# MMFF 2026 Parade of Stars: San Juan and Mandaluyong

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## Quick facts

- **Date:** Saturday 19 December 2026
- **Time:** Start time not announced when we checked on 4 November 2026
- **Venue:** Starts on San Francisco Street
- **Address:** Starts on San Francisco Street, Mandaluyong City, and ends at the Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine, San Juan City, Metro Manila
- **Area:** Mandaluyong
- **Category:** Festival
- **Lineup:** Floats for the eight MMFF 2026 entries: 2nd Miracle in Cell No. 7, Amir, Haunted Carnival, The Greatest Showdown, Los Salvajes Bravos, Little Hope, Seeds of Peace, A Perfect Marriage
- **Presented by:** Metro Manila Film Festival
- **More info:** https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/metro-manila-bacolod-gear-up-for-december-parade-of-stars-events

## Why go

Seeing the festival casts up close on their floats, and kids who like a parade

## Good to know

Full route, as presented by Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos and reported by DZRH: San Francisco Street, right at Maysilo Circle, right at Boni Avenue, left to Barangka Drive, left at Nueve de Febrero, right at F. Martinez Avenue, right at Maysilo Circle, right at Boni Avenue, right at New Panaderos, straight to General Kalentong, left at F. Manalo, right at N. Domingo, right at A. Paterno, right at Santolan/Pinaglabanan, left to the Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine. The start time and road closures had not been announced when we checked on 4 November 2026; check the MMDA's pages for a traffic advisory before you drive. By train: MRT-3 Boni Station serves Mandaluyong, and LRT-2 J. Ruiz Station on J. Ruiz Street is the stop for San Juan City Hall and the Pinaglabanan Shrine. Bacolod holds its own parade on Saturday 12 December, from Robinsons Bacolod on Lacson Street to the Bacolod City Government Center. The films open in cinemas on 25 December: see /blog/mmff-2026-entries-schedule.

## About this event

The Parade of Stars is the street parade that opens the Metro Manila Film Festival, with floats for the official entries. This year Mandaluyong and San Juan host it together. The route starts on San Francisco Street in Mandaluyong, runs along Boni Avenue, Barangka Drive and General Kalentong, then crosses into San Juan along F. Manalo, N. Domingo and A. Paterno to end at the Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine. It runs six days before the films open in cinemas on Christmas Day. Which stars will ride had not been announced when we checked on 4 November 2026.