San Pablo City is famous for "Coconut" with its Coconut Festival held every January. Over the years, when people say San Pablo, they will instantly say Buko Pie (our pride). Both of these titles (City of Seven Lakes and City of Coconut) correspond to San Pablo.
We, the San Pableños, boast our city as a potential tourism spot in the province of Laguna. We further stand for the title we received last October 5, 2011 that because of Coconut, San Pablo City through COCONUT FESTIVAL was awarded as the BEST TOURISM EVENT IN THE PHILIPPINES. In the said province, San Pablo City is the largest by land area comprising of 80 barangays.
The Coconut research team as we tagged for this competition (from Kintner Christian Academy) was very interested to explore what is more with San Pablo through this community mapping about the city, coconut and Coconut Festival. The Coconut Festival is a week-long celebration in San Pablo, Laguna, the Philippines, in honor of her patron saint Paul the Hermit. It is held every first to second week of January. It is a celebration which started in 1996. The festival consists of Street dancing, float parade, street concerts, nightly programs prior to the city fiesta celebration day, and made more festive by other exciting, important events.
San Pablo City’s Coconut Festival gives more color to the city fiesta which is held every 15th of January. It attracts people from nearby towns, even foreigners as well as the local and national media. This boosts the culture and traditions of San Pablenos.
Coconut is one of the main products of the city. To make the most of the "Tree of Life", and to show the world the talents and ingenuity of the local townsfolk, the Coconut Festival came into existence. Having its maiden year on January, 1996, the coco fest is held during the celebration of the city's patron saint, St. Paul the First Hermit, which falls every 15th of January. The week-long celebration features the beer plaza, closing city's main thoroughfare from vehicles and having along it food stalls and miniature restaurants with rock bands performing on make shift stages on different street corners. Cultural presentations featuring different schools, organizations and barangays are scheduled every night and is dubbed as Cultural Extravaganza. One of the most awaited events during this celebration is the Coronation Ball of the Mutya at Lakan ng San Pablo, a dinner dance and fashion show featuring the candidates in gowns and terno creations by local cotouriers. A Foodfair and Exhibits is also a part of the festivities where the water treasures of San Pablo is cooked in coconut milk.
The highlight of the celebration is the Street Dancing or Mardigras where different schools compete in the beat of themed music and the participants donned in costumes decorated with materials from coconut. This also includes the parade of floats decorated with coconut materials as well. The parade passes along the main thoroughfare wherein houses and establishments are adorned and decorated with coconuts. The festival is ended with the Fireworks on the evening of the 15th, the day of the fiesta.
Coconut is one of the main products of the city. To make the most of the "Tree of Life", and to show the world the talents and ingenuity of the local townsfolk, the Coconut Festival came into existence. Having its maiden year on January, 1996, the coco fest is held during the celebration of the city's patron saint, St. Paul the First Hermit, which falls every 15th of January. The week-long celebration features the beer plaza, closing city's main thoroughfare from vehicles and having along it food stalls and miniature restaurants with rock bands performing on make shift stages on different street corners. Cultural presentations featuring different schools, organizations and barangays are scheduled every night and is dubbed as Cultural Extravaganza. One of the most awaited events during this celebration is the Coronation Ball of the Mutya at Lakan ng San Pablo, a dinner dance and fashion show featuring the candidates in gowns and terno creations by local cotouriers. A Foodfair and Exhibits is also a part of the festivities where the water treasures of San Pablo is cooked in coconut milk. 
The highlight of the celebration is the Street Dancing or Mardigras where different schools compete in the beat of themed music and the participants donned in costumes decorated with materials from coconut. This also includes the parade of floats decorated with coconut materials as well. The parade passes along the main thoroughfare wherein houses and establishments are adorned and decorated with coconuts. The festival is ended with the Fireworks on the evening of the 15th, the day of the fiesta.DOON PO SA AMIN, MAY COCONUT: THE TREE OF LIFE, OUR PRIDE!"- is a video blogsite hosted by the students of Kintner Christian Academy. This blogsite aims to promote the unique identities of San Pablo City beside from being the blessed city with Seven and lakes and ultimately the City of Coconut. The highlighted videos here are revolving within the community featuring San Pablo City, Coconut and Coconut festival.
