October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Attendees, most of whom just came from work, to the first day of the Mardi Gras walk along Ramon Magsaysay Avenue towards the entrance of the event.

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

The SM stage situated in front of its namesake mall where big name bands from Manila would perform later that night

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Local band Sonic 1 warms up the stage in preparation for the evening’s festivities

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Health enthusiasts and dancing aficionados strut their stuff in front of City Square Plaza for the Zumba activity.

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Just across the road from City Square Plaza, a different batch of Zumba buffs together with members of the Philippine National Police take on the streets with their energetic gyrations.

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Participants to the Galaw Gapo dance competition do their final preparations for the competition later that evening.

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

Participants to the Galaw Gapo dance competition do their final preparations for the competition later that evening.

October 26, 2017

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

This year’s Mardi Gras starts off with a bang!

The stage and area where the Galaw Gapo dance competition will take place later.