It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Christmas is the perfect time to make wonderful memories with family and friends. It’s a good thing Filipinos know how to celebrate this special holiday. So if you are in Manila, you don’t have to go far to find “Instagrammable” and selfie-worthy spots.
Location: Vertis North Mall, Quezon City
Location: Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
Schedule: 6pm to 10pm daily
Location: Meralco Compound, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City
Location: Policarpio Street, Mandaluyong City
Location: Times Square Food Park on Times Square Avenue corner Roxas Avenue (near the Araneta Center bus station)
Location: SM Central Business Park Bay City, Pasay
Schedule: Mall hours
Location: Tiendesitas, Ortigas East, Pasig
How to get there: take a jeepney from EDSA-Ortigas en route to Pasig or Junction. Dropoff Ortigas East and take a short walk to the tunnel.
Location: Estancia Capitol Commons, Pasig City
How to get there: take a jeepney ride from EDSA-Crossing en route to Pasig or Junction then drop off Capitol Commons.
Christmas is the perfect time to make wonderful memories with family and friends. It’s a good thing Filipinos know how to celebrate this special holiday. So if you are in Manila, you don’t have to go far to find “Instagrammable” and selfie-worthy spots.
Here are the Top Instagrammable Christmas Destinations in Manila:
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1. Vertis Northern Lights
The Vertis Northern Lights display features a giant Cathedral exquisitely covered with thousands of lights, comes ablaze at the Vertis North. Vertis Northern Lights will be running from 6pm to 10pm at the Vertis North Mall in Quezon City.
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| Vertis Northern Lights, Quezon City |
Schedule: 6pm to 10pm daily
Location: Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati
2. Festival of Lights
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| Festival of Lights, Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati |
Enjoy the Ayala Triangle Gardens spectacular holiday display of dancing lights and sounds. Events & Activities. The annual spectacle has been a Christmas tradition for many since 2009.
Location: Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati
Schedule: 6pm to 10pm daily
3. Magical Field of Lights
The Magical Field of Lights features hundreds to thousands of vividly colored dandelion-like stems that change color, tube lights, and light spheres that resemble magical orbs. Scattered in the expansive grass field are LED Christmas trees.
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| Magical Field of Lights, Nuvali, Laguna |
Location: Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
Schedule: 6pm to 10pm daily
4. Meralco Liwanag Park
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| Meralco Liwanag Park, Pasig |
The electricity provider has taken the Christmas time concept to a whole different level with its Liwanag Park, located at the company's headquarters at Ortigas center in Pasig. This year features the light tunnel, Christmas train and a lot more!
Location: Meralco Compound, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City
5. Policarpio Street
The little street of Policarpio has fastly become an attraction where thousands of Filipinos each year frequent the place to see different colorful lights and be pleased with the efforts made by the residents.
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| Policarpio Street, Mandaluyong |
One of the must-see sites in the street is the “House of Lights.” Literally, the house is filled with Christmas lights all over on all corners.
Schedule: Depending on the house
Location: V-Mall Greenhills, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan City
Schedule: Mall hours
6. Greenhills Christmas Village
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| Greenhills Christmas Village, San Juan |
Christmas Village is a seasonal attraction inside the mall depicting a brightly-lit miniature scale village comprised of Santa’s Workshop, Chocolate Factory, Gingerbread House, Mrs. Claus Daycare and North Pole Post Office.
Location: V-Mall Greenhills, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan City
Schedule: Mall hours
7. Araneta Center Giant Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree at the Araneta Center, which has become an annual tradition of the commercial hub since 1981, was watched by thousands of people. Afterwards, it was time to take the usual selfie and souvenir photos of the sparkling tree adorned with Christmas decorations and thousands of lights.
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| Araneta Center Giant Christmas Tree, Quezon City |
Location: Times Square Food Park on Times Square Avenue corner Roxas Avenue (near the Araneta Center bus station)
8. Very Merry MOA Christmas
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| Very Merry MOA Christmas |
Christmas came early at SM Mall of Asia, as a 50ft larger than life Christmas Tree at MOA Main Mall was lit up, featuring world class musical and aerial performances.
Location: SM Central Business Park Bay City, Pasay
Schedule: Mall hours
ATTRACTIONS TO SEE IN MANILA
Klook.com9. Christmas Musical Street Light Tunnel
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| Christmas Musical Street Light Tunnel |
Ortigas East is known to light up every holiday season with its Christmas Street Musical Light Tunnel. But the celebration last year was different due to the gathering restrictions brought about by the pandemic.
Location: Tiendesitas, Ortigas East, Pasig
How to get there: take a jeepney from EDSA-Ortigas en route to Pasig or Junction. Dropoff Ortigas East and take a short walk to the tunnel.
10. Vast Imaginarium
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| Vast Imaginarium Mirror Rooms, Capitol Commons, Pasig |
Beautiful mirror rooms creating magical themed illusions inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms. The Vast Imaginarium rooms makes use of colorful lights and mirrors to give visitors stellar/psychedelic out of this world experience.
Location: Estancia Capitol Commons, Pasig City
How to get there: take a jeepney ride from EDSA-Crossing en route to Pasig or Junction then drop off Capitol Commons.
WHAT TO BUY FOR CHRISTMAS
Here's a list of best things to buy for Christmas:
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