November 15, 2025
The Grand Theatre, Downtown Calgary
SALINGPUSA is proud to present the inaugural ASWANGCON: FILIPINO FOLKLORE FESTIVAL to be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the historic Grand Theatre at the heart of downtown Calgary.
SALINGPUSA is a Calgary-based Filipino arts non-profit that champions Filipino artistic excellence and cultural distinction.
AswangCon: Filipino Folklore Festival is a celebration of that most cherished aspect of our Filipino culture. Filipino folkloric stories about diwatas, aswang and epic heroes have remained a vital part of the Filipino cultural consciousness despite centuries of colonial suppression and westernization. This festival seeks to reconnect Filipinos to their ancestral heritage and educate our fellow Calgarians on the splendours of Filipino folkloric traditions.
Want to be a part of AswangCon? Read on!
ARTISTS
We are looking to exhibit pieces by 12 Filipino-identifying artists working in visual arts–painting, graphic art, photography, textiles, drawing, and mixed media. Exhibit duration will be from October 28 to November 30, 2025. Selected artists will also have the opportunity to have their pieces exhibited at the Philippine Consulate General Calgary premises.
* Registration Closed *
VENDORS
We are looking for vendors selling merchandise that are preferably Filipino folklore-themed. There are 10-12 spots available for the event. Examples of acceptable non-folklore themed merchandise include bayong bags, musical instruments, trinkets, garments, greeting cards, accessories. The AswangCon organizers will aim to present a good mix of vendors to festival goers.
Table fee is $5 for half a table, and $10 for a full table. One spot only per merchant.
Submit your application here.
COSPLAYERS
Join the AswangCon Cosplay competition and show off your Filipino folklore cosplay. Best cosplay will win a cash prize, gift certificates and bragging rights as the winner of the first ever AswangCon Cosplay Competition. This will be a walk-on competition with three (3) judges.
