page_title: Philippine Basketball Association opening ceremonies
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Philippine Basketball Association opening ceremonies / Overview
caption_attribution_description: 2014-15 PBA opening ceremonies - Parade of teams
context_page_description: The Philippine Basketball Association opening ceremonies marks the start of the league's season. Since 1995, a single game is held, preceded by an entertainment program and parade of participating teams. The ceremonies is usually held at the third Sunday of October.
context_section_description: An opening ceremonies is held to mark the start of the season since the league's maiden season in 1975. The ceremonies typically start with an entertainment show, depending on the theme for that year. Usual highlights are performances of Filipino artists and speeches from the league commissioner and other invited guests. A parade of participating teams follows afterwards. Each team marches into the venue together with their muses. After all of the teams have paraded, the season's chairman of the PBA Board of Governors gives a speech and afterwards, he will officially declare the season open.
  After the opening ceremonies, a lone game, the first game for the season, will be played. From 1975 to 1994, two games were played immediately following the ceremonies.
caption: The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.
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