🎉 Fiesta calendar · January, December
Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul)
📍 City of San Fernando, Pampanga · Luzon
- When
- 🗓️ Competition in mid-December; lantern exhibitions until about Jan 1
- Month
- January (Enero) – December (Disyembre)
What to expect
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.
Dates can change year to year: check the official source before you go.
Getting there
See Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul) on the map with the nearest airport, sea port and bus terminal, the weather, and places to stay, eat and visit nearby in City of San Fernando.
More festivals in Pampanga
- San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites · Mar–Apr
Other festivals in January
- Ati-Atihan Festival · Kalibo, Aklan
- Bambanti Festival · City of Ilagan, Isabela
- Biniray Festival · Romblon, Romblon
- Christmas Symbols Festival · Tangub City, Misamis Occidental
- Dinagsa Festival · Cadiz City, Negros Occidental
- Dinagyang Festival · Iloilo City, Iloilo