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IN PHOTOS: Zark's Fest 2023 celebrates music, food, fun

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Text and photos by Richard Esguerra

<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-8.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-10.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/18/20230518-zarks-fest-2023-celebrates-11.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Ben&amp;Ben headlines Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>BINI brings P-pop to Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Fans enjoy BINI&#x27;s performance. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Zack Tabudlo performs at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Zack Tabudlo serenades a fan. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Sandwich at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ebe Dancel at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Itchyworms at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Urbandub at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kiyo at Zark&#x27;s Fest 2023. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kevin Medina eats a Zark’s Jawbreaker Burger. <cite>Richard Esguerra</cite></p></div></div></div><p>MANILA -- Zark’s Fest made a great comeback after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic last Saturday, May 13, at the Circuit Events Grounds in Makati.</p><p>Despite the hot weather, fans arrived as early as 12 noon to get their spots and enjoy the music festival.</p><p>Award-winning OPM band Ben&amp;Ben, headlined the event as the final performer of the night. The 9-member band didn’t disappoint the crowd who had been waiting for them since noon. The band performed “Araw-Araw,” “Kathang Isip,“ “Di Ka Sayang,” and “Pagtingin.”</p><p>Singer-songwriter, Zack Tabudlo co-headlined Zark’s Fest. The former contestant of &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; Season 1 entertained the crowd with his “hugot lines” and made the fans scream when he started singing “Nangagamba,” “Binibini,” and “Paano.”</p><p>Tabudlo also brought a fan onstage to serenade her with his song “Yakap.”</p><p>Zark’s Fest also featured OPM icons Itchyworms, Ebe Dancel, Sandwich, and Urbandub, who electrified the stage with their popular hits.</p><p>The event is not complete without P-pop, as the “nation’s girl group” BINI delivered a performance that delighted the P-pop fans in the venue.</p><p>Amazing performances were also delivered by Autotelic, Kiyo, Hey June, Eli and Six The North Star, Lola Amour and Any Name’s Okay.</p><p>Another highlight of the event was the food-eating contest, which featured Kevin &quot;Zarkman&quot; Medina, a Guinness World Record-holder, who demonstrated how to finish a Zark’s Jawbreaker Burger in less than five minutes.</p>

Zark’s Fest made a great comeback after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic last Saturday, May 13, at the Circuit Events Grounds in Makati.