Parade through Macao, Latin City becomes an important festival in Macao
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) organizes the “Parade through Macao, Latin City” every year, providing local associations with a performance platform and an opportunity for them to freely express their creativity while encouraging participants to showcase their creative talent, increasing competitiveness. This year the “Parade through Macao, Latin City” will be held on 6 December (Sunday). IC calls for applications from the local groups registered in the Identification Services Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region between 8 October and 10 October. To promote the diversified development of Macao’s cultural industries, as well as to create opportunities for local artists to observe and conduct exchange activities with international performing groups, the “Parade through Macao, Latin City” has been held annually since 2011 through the streets in the Historic Centre of Macao. Local and overseas associations are invited to participate in this event, offering residents and tourists a cheerful festive atmosphere to celebrate the anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China in a creative way whilst aiming at establishing the image of Macao as a cultural city. Over the past four years, the Parade has been seen by millions of people, from participating crowds and spectators, as well as viewers of the local and regional live broadcast on TV, to viewers of special pre-recorded programmes broadcast in the region or overseas. The Parade has become increasingly popular and one of the main trademark festivals of the city. The performance proposals and all related information must be submitted to IC’s Cultural Activities Department, located at Edif. do Instituto Cultural in Tap Seac Square from 8 October to 10 October 2015 (10am to 7pm) in an envelope indicating clearly “Parade through Macao, Latin City 2015 – Call for Applications by Local Groups”. The Parade regulations can be consulted and downloaded from the Cultural Affairs Bureau website, at www.icm.gov.mo. For more details or enquiries, please call 8399 6608 or 8399 6650 during office hours.