Yesterday I went with my wife to check out the car free Sunday section of Ayala Avenue. My wife technically needed to do an ocular for a school event they'll be holding during one of these car free Sundays.
For quick context, the Car Free Sunday in Ayala Avenue, Makati, is from the Courtyard Drive (the road between Glorietta 5 and Rustan's) until HV dela Costa (the section where Ayala North and RCBC Plaza are).
Anyway there was an event there yesterday, tACbo 2026, which would mean the area would only be open to the public at 7:30am. So I decided to do my Sunday jog here because I wasn't sure I'd be able to jog when the sun is out.
We get there a little past 8am and there are plenty of people already. Instead of just looking I decided to ask my wife to join me for a walk around the entire closed off section of Ayala Avenue. All-in-all we did about 3 km or so doing a round trip loop of the area.
There were plenty of people, ranging from joggers, walkers, dog walkers, cyclists, roller skaters, etc. The place was pretty organized and people did an excellent job of getting out of each others' ways. I also noticed portions of the roads around Ayala Triangle may have been closed, maybe for the event? Most people jogging took detours around Ayala Triangle.
Would I go back? Maybe. It does cost a lot since we have to go early, park in paid parking places, and most likely eat after. But I do think it would be nice to see how far I can go around the place.
Out.
