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🎉 Pista calendar

Philippine festivals by month

191 festivals across the Philippines, from Sinulog and Ati-Atihan in January to MassKara in October. Dates can change year to year, so each festival links to its source: check it before you go. On the map, open "Pista karong …" to see this month's festivals outlined.

January · Pista sa Enero

  • Ati-Atihan Festival

    Kalibo, Aklan

    🗓️ Week-long, culminating on the third Sunday of January

    Kalibo's fiesta for the Santo Niño, where revelers in soot-blackened faces and tribal costumes dance to drums through the streets. Aklan's January Ati-Atihan season is its biggest draw.

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  • Bambanti Festival

    City of Ilagan, Isabela

    🗓️ Late January (about one week)

    Isabela's scarecrow (bambanti) festival at the Capitol, with a village of giant scarecrows from every town, street-dance showdown, food contests and the Queen Isabela pageant.

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  • Biniray Festival

    Romblon, Romblon

    🗓️ Second week of January (Santo Niño feast)

    Romblon town's Santo Niño fiesta, with street dancing and a fluvial procession of decorated boats carrying the image around the harbor.

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  • Christmas Symbols Festival

    Tangub City, Misamis Occidental

    🗓️ December 1 to early January

    Tangub's month-long display of giant lighted Christmas symbols and replicas of world landmarks put up by agencies and barangays, running since 1992.

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  • Dinagsa Festival

    Cadiz City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ Mid to late January (Jan 16–26 in 2026), street dance near the end

    Cadiz City's Santo Niño festival with Ati-Atihan-style street dancing by painted, costumed tribes, culminating in a street-dance competition and fiesta Mass.

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  • Dinagyang Festival

    Iloilo City, Iloilo

    🗓️ Fourth weekend of January; Ati tribe competition on the fourth Sunday

    Iloilo City's Santo Niño festival, known for highly choreographed Ati 'tribes' in elaborate costumes performing to drumbeats in a judged street-dance competition.

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  • Feast of the Black Nazarene (Traslacion)

    Manila (Quiapo), Metro Manila – City of Manila, First District

    🗓️ January 9, after a novena from Dec 31; procession starts at dawn

    Barefoot devotees by the millions escort the Black Nazarene from Quirino Grandstand back to Quiapo Church. The procession often lasts more than 20 hours. Liquor and gun bans apply and roads close.

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  • Feast of the Santo Niño de Tondo

    Manila (Tondo), Metro Manila – City of Manila, First District

    🗓️ Third Sunday of January; Lakbayaw street-dance procession the day before

    Tondo's feast honors one of the country's oldest Santo Niño images. The Lakbayaw (lakbay + sayaw) procession brings dozens of dance groups to the streets around the church, now a minor basilica.

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  • Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul)

    City of San Fernando, Pampanga

    🗓️ Competition in mid-December; lantern exhibitions until about Jan 1

    Barangays compete with roughly 20-foot parol lanterns whose thousands of bulbs flash in patterns timed to music. San Fernando calls itself the Christmas Capital of the Philippines.

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  • Hinugyaw Festival

    Koronadal City, South Cotabato

    🗓️ Early January, up to the January 10 founding anniversary

    Koronadal City's founding anniversary festival, a week of street dancing, merrymaking and city events.

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  • Ibajay Ati-Atihan

    Ibajay, Aklan

    🗓️ Late January, the weekend after Kalibo's Ati-Atihan

    Ibajay's own Santo Niño fiesta, which locals call the original and more traditional Ati-Atihan: smaller, less commercial, with costumed tribes dancing through town.

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  • Kannawidan Ylocos Festival

    Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Late January to mid-February, with Ilocos Sur's founding anniversary

    Ilocos Sur's provincial festival of Ilocano culture: procession at St. Paul Cathedral, street dancing, boodle fights, heritage and trade exhibits.

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  • Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan

    Iloilo City, Iloilo

    🗓️ Fourth Saturday of January, the day before the Dinagyang Ati contest

    The provincial 'festival of festivals' held during Dinagyang week, where contingents from Iloilo towns perform their own festival dances in a street competition.

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  • Kuyamis Festival

    Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental

    🗓️ About a week in mid-January, around the province's founding anniversary

    Misamis Oriental's provincial festival named after the kuyamis coconut: street dancing by the towns, booths, a food expo and the Miss Kuyamis pageant.

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  • Pangisdaan Festival

    Navotas City, Metro Manila – Third District

    🗓️ January, around Navotas Day (founding anniversary, Jan 16)

    Navotas celebrates its fishing industry with a street-dance and float parade from City Hall, part of the city's founding-anniversary program.

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  • Pasalamat Festival

    Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ Week leading to the third Sunday of January (Jan 12–19 in 2026)

    Pagadian's thanksgiving fiesta for the Señor Santo Niño: novena Masses, a fluvial procession, and street dancing and ritual dance competitions between barangays.

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  • Sakay-Sakay Festival

    Maasin City, Southern Leyte

    🗓️ Third Sunday of January (moved to Jan 25 in 2026 due to a storm)

    Maasin City's Santo Niño festival with a fluvial procession of decorated boats, street dancing and giant-puppet (higante) competitions.

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  • Sinulog Festival

    Cebu City, Cebu

    🗓️ Third Sunday of January, with novena masses the 9 days before

    Cebu's biggest festival honoring the Santo Niño: a fluvial procession, a huge solemn procession and an all-day grand parade of street-dance contingents performing the sinulog prayer-dance.

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  • Sinulog sa Kabankalan

    Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ Mid-January, about 10 days (Jan 10–19 in 2025)

    Kabankalan's Santo Niño festival, one of the oldest Sinulog celebrations outside Cebu, known for its warrior-themed ritual street dancing and Miss Sinulog pageant.

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  • Ubi Festival

    Tagbilaran City, Bohol

    🗓️ Mid-January

    Bohol's celebration of ubi (purple yam), a provincial staple: an agricultural fair with ubi varieties, products and cooking contests.

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  • Vigan Longganisa Festival

    Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Third week of January, around Vigan's cityhood day (Jan 22)

    Vigan's city fiesta built around its garlicky longganisa: street dancing, cook-offs and food stalls at Plaza Burgos, ending with the feast of St. Paul on Jan 25.

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February · Pista sa Pebrero

  • Kannawidan Ylocos Festival

    Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Late January to mid-February, with Ilocos Sur's founding anniversary

    Ilocos Sur's provincial festival of Ilocano culture: procession at St. Paul Cathedral, street dancing, boodle fights, heritage and trade exhibits.

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  • Aurora Day / Pasidayaw Festival

    Baler, Aurora

    🗓️ First half of February, culminating Feb 19 (Doña Aurora's birthday)

    Aurora's provincial celebration in Baler: surfing and skateboarding contests, trade fairs, food fiesta and parades, ending with rites and a fireworks show on Aurora Day.

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  • Bodong Festival (formerly Ullalim)

    Tabuk City, Kalinga

    🗓️ Early to mid-February, ending on Kalinga's founding day (Feb 14)

    Kalinga's founding-anniversary festival, renamed from Ullalim in 2016, centers on the bodong peace pact between tribes. It features gong dances, a parade and a trade fair at Capitol Park.

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  • Dagkot Festival

    Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte

    🗓️ February 2

    Cabadbaran City's annual festival, held every February 2, a local special non-working day in the city.

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  • Dia de Zamboanga

    Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ February 26 (city charter day), with events in the days before

    Zamboanga City's charter anniversary, marking the 1937 swearing-in of its first city officials: a civic-military parade, food and film festivals and cheerdance contests.

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  • Guling-Guling Festival

    Paoay, Ilocos Norte

    🗓️ The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (February or early March)

    Paoay's pre-Lent celebration. The mayor marks a cross of rice flour on foreheads, and townsfolk in abel cloth dance in the streets near UNESCO-listed Paoay Church and share dudol.

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  • Iloilo Paraw Regatta

    Iloilo City (Arevalo), Iloilo

    🗓️ Late February to early March; main race on a Sunday (March 2 in 2025)

    Asia's oldest traditional sailboat race: colorful paraw outrigger sailboats race across the Iloilo Strait between Arevalo and Guimaras, with sail-painting and beach events.

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  • International Bamboo Organ Festival

    Las Piñas City, Metro Manila – Fourth District

    🗓️ February, a series of concerts over about ten days

    Concert series at St. Joseph Parish Church built around its 19th-century organ with bamboo pipes, featuring local and visiting organists, choirs and orchestras.

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  • Jaro Fiesta (Candelaria)

    Iloilo City (Jaro), Iloilo

    🗓️ February 2

    Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria at Jaro Cathedral, a national Marian shrine, with candle blessings, a procession and a Fiesta Queen parade in one of Iloilo's grandest fiestas.

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  • Musikahan Festival

    Tagum City, Davao del Norte

    🗓️ Late February to early March, up to Araw ng Tagum (March 7)

    Tagum's long-running music festival, held since 1999: chorale, rondalla, band and drumline competitions and concerts leading up to the city's anniversary.

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  • Pamulinawen Festival

    Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

    🗓️ Early February, culminating on Feb 10 (feast of St. William)

    Laoag's city fiesta, named after an Ilocano folk song, with street dancing, a kalesa parade, trade fairs and concerts in the city center.

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  • Panagbenga Festival

    Baguio City, Benguet

    🗓️ All of February into early March; grand parades on the last weekend of Feb

    Baguio's flower festival. The Grand Street Dance Parade and the Grand Floral Float Parade run along Session Road, followed by Session Road in Bloom with stalls on the closed-off road.

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  • Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

    Capas (New Clark City), Tarlac

    🗓️ A February weekend (Feb 13–15 in 2026)

    Hot air balloon flights at dawn, special-shaped balloons, an evening balloon night glow, drone shows and aviation displays. It moved from Clark, Pampanga to New Clark City in Tarlac.

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  • Salakayan Festival

    Miagao, Iloilo

    🗓️ First half of February (Feb 2–9 in 2025)

    Miagao's town festival with street dancing and cultural events in the town known for its UNESCO-listed church; its Salakayan tribe has also competed in Kasadyahan.

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  • Say-am Festival

    Luna, Apayao

    🗓️ February, culminating on Apayao's founding anniversary (Feb 14)

    Apayao's provincial festival with Isnag dance showdowns, a float parade, indigenous games, an agro-tourism fair and a native-food cook fest.

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  • Sibug-Sibug Festival

    Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

    🗓️ Late February, leading to the Feb 24–26 founding anniversary

    Zamboanga Sibugay's founding anniversary festival in Ipil: street dancing by the province's towns, parades and a long grill of talaba (oysters), the province's signature product.

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  • Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival of Festivals

    Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

    🗓️ February (recent editions); one-night showdown at the Laoag stadium

    Ilocos Norte's festival of festivals: contingents from the province's 21 towns and 2 cities perform their festival dances in one competition at the Marcos stadium.

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  • Tinagba Festival

    Iriga City, Camarines Sur

    🗓️ February 11, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

    Iriga's harvest-offering festival mixing folk tradition and the Lourdes feast: decorated carts and floats with farm produce parade to the grotto as a first-harvest offering.

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March · Pista sa Marso

  • Guling-Guling Festival

    Paoay, Ilocos Norte

    🗓️ The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (February or early March)

    Paoay's pre-Lent celebration. The mayor marks a cross of rice flour on foreheads, and townsfolk in abel cloth dance in the streets near UNESCO-listed Paoay Church and share dudol.

    Source

  • Iloilo Paraw Regatta

    Iloilo City (Arevalo), Iloilo

    🗓️ Late February to early March; main race on a Sunday (March 2 in 2025)

    Asia's oldest traditional sailboat race: colorful paraw outrigger sailboats race across the Iloilo Strait between Arevalo and Guimaras, with sail-painting and beach events.

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  • Musikahan Festival

    Tagum City, Davao del Norte

    🗓️ Late February to early March, up to Araw ng Tagum (March 7)

    Tagum's long-running music festival, held since 1999: chorale, rondalla, band and drumline competitions and concerts leading up to the city's anniversary.

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  • Panagbenga Festival

    Baguio City, Benguet

    🗓️ All of February into early March; grand parades on the last weekend of Feb

    Baguio's flower festival. The Grand Street Dance Parade and the Grand Floral Float Parade run along Session Road, followed by Session Road in Bloom with stalls on the closed-off road.

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  • Abrenian Kawayan Festival

    Bangued, Abra

    🗓️ Early March (around Mar 6–9), Abra's founding anniversary week

    Abra's bamboo festival: the closing grand parade has bamboo floats from all 27 towns, with trade fairs and cultural shows around the Capitol in Bangued.

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  • Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid

    Jordan, Guimaras

    🗓️ Good Friday (Holy Week), roughly noon to 3 PM

    A live street-play of the Passion staged since 1975, moving from Jordan's town plaza up to the Balaan Bukid hilltop shrine, where the crucifixion scene draws thousands of pilgrims.

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  • Anilag Festival

    Santa Cruz, Laguna

    🗓️ About one week in mid-to-late March

    Laguna's 'mother of all festivals' (Ani ng Laguna): float and street-dance parades, an agri-trade fair, free produce giveaways, sports and concerts at the provincial sports complex.

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  • Araw ng Dabaw

    Davao City, Davao del Sur

    🗓️ March 1–16, ending on the March 16 founding anniversary

    Davao City's founding anniversary: two weeks of concerts, heritage walks, the Mutya ng Dabaw pageant, a fair at Magsaysay Park and the Parada Dabawenyo.

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  • Ayat Fest (La Union Founding Anniversary)

    San Fernando City, La Union

    🗓️ Early March, around La Union's founding day (March 2)

    La Union's provincial anniversary festival, with the SILAW street-dance showdown, open concerts and town showcases in San Fernando.

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  • Banigan Festival

    Libertad, Antique

    🗓️ Second week of March

    Libertad's celebration of its banig (woven mat) industry, with a street dance competition in mat-inspired costumes, a bariw weaving contest, an agri-trade fair and the town fiesta masses.

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  • Bulawan Festival

    Nabunturan, Davao de Oro

    🗓️ Early March, at the provincial capitol

    Davao de Oro's gold festival ("bulawan" means gold), held at the capitol grounds in Nabunturan, featuring the Binibining Davao de Oro pageant.

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  • First Mass Day (Limasawa)

    Limasawa, Southern Leyte

    🗓️ March 31

    Commemoration of the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Easter Sunday 1521, held on Limasawa Island with a Mass and lantern rites; a provincial special holiday.

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  • Healing Festival

    Siquijor (Mt. Bandilaan), Siquijor

    🗓️ Holy Week, centered on Good Friday and Black Saturday

    Traditional healers (mananambal) and herbalists gather on Mt. Bandilaan to prepare herbal potions and perform folk-healing rituals, drawing visitors curious about Siquijor's mystic traditions.

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  • Kaamulan Festival

    Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

    🗓️ About a month from mid-March into April (opened March 19 in 2026)

    Bukidnon's gathering of its seven indigenous tribes: rituals at the capitol grounds, ethnic street dancing and showcases of Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo and other cultures.

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  • Kalap Festival

    Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro

    🗓️ Around March 21, Calapan's founding anniversary

    Calapan's official festival, from 'kalap' (to gather): street dancing about farming, fishing and forest gathering, a grand parade, trade fairs and a bangkathon outrigger race.

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  • Moriones Festival

    Boac, Mogpog, Gasan, Santa Cruz and other towns, Marinduque

    🗓️ Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday)

    Masked 'moryons' dressed as Roman soldiers roam the towns all week, re-enacting the story of Longinus. His capture and beheading (pugutan) are staged near the end of Holy Week.

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  • Panaad

    Catarman, Camiguin

    🗓️ Holy Week (Maundy Thursday to Good Friday)

    Holy Week pilgrimage in which devotees walk the island's 64-km circumferential road, ending with a climb up Mt. Vulcan's Stations of the Cross in Catarman.

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  • Panaad sa Negros Festival

    Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ One week in late March or April (Mar 24–30, 2025; Apr 13–19, 2026)

    Negros Occidental's 'festival of festivals' at Panaad Park, where every city and town builds a showcase booth and competes with its festival dance; food, trade fairs and concerts.

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  • Pasayaw Festival

    Canlaon City, Negros Oriental

    🗓️ March 19, feast of St. Joseph

    Canlaon's thanksgiving-through-dance for its patron St. Joseph: dancers carry the vegetables and crops of this upland farming city at the foot of Kanlaon Volcano.

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  • San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites

    City of San Fernando, Pampanga

    🗓️ Good Friday (Holy Week, March or April)

    Via Crucis street play that ends with devotees being nailed to crosses in Barangay San Pedro Cutud. Flagellants walk the streets in the days before. Expect large crowds and heat.

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  • Strawberry Festival

    La Trinidad, Benguet

    🗓️ Month-long through March, sometimes running into the first days of April

    La Trinidad's harvest festival for its strawberry farms: street dancing and float parade, contests for the heaviest and sweetest berries, and a giant strawberry cake sliced and sold to visitors.

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  • Tabak Festival

    Tabaco City, Albay

    🗓️ Third week of March, ending on Tabaco's founding anniversary

    Week-long Tabaco City festival showing the city's tabak (bolo) and cutlery-making industry, with street dancing and trade exhibits.

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  • Tobacco Festival

    Candon City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Last week of March, with the city fiesta and Cry of Candon anniversary

    Candon's week-long tobacco festival with street dancing, the Miss Tobacco Philippines pageant and a giant Candon calamay rice cake.

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April · Pista sa Abril

  • Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid

    Jordan, Guimaras

    🗓️ Good Friday (Holy Week), roughly noon to 3 PM

    A live street-play of the Passion staged since 1975, moving from Jordan's town plaza up to the Balaan Bukid hilltop shrine, where the crucifixion scene draws thousands of pilgrims.

    Source

  • Healing Festival

    Siquijor (Mt. Bandilaan), Siquijor

    🗓️ Holy Week, centered on Good Friday and Black Saturday

    Traditional healers (mananambal) and herbalists gather on Mt. Bandilaan to prepare herbal potions and perform folk-healing rituals, drawing visitors curious about Siquijor's mystic traditions.

    Source

  • Kaamulan Festival

    Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

    🗓️ About a month from mid-March into April (opened March 19 in 2026)

    Bukidnon's gathering of its seven indigenous tribes: rituals at the capitol grounds, ethnic street dancing and showcases of Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo and other cultures.

    Source

  • Moriones Festival

    Boac, Mogpog, Gasan, Santa Cruz and other towns, Marinduque

    🗓️ Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday)

    Masked 'moryons' dressed as Roman soldiers roam the towns all week, re-enacting the story of Longinus. His capture and beheading (pugutan) are staged near the end of Holy Week.

    Source

  • Panaad

    Catarman, Camiguin

    🗓️ Holy Week (Maundy Thursday to Good Friday)

    Holy Week pilgrimage in which devotees walk the island's 64-km circumferential road, ending with a climb up Mt. Vulcan's Stations of the Cross in Catarman.

    Source

  • Panaad sa Negros Festival

    Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ One week in late March or April (Mar 24–30, 2025; Apr 13–19, 2026)

    Negros Occidental's 'festival of festivals' at Panaad Park, where every city and town builds a showcase booth and competes with its festival dance; food, trade fairs and concerts.

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  • San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites

    City of San Fernando, Pampanga

    🗓️ Good Friday (Holy Week, March or April)

    Via Crucis street play that ends with devotees being nailed to crosses in Barangay San Pedro Cutud. Flagellants walk the streets in the days before. Expect large crowds and heat.

    Source

  • Strawberry Festival

    La Trinidad, Benguet

    🗓️ Month-long through March, sometimes running into the first days of April

    La Trinidad's harvest festival for its strawberry farms: street dancing and float parade, contests for the heaviest and sweetest berries, and a giant strawberry cake sliced and sold to visitors.

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  • Aklan Provincial Anniversary & Piña-Fiber Festival

    Kalibo, Aklan

    🗓️ Around April 25 (provincial founding), activities into early May

    Aklan's founding-anniversary celebration at the Kalibo capitol, with a fiber festival and trade fair showcasing piña cloth and abaca weaving, plus food and agricultural fairs and a fashion show.

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  • Antipolo Maytime Pilgrimage (Alay Lakad)

    Antipolo City, Rizal

    🗓️ Overnight April 30 to May 1; Maytime fiesta and Sumakah fest in May

    Hundreds of thousands walk about 24 km from Quiapo to the shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage. The Sumakah street festival (suman, mangga, kasoy, hamaka) follows on May 1.

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  • Bangus Festival

    Dagupan City, Pangasinan

    🗓️ April to May 1; Bangusan street party on April 30

    Dagupan's milkfish festival, with a street party where thousands of bangus are grilled along the highway and a closing at Tondaligan beach.

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  • Bantayog Festival

    Daet, Camarines Norte

    🗓️ Mid-April to early May, with the provincial founding anniversary

    Camarines Norte's founding-anniversary festival, also marking the 1898 Daet Revolt. Surfing cup, arnis festival, music festival and street dancing.

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  • Capiztahan Festival

    Roxas City, Capiz

    🗓️ April, starting around April 15 (provincial founding anniversary)

    Capiz's provincial founding-anniversary festival honoring Manuel Roxas, with cultural shows, trade fairs and the Surambaw seafood feast in the self-styled Seafood Capital of the Philippines.

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  • Dinamulag Festival

    Iba, Zambales

    🗓️ April or May, at mango season's peak (May 21–24 in 2025)

    Zambales' mango festival centered on the Capitol in Iba: fun run, mango congress, cooking contests, street dancing and a closing float parade.

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  • Hugyaw sa Kadagatan

    Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte

    🗓️ Around April 24–25, Kauswagan's founding anniversary

    Kauswagan's sea festival honoring San Vicente Ferrer, a thanksgiving for the town's catch with street dancing and boat events at the municipal pier.

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  • Imbayah Festival

    Banaue, Ifugao

    🗓️ Late April; not held every year (Urpih town fiesta in off years)

    Banaue's Ifugao cultural festival with a barangay parade, street dancing, native games such as wooden-scooter races, and rice-wine thanksgiving rites. Check with Banaue LGU whether it runs this year.

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  • Kadaugan sa Mactan

    Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

    🗓️ April 27, with festivities through April

    Commemoration of Lapulapu's 1521 victory over Magellan, highlighted by a beach reenactment of the Battle of Mactan at the Liberty Shrine in Barangay Mactan.

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  • Lang-ay Festival

    Bontoc, Mountain Province

    🗓️ Early April, with Mountain Province's founding anniversary

    Named after the toast 'lang-ay' (to good health), the festival brings the province's towns together for a parade, indigenous dances, rice-wine sharing and a trade fair. The 2026 edition was scaled down.

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  • Liliw Gat Tayaw Tsinelas Festival

    Liliw, Laguna

    🗓️ Late April (about three days)

    Liliw's festival for its slipper-making industry: a footwear trade fair along the main road, giant tsinelas displays, marching bands and a costume parade.

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  • Mango-Bamboo Festival

    San Carlos City, Pangasinan

    🗓️ April

    San Carlos City's trade festival for its mango orchards and bamboo craft, with mango-food competitions, a bamboo products fair and street dancing.

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  • Pandurucan Festival

    San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

    🗓️ Indak Pandurucan street dance Apr 29; festival day May 1

    San Jose's town festival: the Indak Pandurucan street-dancing competition, then a lantern parade and concerts at the municipal plaza.

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  • Pista'y Dayat

    Lingayen, Pangasinan

    🗓️ April into early May, culminating May 1 at the Capitol beachfront

    Pangasinan's 'festival of the sea' thanks the sea for its bounty. It ends with a thanksgiving Mass and street-dance showcase at Lingayen's Capitol beachfront, and the Limgas na Pangasinan pageant runs alongside.

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  • Rodeo Masbateño

    Masbate City, Masbate

    🗓️ April, competitions usually in the second week

    Masbate's cattle-country rodeo: riders from ranches and schools compete in bull riding, lassoing, steer wrestling and other events, with a parade on horseback.

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  • Saulog Festival

    Tagbilaran City, Bohol

    🗓️ Late April events, culminating May 1 (feast of St. Joseph the Worker)

    Tagbilaran City's fiesta festival for St. Joseph the Worker, with a street-dancing showdown, fluvial parade, pageant and the Maoy sa Mayo concert.

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  • Tanduyong Festival

    San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

    🗓️ April (fourth Sunday)

    San Jose City's onion festival, named after the local tanduyong onion, with street dancing and agri-trade events celebrating the harvest.

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  • Tiringbanay Festival

    San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

    🗓️ Mid-April to May 1, feast of St. Joseph the Worker

    The provincial capital's thanksgiving festival for its patron St. Joseph the Worker, revived after the pandemic with street dancing and town fiesta events.

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  • Turumba Festival

    Pakil, Laguna

    🗓️ April–May; dates move each year with the Lenten calendar

    Pakil's devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows (Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba), with dancing processions where devotees sing and sway behind the image.

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  • Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts

    Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Last week of April to the first week of May

    Vigan's arts festival, named after the beating of cotton for abel weaving: Binatbatan street dancing, a calesa parade, Santacruzan, an abel fashion show and art in the park.

    Source

May · Pista sa Mayo

  • Aklan Provincial Anniversary & Piña-Fiber Festival

    Kalibo, Aklan

    🗓️ Around April 25 (provincial founding), activities into early May

    Aklan's founding-anniversary celebration at the Kalibo capitol, with a fiber festival and trade fair showcasing piña cloth and abaca weaving, plus food and agricultural fairs and a fashion show.

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  • Antipolo Maytime Pilgrimage (Alay Lakad)

    Antipolo City, Rizal

    🗓️ Overnight April 30 to May 1; Maytime fiesta and Sumakah fest in May

    Hundreds of thousands walk about 24 km from Quiapo to the shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage. The Sumakah street festival (suman, mangga, kasoy, hamaka) follows on May 1.

    Source

  • Bangus Festival

    Dagupan City, Pangasinan

    🗓️ April to May 1; Bangusan street party on April 30

    Dagupan's milkfish festival, with a street party where thousands of bangus are grilled along the highway and a closing at Tondaligan beach.

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  • Bantayog Festival

    Daet, Camarines Norte

    🗓️ Mid-April to early May, with the provincial founding anniversary

    Camarines Norte's founding-anniversary festival, also marking the 1898 Daet Revolt. Surfing cup, arnis festival, music festival and street dancing.

    Source

  • Dinamulag Festival

    Iba, Zambales

    🗓️ April or May, at mango season's peak (May 21–24 in 2025)

    Zambales' mango festival centered on the Capitol in Iba: fun run, mango congress, cooking contests, street dancing and a closing float parade.

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  • Pandurucan Festival

    San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

    🗓️ Indak Pandurucan street dance Apr 29; festival day May 1

    San Jose's town festival: the Indak Pandurucan street-dancing competition, then a lantern parade and concerts at the municipal plaza.

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  • Pista'y Dayat

    Lingayen, Pangasinan

    🗓️ April into early May, culminating May 1 at the Capitol beachfront

    Pangasinan's 'festival of the sea' thanks the sea for its bounty. It ends with a thanksgiving Mass and street-dance showcase at Lingayen's Capitol beachfront, and the Limgas na Pangasinan pageant runs alongside.

    Source

  • Saulog Festival

    Tagbilaran City, Bohol

    🗓️ Late April events, culminating May 1 (feast of St. Joseph the Worker)

    Tagbilaran City's fiesta festival for St. Joseph the Worker, with a street-dancing showdown, fluvial parade, pageant and the Maoy sa Mayo concert.

    Source

  • Tiringbanay Festival

    San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

    🗓️ Mid-April to May 1, feast of St. Joseph the Worker

    The provincial capital's thanksgiving festival for its patron St. Joseph the Worker, revived after the pandemic with street dancing and town fiesta events.

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  • Turumba Festival

    Pakil, Laguna

    🗓️ April–May; dates move each year with the Lenten calendar

    Pakil's devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows (Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba), with dancing processions where devotees sing and sway behind the image.

    Source

  • Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts

    Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

    🗓️ Last week of April to the first week of May

    Vigan's arts festival, named after the beating of cotton for abel weaving: Binatbatan street dancing, a calesa parade, Santacruzan, an abel fashion show and art in the park.

    Source

  • Abaca Festival

    Virac, Catanduanes

    🗓️ Late May (dates have shifted between years)

    Catanduanes, the Abaca Capital of the Philippines, celebrates the fiber: float parade, festival dance contest, pinukpok (abaca cloth) fashion show and trade fair.

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  • Balangay Festival

    Butuan City, Agusan del Norte

    🗓️ May, culminating on May 19

    Butuan celebrates the ancient balangay boats unearthed in the city, among the oldest watercraft found in Southeast Asia, with cultural events and festivities.

    Source

  • Bolibong Kingking Festival

    Loboc, Bohol

    🗓️ May 23–24

    Loboc's religious music festival honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe: dancers play drums (bolibong) and gongs (kingking) in rhythm through the streets of the river town.

    Source

  • Carabao-Carroza Festival

    Pavia, Iloilo

    🗓️ Early May (traditionally May 3)

    Pavia's farmers' festival since 1971: carabaos in headdresses pull decorated bamboo sleds (carrozas) in a parade, followed by carabao races and a festival queen contest.

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  • Grand Ammungan Festival

    Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

    🗓️ Late May, around Nueva Vizcaya's founding anniversary

    Nueva Vizcaya's provincial festival (formerly Panagyaman), gathering its Ilocano, Ifugao, Gaddang and other communities for street dancing, a food and coffee fair and weaving showcases.

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  • Helobung Festival

    Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

    🗓️ Late May, three days (May 29–31 in 2024); was held in November in earlier years

    Lake Sebu's T'boli festival of merrymaking ("helobung"), with indigenous dance and music and a spotlight on the town's Manlilikha ng Bayan master artists.

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  • Hudyaka Festival

    Naval, Biliran

    🗓️ May 11, Biliran provincehood anniversary (cancelled in 2026)

    Province-wide celebration of Biliran's founding as a province, with festivities centered in the capital, Naval.

    Source

  • Ibabao Festival

    Catarman, Northern Samar

    🗓️ Late May to mid-June, ending near the June 19 founding anniversary

    Northern Samar's month-long anniversary festival with a float parade, agri-tourism trade fair and a festival-of-festivals contest among the province's towns.

    Source

  • Kaogma Festival

    Pili, Camarines Sur

    🗓️ Last week of May, around the province's founding anniversary

    Camarines Sur's provincial festival ('kaogma' means joy) at the Capitol in Pili: concerts, parades, mud races, food fairs and the Miss Kaogma pageant.

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  • Kneeling Carabao Festival

    Pulilan, Bulacan

    🗓️ May 14, eve of the feast of San Isidro Labrador

    Hundreds of decorated carabaos parade through Pulilan and kneel on command in front of the San Isidro Labrador church as thanks for the harvest.

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  • Magayon Festival

    Legazpi City and Albay towns, Albay

    🗓️ Month-long in May (the 2026 edition was cancelled)

    Albay's provincial festival named after Daragang Magayon, the legend behind Mayon Volcano: street dancing, a pageant, trade fairs and faith-tourism events.

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  • Manggahan Festival

    Jordan, Guimaras

    🗓️ About 10 days in mid–late May, around provincehood day (May 22)

    Guimaras's mango festival timed with its provincehood anniversary: a parade, trade fair and the popular eat-all-you-can mango sessions featuring the island's famously sweet mangoes.

    Source

  • Mantawi Festival

    Mandaue City, Cebu

    🗓️ Around May 7, Mandaue's fiesta for St. Joseph the Worker

    Mandaue City's fiesta festival named after the mantawi vine, a symbol of the city's unity, with street dancing and civic parades.

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  • Mayohan sa Tayabas

    Tayabas City, Quezon

    🗓️ About May 7–15; Hagisan ng Suman on May 15

    Tayabas' San Isidro fiesta. Thousands of suman (rice cakes) and other produce are thrown from the Casa Comunidad balcony and houses to the crowd during the procession.

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  • Obando Fertility Dance (Feast of the Three Saints)

    Obando, Bulacan

    🗓️ May 17–19, one day each for three patron saints

    Devotees dance in procession for San Pascual Baylon, Santa Clara and Nuestra Señora de Salambao, asking for a spouse or a child.

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  • Pahiyas Festival

    Lucban, Quezon

    🗓️ May 15, feast of San Isidro Labrador

    Lucban houses along the procession route are decked out in colored kiping (rice wafers), fruit and vegetables as thanks for the harvest. Best seen early before the crowds build.

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  • Saging Festival

    Lazi, Siquijor

    🗓️ Mid-May, during the Lazi town fiesta

    Lazi's banana harvest festival: street dances act out the fruit's cycle from planting to harvest, coinciding with the fiesta of the town known for its heritage church and convent.

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  • Sarangani Bay Festival (SarBay Fest)

    Glan, Sarangani

    🗓️ Around the third weekend of May

    Large beach festival at Gumasa Beach in Glan with concerts, water sports and fireworks, plus coastal cleanups for the protected Sarangani Bay seascape.

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June · Pista sa Hunyo

  • Ibabao Festival

    Catarman, Northern Samar

    🗓️ Late May to mid-June, ending near the June 19 founding anniversary

    Northern Samar's month-long anniversary festival with a float parade, agri-tourism trade fair and a festival-of-festivals contest among the province's towns.

    Source

  • Adlaw ng Southern Leyte

    Maasin City, Southern Leyte

    🗓️ Late June to July 1 (provincial founding day)

    Southern Leyte's founding-anniversary celebration in the capital, with agri-fish fairs, cultural shows and festival presentations from the province's towns.

    Source

  • Aggao Nac Cagayan

    Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

    🗓️ June, culminating on Cagayan Day (June 29)

    Month-long provincial celebration of Cagayan's 1583 founding, with street dancing, trade fairs, sports and cultural events in Tuguegarao and other towns.

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  • Baragatan sa Palawan

    Puerto Princesa City (Provincial Capitol), Palawan

    🗓️ Most of June, marking Palawan's founding anniversary (June 23)

    Palawan's provincial festival at the Capitol grounds: Caraenan food fair, agri-trade booths from every town, sports, and the Saraotan sa Dalan street-dance competition.

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  • Gotad ad Ifugao

    Province-wide, Ifugao

    🗓️ Mid-June, around Ifugao's founding anniversary

    Ifugao's provincial founding celebration. 'Gotad' is a thanksgiving feast, and towns present native dances, chants, rituals and games.

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  • Kaliguan Festival

    Cagwait, Surigao del Sur

    🗓️ Late June, around June 24 (feast of St. John the Baptist)

    Three-day beach festival in Cagwait held in honor of St. John the Baptist.

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  • Kinsan Festival

    Aloguinsan, Cebu

    🗓️ June, around the town fiesta (second Sunday of June)

    Aloguinsan's festival named after the kinsan (dotted grouper) fish abundant in its waters, celebrated alongside the fiesta of St. Raphael the Archangel.

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  • Lami-Lamihan Festival

    Lamitan City, Basilan

    🗓️ Late June (opened June 26 in 2025)

    Lamitan's festival of Yakan culture and Christian-Muslim harmony, opening with rites at the Datu Kalun Shrine and a parade of residents in hand-woven Yakan attire.

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  • Naliyagan Festival

    Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

    🗓️ June 12 to June 17 (province founding anniversary)

    Agusan del Sur's week-long festival honoring the Manobo and other tribes, with rituals, a tribal parade, street dancing and displays of local crafts.

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  • Parada ng Lechon

    Balayan, Batangas

    🗓️ June 24, feast of St. John the Baptist

    Dozens of costumed roast pigs are paraded through Balayan amid street dancing and water dousing (basaan) for St. John the Baptist.

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  • Pili Festival

    Sorsogon City, Sorsogon

    🗓️ June, leading to the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29)

    Sorsogon City's fiesta for the pili nut, with a street dance in pili-inspired costumes and pili products sold around the city.

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  • Piña Festival

    Ormoc City, Leyte

    🗓️ June, street dance and ritual showdown in the latter half of June

    Ormoc's festival celebrating its famously sweet Queen pineapple, with street dancing, a ritual showdown and fiesta events.

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  • Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival

    Tacloban City, Leyte

    🗓️ Late June, festival of festivals around June 27–29

    Tacloban's fiesta for the Señor Santo Niño: dancers painted like the tattooed 'pintados' warriors, plus a festival-of-festivals parade of Leyte town contingents.

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  • Pinyasan Festival

    Daet, Camarines Norte

    🗓️ Mid-to-late June (about June 15–24)

    Daet's festival for the sweet Formosa pineapple: float parade, street dancing, an agro-industrial fair, free pineapples and the Miss Pinyasan pageant.

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  • Regada Water Festival

    Cavite City, Cavite

    🗓️ Several days, culminating June 24 (feast of St. John the Baptist)

    Cavite City's water festival. Sprinklers and fire trucks drench revelers along P. Burgos Avenue, with street dancing, concerts and food stalls on the days before.

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  • Sangyaw Festival

    Tacloban City, Leyte

    🗓️ June 29, eve of the Tacloban grand fiesta

    Tacloban's night-time Parade of Lights with illuminated floats and dance contingents winding through downtown streets to the Balyuan Amphitheater.

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  • Saulog Festival

    Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

    🗓️ First week of June, culminating on the June 6 founding anniversary

    Zamboanga del Norte's week-long founding anniversary thanksgiving, with a trade fair, concerts, cultural performing arts contests, a pageant and fireworks.

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  • Sinukmani Festival

    Rosario, Batangas

    🗓️ June 9 (town founding anniversary), with events the days before

    Rosario sets a table hundreds of meters long with sinukmani (caramel-topped sticky rice cake) for the town to share, with street dancing and concerts.

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  • Taong Putik Festival

    Aliaga (Barangay Bibiclat), Nueva Ecija

    🗓️ June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist

    Before dawn, devotees cover themselves in rice-field mud and dried banana leaves, then walk to the church for Mass. Asking for candles and a play on the saint's life follow.

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  • Vunung Festival (Batanes Day)

    Basco, Batanes

    🗓️ Week leading to Batanes Day, June 26

    Batanes' founding-anniversary celebration, named after the vunung (food wrapped in kabaya leaves). Pageants, sports, Ivatan cultural shows and farm and fishery exhibits.

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  • Wattah Wattah Festival

    San Juan City, Metro Manila – Second District

    🗓️ June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist

    San Juan's 'basaan' festival honors its patron with water dousing. Since 2025 the dousing is limited to a set zone on Pinaglabanan Road during set morning hours, alongside a parade and dance contest.

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July · Pista sa Hulyo

  • Adlaw ng Southern Leyte

    Maasin City, Southern Leyte

    🗓️ Late June to July 1 (provincial founding day)

    Southern Leyte's founding-anniversary celebration in the capital, with agri-fish fairs, cultural shows and festival presentations from the province's towns.

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  • Bocaue Pagoda Festival

    Bocaue, Bulacan

    🗓️ First Sunday of July

    River procession on the Bocaue River for the Holy Cross of Wawa, carried on a decorated pagoda barge escorted by boats. Revived in 2014 after a 1993 barge disaster.

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  • Gakit Festival

    Valencia City, Bukidnon

    🗓️ July, three days (main raft race around July 12)

    Valencia's river festival on the Pulangi River, with races of decorated bamboo rafts (gakit) like those once used to ferry people and goods across the river.

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  • Ibid Festival

    Caibiran, Biliran

    🗓️ July 25, Caibiran town fiesta

    Caibiran's town fiesta festival on the east coast of Biliran Island, with street dancing and community celebrations.

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  • Kadagayaan Festival

    Tagum City, Davao del Norte

    🗓️ Around July 1, Davao del Norte's founding anniversary

    Davao del Norte's anniversary festival of bounty ("dagaya"): a civic parade, agri-aqua trade fair, dance competitions, cultural shows and fireworks.

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  • Kahimunan Abayan Festival

    Butuan City, Agusan del Norte

    🗓️ Late July, opening Butuan's charter day celebration

    Fluvial procession of decorated boats on the Agusan River for Santa Ana, long invoked by river communities for protection, with dancing on the riverbanks.

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  • Kinabayo Festival

    Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte

    🗓️ Around July 25, feast of St. James the Greater

    Dapitan's fiesta for St. James, featuring a costumed pageant on horseback re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars, plus processions and Masses.

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  • Padigosan Festival

    Digos City, Davao del Sur

    🗓️ Mid-July, culminating on the July 19 founding anniversary

    Digos City's founding anniversary festival, with street dancing, cultural shows, a trade fair, sports events and a lechon parade.

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  • Pakaradiyaan o Sarimanok

    Marawi City, Lanao del Sur

    🗓️ Month of July, for the province's founding anniversary

    Lanao del Sur's month-long anniversary festival of Maranao culture: a Pagana Maranao feast, kulintang and traditional dance, a culinary fair and Qur'an recitation.

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  • Sagayan Festival

    Tubod, Lanao del Norte

    🗓️ First days of July, for the province's founding anniversary

    Lanao del Norte's anniversary festival built around the sagayan, a Maranao war dance drawn from the Darangen epic, performed by contingents from every town.

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  • Sandugo Festival

    Tagbilaran City, Bohol

    🗓️ Throughout July, street dancing and parades mid-to-late July

    Bohol's month-long festival commemorating the 1565 blood compact between Datu Sikatuna and Legazpi, with a reenactment, street-dance competition, trade fairs and concerts.

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  • Subayan Keg Subanen Festival

    Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental

    🗓️ July 16 (Ozamiz charter day and feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)

    Street dancing and tableau competition depicting Subanen life through song, dance and costume, held on Ozamiz City's charter anniversary.

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  • Sublian Festival

    Batangas City, Batangas

    🗓️ Two weeks in July, culminating July 23 (city founding anniversary)

    Batangas City's festival around the subli devotional dance for the Holy Cross and Santo Niño, with street dancing, a float parade and native games.

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  • T'nalak Festival

    Koronadal City, South Cotabato

    🗓️ About a week in mid-July, ending on July 18 (province founding day)

    South Cotabato's anniversary festival named after the T'boli's dream-woven abaca cloth, with street dancing, a weaving exhibit, farm and food fairs.

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August · Pista sa Agosto

  • Bugwas Festival

    San Juan, Siquijor

    🗓️ Late August, town fiesta of St. Augustine (Aug 28)

    San Juan's town fiesta festival for St. Augustine of Hippo, with street dancing and community feasting; started in 2006.

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  • Buyogan Festival

    Abuyog, Leyte

    🗓️ Mid-August (listed as August 19)

    Abuyog's festival inspired by the buyog (bee), the source of the town's name; dancers in bee costumes mimic swarming bees. A frequent Kasadyaan champion.

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  • Haladaya Festival

    Daanbantayan, Cebu

    🗓️ August 21–30, ending with street dancing

    Daanbantayan's festival honoring Datu Daya, the town's legendary founder, with street-dance performances in northern Cebu, gateway to Malapascua Island.

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  • Higalaay Festival

    Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental

    🗓️ Throughout August; peaks Aug 26–28, feast of St. Augustine

    Cagayan de Oro's city fiesta and charter celebration: street dancing, a civic-military parade and a fluvial procession on the Cagayan River for St. Augustine.

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  • Hudyaka sa Panglao

    Panglao, Bohol

    🗓️ August 28

    Panglao's fiesta festival held on the parish church grounds, where the town's ten barangays compete in a street-dance showdown.

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  • Ibalong Festival

    Legazpi City, Albay

    🗓️ Mid/late August into early September (Aug 21–Sep 6 in 2025)

    Legazpi's festival based on the Bicolano epic Ibalong. Street dancers dress as the heroes Baltog, Handyong and Bantong and the monsters they fought. Concerts and a tattoo expo also run.

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  • Kadayawan Festival

    Davao City, Davao del Sur

    🗓️ August, main weekend in the third week (Aug 15–17 in 2025)

    Davao City's thanksgiving for the harvest and its indigenous cultures: a tribal village, food fairs, the Indak-Indak street dance and the Pamulak floral float parade.

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  • Kalivungan Festival

    Kidapawan City, Cotabato

    🗓️ August 26 to September 1, the province's founding anniversary

    Cotabato Province's anniversary festival of its tri-people at the capitol in Amas, Kidapawan: street dancing by the towns, drum and lyre contests and a travel and trade expo.

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  • Manaragat Festival

    Catbalogan City, Samar

    🗓️ Late August, around August 24 (feast of St. Bartholomew)

    Catbalogan's sea festival honoring its patron St. Bartholomew and Maqueda Bay's fishing heritage, with a dance parade, cultural shows and an agricultural fair.

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  • Niyogyugan Festival

    Lucena City, Quezon

    🗓️ Mid-August, ending on Quezon Day (Aug 19)

    Quezon province's coconut festival. Town pavilions at the Capitol grounds show local products, and the grand parade and street dancing fall on Manuel L. Quezon's birthday.

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  • Pasaka Festival

    Tanauan, Leyte

    🗓️ August 14, eve of the Assumption

    Tanauan's festival honoring Our Lady of the Assumption ('Pasaka' in Waray), with street dancing and fiesta celebrations.

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  • Pasidungog sa Sugbo (formerly Pasigarbo sa Sugbo)

    Cebu City, Cebu

    🗓️ Late August, part of the province's founding-anniversary month

    Cebu Province's festival of festivals where town contingents perform their ritual dances. Pasigarbo was cancelled in 2025; a non-competitive Pasidungog showcase replaced it in 2026.

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  • Pavvurulun Afi Festival

    Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

    🗓️ First half of August, ending on the feast of San Jacinto (Aug 16)

    Tuguegarao's city fiesta ('afi' is Ybanag for fire), with a fire-themed street dance, food and trade fairs, band concerts and civic parades.

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  • Samar Day Festival of Festivals

    Catbalogan City, Samar

    🗓️ August 11, with festivities in the days before

    Samar's founding-day celebration at the provincial capitol, where town festival contingents compete and the Mutya han Samar pageant is held.

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  • Sirong Festival

    Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

    🗓️ Mid-August, days before the town fiesta

    Cantilan's ethnic street dancing festival, held before the town fiesta since 2004 and revived in 2023.

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  • Timpupo Festival

    Kidapawan City, Cotabato

    🗓️ August, during the fruit harvest season

    Kidapawan's fruit harvest festival ("timpupo" is Manobo for abundant harvest), known for fruit float parades and eat-all-you-can durian, marang and mangosteen.

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September · Pista sa Septiyembre

  • Ibalong Festival

    Legazpi City, Albay

    🗓️ Mid/late August into early September (Aug 21–Sep 6 in 2025)

    Legazpi's festival based on the Bicolano epic Ibalong. Street dancers dress as the heroes Baltog, Handyong and Bantong and the monsters they fought. Concerts and a tattoo expo also run.

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  • Kalivungan Festival

    Kidapawan City, Cotabato

    🗓️ August 26 to September 1, the province's founding anniversary

    Cotabato Province's anniversary festival of its tri-people at the capitol in Amas, Kidapawan: street dancing by the towns, drum and lyre contests and a travel and trade expo.

    Source

  • Adlaw sa Probinsya (Solili Festival)

    Siquijor, Siquijor

    🗓️ Mid-September, around September 17 (provincial charter day)

    Siquijor's provincial charter-day celebration with a grand parade, the Solili dance festival based on a traditional courtship custom, and a talent night.

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  • Agal-Agal Festival

    Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

    🗓️ Around September 25, during Kamahardikaan (province founding anniversary)

    Tawi-Tawi's seaweed (agal-agal) festival, part of its founding anniversary, with Igal street dancing and a pageant in native costume. Host town can vary.

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  • Balangiga Encounter Day

    Balangiga, Eastern Samar

    🗓️ September 28 (provincial special holiday)

    Commemoration of the 1901 attack by Balangiga townsfolk on U.S. troops, with a reenactment of the encounter; the church bells taken as war trophies were returned in 2018.

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  • Banigan-Kawayan Festival

    Basey, Samar

    🗓️ September 29

    Basey's celebration of its banig mat-weaving and bamboo crafts, near the Sohoton Natural Bridge park.

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  • Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival

    Surigao City, Surigao del Norte

    🗓️ Early September, main street dancing on Sept 9; feast of San Nicolas Sept 10

    Surigao City's thanksgiving for San Nicolas de Tolentino, rooted in Mamanwa and Manobo rain dances; known for its street dancing competition and grand showdown.

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  • Bugkosan sa Isla Festival

    San Jose, Dinagat Islands

    🗓️ Last week of September to early October, around the Oct 2 charter anniversary

    Dinagat Islands' week-long charter anniversary festival ("bugkosan" means to bind), bringing together the province's seven towns for culture and arts events.

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  • Dahunog sa Dipolog

    Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

    🗓️ Late September to early October

    Dipolog's drum-and-band festival: marching bands from the city and nearby towns parade and compete in an invitational beat and dance parade.

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  • Diyandi Festival

    Iligan City, Lanao del Norte

    🗓️ Throughout September; peaks on Sept 29, feast of St. Michael

    Iligan's fiesta for St. Michael the Archangel, with street dancing and tableau competitions reflecting the city's Higaonon, Maranao and settler heritage.

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  • Gapnod Festival

    Almeria, Biliran

    🗓️ September 1

    Almeria's town festival on Biliran Island's west coast, marked with street dancing and fiesta celebrations.

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  • Hadang Festival

    Calbayog City, Samar

    🗓️ September 1–8, culminating in the September 8 city fiesta

    Calbayog's festival based on the hadang, an old ritual dance offered for good harvest and healing; formerly Sarakiki-Hadang, it became the official city festival in 2025.

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  • Hudyaka sa Bais

    Bais City, Negros Oriental

    🗓️ Around September 10, feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentino

    Bais City's thanksgiving festival of harvests for its patron saint, with street dancing including a fishermen's showdown celebrating the year's catch.

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  • Megayon Festival

    Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ Late September, for the province's founding anniversary

    Provincial festival at the capitol complex celebrating the solidarity of Zamboanga del Sur's cultural groups, with trade fairs and showcases of each town's own festival.

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  • Padul-ong Festival

    Borongan City, Eastern Samar

    🗓️ Early September, leading to the September 8 feast

    Borongan's Marian festival reenacting the image's arrival, with a fluvial parade across the bay from Punta Maria, a procession to the cathedral and a street-dance competition.

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  • Panagdadapun Festival

    Cabarroguis, Quirino

    🗓️ Early September, peaking on Quirino Foundation Day (Sept 10)

    Quirino's founding-anniversary festival ('gathering'), where each of the six towns brings its own festival dance to a street-dancing competition, plus a crafts fair and sports.

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  • Peñafrancia Festival

    Naga City, Camarines Sur

    🗓️ September: Traslacion on the 2nd Friday, fluvial procession before the 3rd Sunday

    One of Asia's largest Marian feasts. All-male voyadores carry the image of Ina (Our Lady of Peñafrancia) to the cathedral, and nine days later it returns by fluvial procession on the Naga River.

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  • Sinanggiyaw Festival

    Dumanjug, Cebu

    🗓️ Late September to early October, ending on the Oct 3–4 town fiesta

    Dumanjug's harvest thanksgiving dance for St. Francis of Assisi; its name blends 'sinanggi' (abundant harvest) and 'sayaw' (dance).

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  • Singkaban Festival

    City of Malolos, Bulacan

    🗓️ First half of September, marking the Malolos Congress anniversary (Sept 15)

    Bulacan's provincial arts and culture festival, named after the bamboo welcome arch. Float parade (Parada ng Karosa), cultural shows, food fairs and concerts.

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  • Talakudong Festival

    Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat

    🗓️ Around September 18, Tacurong's charter anniversary

    Tacurong's cityhood festival of street dancing and field demonstrations, featuring brightly painted kudong headgear like those worn by early settlers.

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  • Tuna Festival

    General Santos City, South Cotabato

    🗓️ First week of September, around the city's Sept 5 charter day

    General Santos, the country's tuna capital, celebrates its fishing industry and charter anniversary with a week of street dancing, parades and tuna food fairs.

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  • Zamboanga Hermosa Festival (Fiesta Pilar)

    Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ Late September to October; feast of Our Lady of the Pillar on October 12

    Month-long fiesta for the city's patroness, Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar, with a parade of lights, street dancing, a vinta regatta and dozens of cultural and sports events.

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October · Pista sa Oktubre

  • Bugkosan sa Isla Festival

    San Jose, Dinagat Islands

    🗓️ Last week of September to early October, around the Oct 2 charter anniversary

    Dinagat Islands' week-long charter anniversary festival ("bugkosan" means to bind), bringing together the province's seven towns for culture and arts events.

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  • Dahunog sa Dipolog

    Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

    🗓️ Late September to early October

    Dipolog's drum-and-band festival: marching bands from the city and nearby towns parade and compete in an invitational beat and dance parade.

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  • Sinanggiyaw Festival

    Dumanjug, Cebu

    🗓️ Late September to early October, ending on the Oct 3–4 town fiesta

    Dumanjug's harvest thanksgiving dance for St. Francis of Assisi; its name blends 'sinanggi' (abundant harvest) and 'sayaw' (dance).

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  • Zamboanga Hermosa Festival (Fiesta Pilar)

    Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ Late September to October; feast of Our Lady of the Pillar on October 12

    Month-long fiesta for the city's patroness, Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar, with a parade of lights, street dancing, a vinta regatta and dozens of cultural and sports events.

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  • Bagasumbol Festival

    Naval, Biliran

    🗓️ First Saturday of October, during Naval's town fiesta

    The provincial capital's festival celebrating the coming of Christianity to Naval, with street dancing by town contingents and the 'Tsinelas Party' street party.

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  • Banayan Festival

    Banaybanay, Davao Oriental

    🗓️ October (month-long)

    Banaybanay's thanksgiving for a bountiful rice harvest, also honoring the town's early settlers.

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  • Buglasan Festival

    Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

    🗓️ About 10 days in mid–late October, main showdown day is a holiday

    Negros Oriental's 'festival of festivals' in Dumaguete, where contingents from the province's towns and cities compete in street dancing and showdowns, with food and trade fairs.

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  • Kaimunan Festival

    Tagum City, Davao del Norte

    🗓️ Early October, culminating on October 10

    Gathering of Tagum's Mansaka, Mandaya and Kalagan peoples with migrant tribes: harvest thanksgiving rituals, indigenous games and cultural presentations.

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  • Kasanggayahan Festival

    Sorsogon City, Sorsogon

    🗓️ Most of October, around Sorsogon's founding anniversary

    Sorsogon's provincial festival of prosperity, known for the Pantomina sa Tinampo street dance ('dance of the doves'), plus a parade of resources and a regional festival of festivals.

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  • La Union Surfing Break

    San Juan, La Union

    🗓️ Late October to early November

    Running since about 2006: surfing competitions at San Juan's breaks, plus surf clinics, beach events, music nights and side events in Bacnotan.

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  • Lanzones Festival

    Mambajao, Camiguin

    🗓️ Third or fourth week of October

    Camiguin's week-long thanksgiving for the lanzones harvest, centered in Mambajao, with street dancing in lanzones-themed costumes, a fruit fair and contests.

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  • MassKara Festival

    Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ October 1–18 in 2026, highlight weekend mid-October (moved earlier from late Oct)

    Bacolod's 'City of Smiles' festival: dancers in smiling, beaded masks and glittering costumes compete in street and arena dance contests, plus the night-time Electric MassKara.

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  • Regatta de Zamboanga

    Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur

    🗓️ Early October, during the Hermosa Festival (Oct 5 in 2025)

    Race of hundreds of colorful vinta sailboats off R.T. Lim Boulevard, one of the highlights of the Hermosa Festival.

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  • Sambuokan Festival

    Mati City, Davao Oriental

    🗓️ Late October, around Mati's October 29 founding anniversary

    Mati City's anniversary festival celebrating unity ("sambuokan"), with street dancing and cultural events. The 2025 edition was cancelled after twin earthquakes.

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November · Pista sa Nobyembre

  • La Union Surfing Break

    San Juan, La Union

    🗓️ Late October to early November

    Running since about 2006: surfing competitions at San Juan's breaks, plus surf clinics, beach events, music nights and side events in Bacnotan.

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  • Adivay Festival

    La Trinidad, Benguet

    🗓️ November, around Benguet's founding anniversary on Nov 23

    Benguet's provincial festival ('adivay' is Ibaloi for coming together): grand parade from the Capitol, agri-trade fair, and Ibaloi and Kankanaey rituals and dances.

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  • Belenismo sa Tarlac

    Tarlac City and towns, Tarlac

    🗓️ Early November through the Christmas season

    Province-wide nativity-scene (belen) competition. Large belens built from mostly recycled materials go up at churches, plazas and town halls across Tarlac.

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  • Gaginaway Festival

    Malita, Davao Occidental

    🗓️ November, timed to the full moon

    Malita's festival of unity among the Tagakaulo, Blaan and Manobo peoples and the Muslim community, held under November's full moon with agong music and cultural shows.

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  • Higantes Festival

    Angono, Rizal

    🗓️ November 23 (feast of St. Clement), with events the days before

    Angono's papier-mâché giants parade through town, followed by a fluvial procession on Laguna de Bay for San Clemente, with paddle-carrying devotees in bakya.

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  • Kabkaban Festival

    Carcar City, Cebu

    🗓️ Late November, around the feast of St. Catherine (Nov 25)

    Carcar's fiesta festival for St. Catherine of Alexandria, with ritual street dances; Carcar's contingent is a repeat champion of the provincial festival competition.

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  • Kalimudan Festival

    Isulan, Sultan Kudarat

    🗓️ Week leading to November 22, the province's founding anniversary

    Sultan Kudarat's provincial gathering ("kalimudan" in Maguindanaon) of its peoples: street dancing, drum and bell contests, an agri fair and the Miss Sultan Kudarat pageant.

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  • MunaTo Festival

    Alabel, Sarangani

    🗓️ Late November, up to the province's November 28 anniversary

    Sarangani's cultural festival for its indigenous "first peoples" (Blaan munato), celebrating the province's founding anniversary with cultural shows and exhibits.

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  • Pawikan Festival

    Morong, Bataan

    🗓️ Late November or early December

    Sea-turtle conservation festival at the Pawikan Conservation Center: hatchling releases on the beach, street dance and sand sculpture contests, and a trade fair.

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  • Perangat Festival

    Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental

    🗓️ November, for the province's founding anniversary

    Provincial thanksgiving festival featuring Subanen traditions and beliefs; "perangat" is Subanen for progress. Includes a street dancing contest among contingents.

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  • Pintaflores Festival

    San Carlos City, Negros Occidental

    🗓️ Early November, street dance showdown on November 5

    San Carlos City's fiesta festival, with dancers painted in floral designs and costumes combining the 'pintados' body-art tradition with flowers.

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December · Pista sa Disyembre

  • Christmas Symbols Festival

    Tangub City, Misamis Occidental

    🗓️ December 1 to early January

    Tangub's month-long display of giant lighted Christmas symbols and replicas of world landmarks put up by agencies and barangays, running since 1992.

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  • Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul)

    City of San Fernando, Pampanga

    🗓️ Competition in mid-December; lantern exhibitions until about Jan 1

    Barangays compete with roughly 20-foot parol lanterns whose thousands of bulbs flash in patterns timed to music. San Fernando calls itself the Christmas Capital of the Philippines.

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  • Belenismo sa Tarlac

    Tarlac City and towns, Tarlac

    🗓️ Early November through the Christmas season

    Province-wide nativity-scene (belen) competition. Large belens built from mostly recycled materials go up at churches, plazas and town halls across Tarlac.

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  • Pawikan Festival

    Morong, Bataan

    🗓️ Late November or early December

    Sea-turtle conservation festival at the Pawikan Conservation Center: hatchling releases on the beach, street dance and sand sculpture contests, and a trade fair.

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  • Binaybayon Festival

    Baybay City, Leyte

    🗓️ Late December, week-long; December 27 is a local holiday

    Baybay City's thanksgiving festival since 2007, with street dances drawing on the curacha and the stages of planting and harvest, celebrating its coastal and farm bounty.

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  • Binirayan Festival

    San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

    🗓️ December (2022 edition ran December 1–21)

    Antique's provincial festival recalling the legendary landing of the Bornean datus, with a balangay fluvial parade to Malandog in Hamtic, a settlement reenactment and Malay-Ati tribal dance competition.

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  • Puto Festival

    Calasiao, Pangasinan

    🗓️ About a week in early-to-mid December

    Calasiao's festival for its famous puto (steamed rice cake), with a thanksgiving Mass, puto stalls and street events, timed for the holiday rush of buyers.

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  • Sambat Mascara y Regatta

    Loay, Bohol

    🗓️ First Saturday of December

    Loay's festival for St. Francis Xavier, with masked street dancing, boat races and a fluvial parade on the Loboc River mouth, plus an agro-industrial fair.

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  • Shariff Kabunsuan Festival

    Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte

    🗓️ Mid-December, about a week (Dec 15–19 in recent years)

    Commemorates the arrival of Islam in mainland Mindanao with Shariff Kabunsuan; the highlight is a fluvial parade of guinakit boats re-enacting his landing, plus Qur'an reading and heritage booths.

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  • Sinadya sa Halaran

    Roxas City, Capiz

    🗓️ First week of December, up to the Immaculate Conception feast (Dec 8)

    Roxas City's 'joy of sharing' festival for the Immaculate Conception, combining a fluvial procession and religious rites with street dancing, a bazaar and seafood food fair.

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  • Tultugan Festival

    Maasin, Iloilo

    🗓️ Late December, around December 26

    Maasin's bamboo festival celebrating the town's bamboo heritage, with performers in bamboo costumes and bamboo-instrument music; its dance troupe also competes in January's Kasadyahan.

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