Filipino festival returns to Virginia Beach this weekend

Stacy Parker, The Virginian-Pilot
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Filipino heritage, food and fun are on the menu this weekend at Mount Trashmore.

October is Filipino American History Month and Fil Fest USA 2021 kicks off Saturday with a pageant and Filipino folk dancing. Mayor Bobby Dyer will welcome the crowd at noon.

Virginia Beach has the highest Filipino population in Hampton Roads and is home to the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Kempsville.

Chicago comedian Erick Esteban and hip-hop artists S.N.R.G. (Some Never Really Get) from Northern Virginia will entertain on Saturday. Guests will also learn more about a historical highway marker in Virginia Beach that will honor the legacy of U.S. Navy service members from the Philippines who have settled in Hampton Roads.

Buko Resto-Bar food truck will serve Filipino street food. Bambu and Maria & Isabel’s will offer desserts.

Local churches will lead events Sunday morning. Shadowlawn Eats restaurant will bring a mountain of lumpia, also known as Filipino egg rolls, for the Lumpia eating contest. The winner’s name will be inscribed on a champion belt.

For more information and the schedule, visit facebook.com/filfestusa.

Stacy Parker, 757-222-5125, stacy.parker@pilotonline.com