Lugait, Misamis Oriental - Amenities in Town, People Living There and Celebrations

Amenities in Town, People Living There and Celebrations

Restaurants and food establishments catering native and seafood delicacies serve the culinary interests of visitors and residents alike..

Recreation in the municipality is provided by karaoke bars and billiard halls. Badminton, tennis and basketball courts are also easily accessible for enthusiasts and sports buffs alike.

For those who crave for extreme sports, Lugait has a superb coastline for skimboarding and a challenging terrain for adventure biking. It also holds regular wallclimbing, biking and skateboarding competitions.

The Luga-Hait Freedom Park located in front of the Municipal Hall is being maintained for family outings and recreation. Children are also provided a Children’s Play Park for their pleasure. The site is also ideal for dawn exercises such as jogging, walking, aerobics and meditation.

Sports activities and events are also being held year-round. For this Lugait has been known as the Events Capital town of the province of Misamis Oriental.

Of interest are the annual events starting from the month of November. The schedule of events and activities would continue to December being celebrated as the Municipal Culture and the Arts Month then to January having been declared the Municipal Tourism Month. Major events and activities would continue to the month of March in time of the municipality’s week-long celebration for its Foundation Day.

Among the annual events and highlights are the Kalag-Kalag Tricks and Treats on November 1–2 that include dance contests, concerts and costume party at the Municipal Cemetery and the Kay Ka Andres Tribute Concert in the 30th. This month also would mark the start of free film showing at the Luga-Hait Freedom Park during Friday and Saturday evenings, major sports events intended to culminate in January the following year and the start of the Search for Miss Lugait Brain and Beauty Pageant.

The month of December is highlighted by the regular holding of the Teachers’ Cultural Night and the Pasko na Kids and Children’s Christmas Party where children are treated with games, ice cream, cotton candy, give-aways, mascots, magicians and entertainment. The Pasko sa Nayon is also an awaited annual event being highlighted by a community party, presentations, caroling contests and a fireworks display.

The month of January is also loaded with regular annual events such as free concerts from invited film and music industry celebrities, major sports tournaments, 4 in 1 Concert with 4 set-ups and bands simultaneously playing in a showdown of drawing audience to their musical preferences and prowess. Other awaited musical events are the Rock Wars annual band competition that already marked a decade last year and the Trance-Techno Party, an open-air dance party with live DJs and video streaming with spectacular lightings. And finally, the Search for Miss Lugait Brain and Beauty Pageant and ground demonstrations.

By March a week-long celebration is also being observed. This has been declared as the Luga-Hait Sons and Daughters Week. Among the highlights are street parties, drum and bugle competition, sports and literary events, cheerdance competition, dancesports competition, X-games competition and the awards night for Lugaitnons who had given honor to the community in education or other fields of endeavor or those who had contributed to its progress and development.

Lugait is a peaceful town and accomplished with all the national and regional awards it had been conferred. It is progressive and is keeping up with the changes and challenges of the times.

More importantly, Lugait is inhabited by fun-loving, hospitable, courteous, hardworking and proud Lugaitnons.