Festivals in the Philippines in November

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.