Caracol Festival is not a held in commemoration of patron saints, but aims to instill in the minds of the new generation the importance of preserving and conserving Philippine’s ecology and natural resources. This makes the Caracol Festival a effective campaign for an environmental awareness in a form of celebration.
People who will take part in the festival are encouraged to wear body paints, masks, and other costumes of anything environmently associated.
The Festival is a joint project of Makati City Government, Makati Festival Foundation, Inc., and the Museum and Cultural Affairs Office.
Well, Caracol Festival was derived from a Spanish word means “Snail Shells” and it signifies the City being a shell of fun and merrymaking even at the time of hardship. The festivals theme is the preservation of Mother Earth and it was shown on the participant’s costumes. Participants from Elementary schools were mostly dressed in animal costumes like dogs, bees, cats and the most popular was the birds’ costume. While the High school and College students were dressed as fairies, butterflies, flowers, jellyfish, seahorses, Indians, squids, illegal loggers and a lot more. The participants also had a lot of props and special effects to emphasize their point.
