriquez, and actors Jonjon Briones (Ratched), Isa Briones (Picard), Nico Santos (Superstore/Crazy Rich Asians), Alain Uy (Helstrom on Hulu), standup comedians Rex Navarrete and JR de Guzman, choreographer Phil Tayag (Jabbawockeez) and more.

Apl.de.ap from The Black Eyed Peas in the 2016 Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (Photo by Florante Ibanez)

Actors Vincent Rodriguez III and Tess Paras from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend onstage at FPAC 2016 (Photo by Florante Ibanez)