Clark Freeport kicks off Yuletide Season with Philharmonic Orchestra

Clark Freeport welcomed the Yuletide Season with a free open-air concert by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) at the Clark Parade Grounds on 23 October 2026.

According to the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), the agency ushered in the Christmas season on October 23 with the lighting of its holiday display as the PPO played beautiful Christmas songs at the Clark Parade Grounds.

Under the theme "Clark Sparkles: A Symphony of Light and Music," the celebration featured a 40-foot Christmas tree atop a seven-foot platform, a 30-foot-diameter giant lantern, illuminated holiday installations, and 15 musical pieces. The program also included "A Grand Symphony on the Grounds," presented by CDC in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and the debut of Clark’s musical fountain, synchronized with the orchestra’s performance of A Million Dreams.

"The lights in Clark, the lights from the Christmas tree, always shine. This will always give us that hope, every year, year in and year out," CDC President and CEO Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera said.

CCP Orchestra Director Eugene De Los Santos underscored the value of bringing performances to public spaces, saying, "Art belongs not only in concert halls, but also in open public spaces where communities come together."

CDC Chairman of the Board Atty. Edgardo Pamintuan, members of the CDC Board of Directors, Clark locators, Metro Clark Advisory Council (MCAC) local goverment units including Mabalacat City, Angeles City, Porac, Pampanga, Bamban, Tarlac, and Capas, Tarlac, as well as CDC employees and their families joined the celebration.