Maginhawa Art and Food Hub
Tourism district in Quezon City, Philippines
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The Maginhawa Art and Food Hub, also known as the Maginhawa Food Area,[1] is a 2.2-kilometer-long (1.4 mi) food tourism hub in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Maginhawa | |
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Tourism district | |
| Maginhawa Art and Food Hub | |
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| Etymology: Maginhawa Street | |
| Country | Philippines |
| City | Quezon City |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Barangays | UP. Village, Teacher's Village West, Teacher's Village East, Malaya, Sikatuna |
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| Creation ordinance | 2015 |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
History
The history of Maginhawa Street in Quezon City, Metro Manila as a food tourism hub can be traced as early as the year 2010.[2]
As per the 2012 Quezon City Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Maginhawa is classified as a minor commercial zone. The UP Teacher's Village area, the broader area is a medium-density residential zone.[2] The Quezon City Food Festival, the first ever food festival in the vicinity was organized in 2014.[3]
In 2015, Maginhawa along V. Luna Extension and the adjacent Malingap and Magiting streets were declared a tourism district of Quezon City with the name "Maginhawa Art and Food Hub" via Ordinance No. 2439.[4] The ordinance also institutionalized the Maginhawa Arts and Food Festival is held every first Saturday of December annually.[2]
The hub was expanded in 2017 via Ordinance 2559 adding Mayaman street. The hub in total covers 2.2-kilometer-long (1.4 mi)[5][6][7]
In 2024, volunteers from different organizations initiated a tactical urbanism project on a 250-meter (820 ft) segment of Maginhawa Street, with support from the city's traffic and police departments. The project involved converting one lane into a shared-use path, another into a public space, and implementing a temporary one-way traffic scheme on the remaining lanes. The project is set to run from November 2024 through February 2025.[8]
The hub serves the nearby University of the Philippines Diliman campus.[9]