[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-city-bacolod":3},{"city":4,"cities":12,"venues":102,"events":302,"totals":339},{"slug":5,"name":6,"islandGroup":7,"color":8,"inkColor":9,"lede":10,"venueCount":11},"bacolod","Bacolod","visayas","#B83A8C","#FFFFFF","The City of Smiles drinks late around Lacson Street, and loudest of all during MassKara.",6,[13,20,26,32,37,42,48,55,61,68,73,74,79,85,92,97],{"slug":14,"name":15,"islandGroup":16,"color":17,"inkColor":9,"lede":18,"venueCount":19},"metro-manila","Metro Manila","luzon","#2346B8","Poblacion for walk-in bar hopping, BGC for rooftops and clubs, and the country's best-ranked cocktail bars a short Grab ride apart.",25,{"slug":21,"name":22,"islandGroup":16,"color":23,"inkColor":9,"lede":24,"venueCount":25},"angeles-clark","Angeles & Clark","#55607A","Hotel bars and long-running restaurant-bars around Clark's freeport, an hour and a half north of Manila.",3,{"slug":27,"name":28,"islandGroup":16,"color":29,"inkColor":9,"lede":30,"venueCount":31},"subic","Subic","#7A2E3A","The old naval base's freeport drinks by the water: rooftop bands, sports bars on Alava Quay and a hotel roof that serves round the clock at weekends.",5,{"slug":33,"name":34,"islandGroup":16,"color":35,"inkColor":9,"lede":36,"venueCount":25},"baguio","Baguio","#8A5534","Cool mountain air, craft beer and band bars off Session Road; nights start early and end by one.",{"slug":38,"name":39,"islandGroup":16,"color":40,"inkColor":9,"lede":41,"venueCount":11},"la-union","La Union","#6C4FC2","San Juan's surf strip: beach parties at the hostels, acoustic sets and bonfires after the last wave.",{"slug":43,"name":44,"islandGroup":16,"color":45,"inkColor":9,"lede":46,"venueCount":47},"palawan","El Nido, Palawan","#CB4172","Sunset bars on the bay, then the beachfront parties of El Nido town once the island-hopping boats come in.",7,{"slug":49,"name":50,"islandGroup":16,"color":51,"inkColor":52,"lede":53,"venueCount":54},"coron","Coron","#2A9FD6","#08201F","A wreck divers' town with one short bar street: local craft IPA, live bands next door and a rooftop sunset over Coron Bay.",4,{"slug":56,"name":57,"islandGroup":7,"color":58,"inkColor":52,"lede":59,"venueCount":60},"cebu","Cebu","#12A3A0","IT Park's late bars, Crossroads cocktails and Mactan's resort lounges; the country's second big night out.",12,{"slug":62,"name":63,"islandGroup":7,"color":64,"inkColor":65,"lede":66,"venueCount":67},"boracay","Boracay","#F2C230","#15171C","White Beach is one long bar: sunset at Station 1, parties at Station 2, quieter drinks towards Station 3.",9,{"slug":69,"name":70,"islandGroup":7,"color":71,"inkColor":65,"lede":72,"venueCount":54},"iloilo","Iloilo","#E07A2E","Smallville's bar strip and a growing cocktail scene in the City of Love.",{"slug":5,"name":6,"islandGroup":7,"color":8,"inkColor":9,"lede":10,"venueCount":11},{"slug":75,"name":76,"islandGroup":7,"color":77,"inkColor":9,"lede":78,"venueCount":25},"dumaguete","Dumaguete","#3674C7","A university town on the Rizal Boulevard seafront: cheap beer, live bands, an easy crowd.",{"slug":80,"name":81,"islandGroup":7,"color":82,"inkColor":9,"lede":83,"venueCount":84},"bohol","Bohol","#5B8022","Alona Beach on Panglao: dive-crowd bars and beach lounges after the boats come back.",1,{"slug":86,"name":87,"islandGroup":88,"color":89,"inkColor":9,"lede":90,"venueCount":91},"siargao","Siargao","mindanao","#27835A","Surf by day; by night the party moves venue to venue on a weekly rotation, so the night you land decides the bar.",11,{"slug":93,"name":94,"islandGroup":88,"color":95,"inkColor":9,"lede":96,"venueCount":31},"davao","Davao","#C2352B","Relaxed bars and band nights; the city liquor ordinance stops sales from 1am to 8am, so start early.",{"slug":98,"name":99,"islandGroup":88,"color":100,"inkColor":9,"lede":101,"venueCount":25},"cagayan-de-oro","Cagayan de Oro","#1F7F86","Rooftop and band bars in the City of Golden Friendship, busiest on Friday band nights.",[103,151,188,221,250,281],{"slug":104,"citySlug":5,"name":105,"area":106,"address":107,"types":108,"mapsUrl":112,"rank":84,"hours":113,"hoursVerified":123,"bestDays":124,"peak":125,"bestLabel":128,"bestWhy":129,"expect":130,"vibe":131,"music":132,"priceLevel":25,"priceNote":133,"dress":134,"entry":135,"website":136,"instagram":137,"researchNotes":138,"sources":139,"photo":141,"lists":149,"lastCheckedAt":150},"straight-up-seda-capitol-central","Straight Up Bar (Seda Capitol Central)","Capitol Central","Seda Capitol Central, Gatuslao St cor. North Capitol Rd, Bacolod City",[109,110,111],"rooftop","cocktail","live-music","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Straight%20Up%20Bar%20Seda%20Capitol%20Central%20Bacolod",[114,117,118,119,120,121,122],[115,116],1020,1500,[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],true,[54,31],[126,127],1200,1350,"Fri–Sat · After 8pm","Fridays bring a live DJ and Saturdays an acoustic set.","A 130-seat rooftop bar over Bacolod's Capitol district with a long bar and skyline views. There's something on most nights: 50%-off cocktail happy hour, Wednesday ladies' night (BOGO margaritas and mojitos), Friday DJs and Saturday acoustic sets. The city's most dependable cocktail stop.","Social rooftop","DJ Fri \u002F acoustic Sat","Cocktails ~₱300–450 (est.); 50% off at happy hour","Smart casual","No cover; reservations accepted","https:\u002F\u002Fayalalandhospitality.com\u002Fen\u002Fseda\u002Fhotels\u002Fseda-capitol-central-bacolod\u002Fdining\u002Fstraight-up-roof-deck-bar",null,"Hours and weekly promos from official Seda pages. Street address from general knowledge of Seda Capitol Central; confirm. Price is an estimate.",[136,140],"https:\u002F\u002Fayalalandhospitality.com\u002Fen\u002Fseda\u002Fhotels\u002Fseda-capitol-central-bacolod",{"sm":142,"lg":143,"width":144,"height":145,"credit":146,"license":147,"sourceUrl":148},"\u002Fphotos\u002Fstraight-up-seda-capitol-central-sm.webp","\u002Fphotos\u002Fstraight-up-seda-capitol-central-lg.webp",560,374,"Seda Hotels \u002F Ayala Land Hospitality","© Venue (venue's own image)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.sanity.io\u002Fimages\u002F4f3ey4m9\u002Fhospitality-production\u002F37ec5b4c2647d4f0033c2f95f01fa48bc505d7f5-6001x4006.jpg",[],"2026-10-25",{"slug":152,"citySlug":5,"name":153,"area":154,"address":155,"types":156,"mapsUrl":158,"rank":159,"hours":160,"hoursVerified":169,"bestDays":170,"peak":171,"bestLabel":174,"bestWhy":175,"expect":176,"vibe":177,"music":178,"priceLevel":159,"priceNote":179,"dress":180,"entry":181,"website":182,"instagram":137,"researchNotes":183,"sources":184,"photo":137,"lists":187,"lastCheckedAt":150},"lunar-bacolod","Lunar: Art, Resto & Bar","Lacson St","27th Lacson St, Bacolod City",[110,157,111],"club","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Lunar%20Art%20Resto%20and%20Bar%20Lacson%20Bacolod",2,[137,137,161,162,163,166,167],[115,116],[115,116],[164,165],1080,1740,[164,165],[164,168],1560,false,[54,31],[172,173],1380,1530,"Fri–Sat · After 11pm","Themed parties and drag nights run until dawn on weekends.","An open-air art space on Lacson's nightlife strip that becomes a cocktail bar after sunset. Programming leans creative: electronic and alternative DJ nights, drag shows, themed events. Try the mango mojito.","Creative, inclusive, experimental","Electronic \u002F alternative","Cocktails ~₱200–350 (est.)","Come as you are","Event fees vary; check the Facebook page","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Flunarbcd\u002F","Hours from Google listing only. A reviewer tip suggests the venue may have moved; confirm the location before publishing. Prices are estimates. Active in 2026: Seen in Bacolod lists its events through Sept 2026, including a second-anniversary 'Code Blanc' night on Aug 15, 2026, plus drag, DJ and Pride nights.",[185,186],"https:\u002F\u002Fwanderlog.com\u002Fplace\u002Fdetails\u002F9041129\u002Flunar--art-resto-and-bar","https:\u002F\u002Fseeninbacolod.com\u002Fbest-nightclubs-in-bacolod-2026-guide\u002F",[],{"slug":189,"citySlug":5,"name":190,"area":191,"address":192,"types":193,"mapsUrl":195,"rank":25,"hours":196,"hoursVerified":169,"bestDays":204,"peak":205,"bestLabel":208,"bestWhy":209,"expect":210,"vibe":211,"music":212,"priceLevel":159,"priceNote":213,"dress":214,"entry":215,"website":137,"instagram":216,"researchNotes":217,"sources":218,"photo":137,"lists":220,"lastCheckedAt":150},"tippys-bistro-bacolod","Tippy's Bistro","10th Lacson St","10th Lacson St, Bacolod City",[111,194],"pub","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Tippy%27s%20Bistro%2010th%20Lacson%20St%20Bacolod",[197,198,199,200,201,202,203],[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],[115,116],[115,168],[115,168],[164,116],[54,31],[206,207],1260,1410,"Fri–Sat · After 9pm","The bands usually start around 9pm, and it's open to 2am on weekends.","A long-running Lacson Street bistro-bar whose slogan is 'quality live music + great food + good times'. Bacolod bands play OPM, rock and pop covers most nights, and the draft beer and pizza keep the tables full. It's a dependable, unpretentious band bar with a regular local crowd.","Friendly, local band bar","Live bands: OPM, rock, pop covers","Around ₱500–1,000 per person (reviewer estimates); draft beer, prices not published","Casual","No cover known","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Ftippysbistro\u002F","Hours from Restaurant Guru (Google data, updated Oct 2026). Seen in Bacolod says Tue–Sun from about 5:30pm with live music from around 9pm, so Monday opening is uncertain. The Instagram bio and near-daily gig posters (Oct 2026) confirm it's operating.",[216,186,219],"https:\u002F\u002Frestaurantguru.com\u002FTippys-Bistro-Bacolod",[],{"slug":222,"citySlug":5,"name":223,"area":224,"address":225,"types":226,"mapsUrl":227,"rank":54,"hours":228,"hoursVerified":169,"bestDays":236,"peak":237,"bestLabel":238,"bestWhy":239,"expect":240,"vibe":241,"music":242,"priceLevel":159,"priceNote":243,"dress":214,"entry":244,"website":137,"instagram":137,"researchNotes":245,"sources":246,"photo":137,"lists":249,"lastCheckedAt":150},"esquinita-bacolod","Esquinita Bar & Café","Narra Ave","Narra Ave, Bacolod City",[111,110],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Esquinita%20Bar%20and%20Cafe%20Narra%20Ave%20Bacolod",[137,229,231,232,233,234,235],[230,168],960,[230,168],[230,168],[230,168],[230,168],[230,168],[84,159,25],[230,126],"Any weeknight · 4pm–8pm, then 8:30pm","Daily happy hour runs 4–8pm and the live music starts at 8:30pm, with no weekend door charge.","A corner bar-café on Narra Avenue with a daily 4–8pm happy hour and live music every night. Reviewers describe soothing acoustic sets and people staying until close. Order pizza or seafood with your beer.","Relaxed, sociable","Nightly live music, some DJ sessions","Around ₱400–600 per person (Restaurant Guru); drink prices not published","Fri–Sun ₱200 per head, fully consumable","Happy hour, live-music start times (8:30pm; 9pm Fri–Sat) and the weekend consumable charge from a Seen in Bacolod listing for an Oct 18, 2026 night. Hours (closed Monday) from Restaurant Guru (Google data, updated Sep 2026). Reviews in mid-2026 confirm it's operating. No official site or Instagram found; its Facebook page couldn't be read.",[247,248],"https:\u002F\u002Fseeninbacolod.com\u002Fevent\u002Fwhats-happening-tonight-at-esquinita-bar-cafe-bacolod\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Frestaurantguru.com\u002FEsquinita-Bar-and-Cafe-Bacolod",[],{"slug":251,"citySlug":5,"name":252,"area":253,"address":254,"types":255,"mapsUrl":256,"rank":31,"hours":257,"hoursVerified":169,"bestDays":266,"peak":267,"bestLabel":174,"bestWhy":268,"expect":269,"vibe":270,"music":271,"priceLevel":25,"priceNote":272,"dress":273,"entry":274,"website":137,"instagram":275,"researchNotes":276,"sources":277,"photo":137,"lists":280,"lastCheckedAt":150},"la-jefa-club-bacolod","La Jefa Club","Metrodome, Araneta St","2nd Floor, Metrodome Building, Bacolod City",[157],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=La%20Jefa%20Club%20Metrodome%20Bacolod",[137,258,261,262,263,264,265],[259,260],1140,1620,[259,260],[259,260],[259,260],[259,260],[259,260],[54,31],[172,173],"The big themed parties and guest DJs land on weekends.","Bacolod's main dance club, upstairs at the Metrodome, runs themed nights from R&B and hip-hop to house and Ibiza-style parties, with local DJs and visiting national acts. Party collectives such as Graveyard Shift host their own nights here. Book a table for the big nights.","Big-night club","R&B, hip-hop, house, EDM; guest DJs","An average bill of ₱1,500–3,000 (Seen in Bacolod)","Casual but neat; shirts and shoes required","Reservations and VIP bookings via Instagram; event fees vary","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Flajefapubclub\u002F","Hours and dress code from Seen in Bacolod's venue page, which lists 19:00–03:00 but also says Tuesday to Sunday, so Monday is set as closed. Address conflict: the article says 63 Araneta Avenue, while the venue details and Instagram say 2F Metrodome Building. Instagram posts dated Oct 2026 confirm it's active.",[275,278,186,279],"https:\u002F\u002Fseeninbacolod.com\u002Fvenue\u002Fla-jefa-club-bacolod-a-rising-nightlife-destination-in-the-city-of-smiles\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fseeninbacolod.com\u002Fbacolod-nightlife-event-organizers\u002F",[],{"slug":282,"citySlug":5,"name":283,"area":284,"address":285,"types":286,"mapsUrl":287,"rank":11,"hours":137,"hoursVerified":169,"bestDays":288,"peak":289,"bestLabel":208,"bestWhy":290,"expect":291,"vibe":292,"music":293,"priceLevel":159,"priceNote":294,"dress":295,"entry":296,"website":137,"instagram":297,"researchNotes":298,"sources":299,"photo":137,"lists":301,"lastCheckedAt":150},"aces-bar-lounge-bacolod","ACES Bar & Lounge","20th Lacson St","Studio Spa Building, 20th Lacson St, Bacolod City",[157,111],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=ACES%20Bar%20and%20Lounge%2020th%20Lacson%20St%20Bacolod",[54,31],[206,207],"Live sets start around 9pm and the DJs take over later.","A Lacson Street lounge that starts the night with a live band or acoustic set and hands over to DJs later. It runs a busy calendar of themed parties (the UNLAWFUL series, Halloween and MassKara nights), with Latin dance nights in between. Expect a young crowd on party nights.","Young party lounge","Live bands\u002Facoustic, then DJs","Not published","Smart casual on party nights (not documented)","Some nights free; bigger events have presale and walk-in fees; VIP rooms","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Facesbarandlounge\u002F","No regular hours published. Format (live acts from ~9pm, then DJs) and fees from Seen in Bacolod's 2026 nightlife guide; address from Seen in Bacolod event pages. Instagram is active daily in Oct 2026 and promotes Cirque du Fear on 10.31. Dress code isn't documented; the field is a placeholder to confirm.",[297,186,300],"https:\u002F\u002Fseeninbacolod.com\u002Fevent\u002Funlawful-v-dead-or-alive-bacolod-aces-october-24-2026\u002F",[],[303,312,323],{"slug":304,"name":305,"startDate":306,"endDate":306,"recurring":137,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":307,"kind":308,"blurb":309,"tip":310,"dateStatus":311,"url":297,"photo":137},"aces-cirque-du-fear-2026","Cirque du Fear at ACES","2026-10-31","ACES Bar & Lounge, 20th Lacson St","party","ACES's Halloween-night party, a week after its UNLAWFUL V costume night. Lacson Street's young party crowd in costume.","Check ACES's Instagram for presale tickets and the start time (events usually start around 9pm).","confirmed",{"slug":313,"name":314,"startDate":315,"endDate":315,"recurring":316,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":317,"venueLabel":318,"kind":319,"blurb":320,"tip":321,"dateStatus":311,"url":322,"photo":137},"pintaflores-2026","Pintaflores Festival","2026-11-05","annual","San Carlos (Negros Occidental)","City streets & plaza","festival","San Carlos City's fiesta of body-painted 'pintados' dancers covered in floral designs. After the street dancing and ritual competitions, the Hudyaka sa Pintaflores night at City Hall brings performances, fireworks and a party.","Pair it with a Bacolod stopover; buses run up the north coast in about 3 hours.","https:\u002F\u002Fdigicastnegros.com\u002Fpinta-flores-festival-2026-activities-set-oct-20-to-nov-5-in-san-carlos\u002F",{"slug":324,"name":325,"startDate":326,"endDate":327,"recurring":316,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":328,"kind":319,"blurb":329,"tip":330,"dateStatus":331,"url":332,"photo":333},"masskara-2027","MassKara Festival 2027","2027-10-15","2027-10-17","Lacson Street & Araneta Street, Bacolod","Bacolod's 'City of Smiles' fiesta of grinning masks peaks with Electric MassKara on Lacson Street, a giant open-air street party, then the weekend street-dance finals.","Electric MassKara on the Friday night is the party; book Bacolod hotels well ahead.","expected","https:\u002F\u002Fbacolodcity.gov.ph\u002Fmasskara-festival-2026-set-on-october-1-18\u002F",{"sm":334,"lg":335,"width":144,"height":145,"credit":336,"license":337,"sourceUrl":338},"\u002Fphotos\u002Fmasskara-2027-sm.webp","\u002Fphotos\u002Fmasskara-2027-lg.webp","Jumelito Capilot","CC BY-SA 4.0","https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:MASSKARA_FESTIVAL_13.jpg",{"venues":340,"events":341,"datedEvents":342},107,72,55]