Cultural FestivalsThe many communities of predominantly Catholic Philippines almost all have a patron saint assigned to each of them.

Ati-Atihan Festival - Kalibo, Aklan (in honor of Santo Niño)

Dinagyang Festival - Iloilo City (in honour of Santo Niño)

Talakudong Festival - Tacurong City Kadayawan Festival - Davao City Kinabayo festival - Dapitan City (in

honour of Saint James the Great) Higantes Festival - Angono, Rizal (in

honour of Saint Clement) Longganisa Festival - Vigan City (in

honour of Saint Paul) Kasadyahan sa Iligan - Iligan City (in

honour of Saint Michael the Archangel)

Mammangui Festival - Ilagan City (held on May 30)

Moriones Festival - Marinduque (part of Holy Week; commemorates Saint Longinus)

Pintados-Kasadyaan - Leyte Sigpawan Festval-Lemery,

Batangas Celebrate every Easter Sunday

Sangyaw - Tacloban City Silmugi Festival - Borbon, Cebu (in

honour of Saint Sebastian) Sinulog Festival - Cebu (in honour

of Santo Niño de Cebú) Tugob Festival - Ormoc

City,Leyte (Celebration of Thanksgiving for the Bounty of the City)

Zamboanga Hermosa Festival - Zamboanga City (in honour of Our Lady of the Pillar)

Pintaflores Festival - San Carlos City, Neg. Occ. (in honour of Saint Charles Borromeo)

Regada Water Festival - Cavite City, Cavite (in honour of Saint John the Baptist)

Meguyaya Festival - Upi, Maguindanao

Padul-ong Festival - Borongan City, Eastern Samar

Kariton Festival - Licab, Nueva Ecija (in honour of Don Dalmacio Esguerra)

Indigenous Influence/Non-Religious Festival

Lanzones Festival - Camiguin Gawagaway-yan Festival- Cauayan

City, Isabela Mammangui Festival- Ilagan City,

Isabela Binallay Festival- Ilagan City,

Isabela Pattaraday Festival- Santiago City Pav-vurulun Festival - Tuguegarao

City MassKara Festival - Bacolod City Ibalong Festival - Legazpi City Sandugo Festival - Bohol Sanghiyang Festival - Alfonso,

Cavite Bangus Festival - Dagupan City Sinukwan Festival - San Fernando

City. Frog Festival - San Fernando City. Kannawidan 'Ylocos' Festival - Ilocos

Sur Viva Vigan 'Binatbatan' Festival of

the Arts - Vigan City World Costume Festival (An

INTERNATIONAL event) - Vigan City WORLD's Heritage Cities Solidarity

Festival - Vigan City Raniag Twilight Festival - Vigan City Buntal Hat Festival - Baliuag,

Bulacan Sampaguita Festival-San Pedro City,

Laguna, (in Honor of St.Peter.) Kalimudan Festival-Isulan Kalilangan Festival-General Santos

City Halamang Dilaw Singkaban

Festival - Marilao, Bulacan Maubanog Festival-Mauban,Quezon Bayluhay Festival(The Barter of

Panay)-San Joaquin, Iloilo Kagay-an Festival-Cagayan de Oro Mango Festival-Iba, Zambales Inug-og Festival-Oroquieta City,

Misamis Occidental Kaamulan Festival-Malaybalay City,

Bukidnon Minasa Festival-Bustos, Bulacan Pahiyas Festival-Lucban, Quezon Maskara Festival-Bacolod City,

Negros, Occidental

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Flower Festival Panagbenga Festival - (Feb 26- Feb

27), Baguio City

Religious FestivalJanuary

Kuraldal Festival - Jan.6 Sasmuan, Pampanga

Tugyaw Sto. Nino festival - 3rd week of January Bustos, Bulacan

Minasa Festival - 2nd week of January Bustos, Bulacan

Feast of the Three Kings - 2, Gasan, Marinduque

Halamanan Festival -23, Guiguinto, Bulacan

Bailes de Luces - 5, La Castellana, Negros Occidental

Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary - 9, Lingayen, Pangasinan

Feast of The Black Nazarene - 9, Quiapo, Manila

Biniray Festival - 9, Romblon Hinugyaw Festival (Araw ng

Koronadal) - 10, Koronadal City Binanog Festival - 10-

16, Lambunao, Iloilo Sinulog (Kabankalan) Festival - 10-

16, Kabankalan City Coconut "Coco" Festival - 15 (week

long), San Pablo City, Laguna Makato Santo Niño Festival -

15, Makato, Aklan Pasungay Festival - 15, San Joaquin,

Iloilo Batingaw Festival - 16, Cabuyao

City Kahimunan Festival - 16, Butuan

City Pangisdaan Festival - 16, Navotas

City Kinaradto Festival - 16, Buenavista,

Guimaras Batan Ati-Ati Malakara Festival -

16, Batan, Aklan

Fire Works Display and Contest - 16, Iloilo City

Caracol Festival - 16, Makati City Bansudani Festival (Feast of The

Divine Savior) - 17, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro

Sadsad sa Kalye - 19, Janiuay, Iloilo Tagbo Festival - 19, Poro, Cebu Pandot sa Bacolod - 20, Bacolod

City Binuligay Festival - 20, Jamindan,

Capiz Feast of the Santo Niño - 3rd

Sunday, Nationwide Ati-Atihan Festival - 3-16, Kalibo,

Aklan Dinagyang Festival - 23-25, Iloilo

City Longganisa Festival - 22, Vigan City Sinulog festival - Cebu City Sto Niño de Malolos Festival -

30, Malolos City Pintauo Festival - 21, Ibarra, Maasin

City Altavas Santo Niño Festival - 21-

22, Altavas, Aklan Feast of Our Lady of Peace and

Good Voyage - 24, La Carlota City Ibajay Ati-Ati Municipal and

Devotional Fiesta - 24-25, Ibajay, Aklan

Dinagsa Ati-Atihan Festival - 24-30, Cadiz City

Sana-aw Festival - 28, Jordan, Guimaras

Hinirugyaw Festival - 30-February 6, Calinog, Iloilo

Balot sa Puti Festival - 31, Pateros The Boracay International Funboard

Cub - 31-February 5, Boracay Island Boling-Boling Festival -

28 Catanauan, Quezon BAMBANTI FESTIVAL 29-31 ISABELA

REGION 2February

Salakayan Festival - 1-6, Miag-ao, Iloilo

Candle Festival - 1-2, Candelaria, Quezon

Pabirik Festival - 1-2, Paracale, Camarines Norte

Sumilang Festival (Our Lady of Candelaria feast) - 1-2 Silang, Cavite

Bicol Arts Festival - 1-28, Legazpi City

Festival of Hearts - 1-14, Tanjay City Sampaguita Festival-every 2nd

week of the month, San Pedro City, Laguna

National Arts Month - 1-28, Nationwide

Lavandero Festival - 1-6, Mandaluyong City

Suroy sa Surigao - 1-28, Surigao City

Feast of Our Lady of Candles - 2, Iloilo City

Pamulinawen Festival - 2-10, Laoag City

Kalesa Festival - 7, Laoag City The International Bamboo Organ

Festival - 3-11, Las Piñas City Guling-Guling Festival - 5, Paoay,

Ilocos Norte Kali-Kalihan Harvest Festival -

6, Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental

Fiesta Tsinoy - 6, Legazpi City Tinapay Festival - 7-13, Cuenca,

Batangasfeb,15 Fistahan - 9-15, Davao City Chinese New Year - Nationwide Bulang-Bulang Festival - 9, San

Enrique, Negros Occidental Davao Chinese New Year - 9-

17, Davao City Pabalhas sa Tablas - 11, Candoni,

Negros Occidental Spring Festival (Chinese Lunar New

Year) - 11, Baguio City Tinagba Festival - 11, Iriga City Tiburin Horse Race - 12, Pasay City Pamaypay ng Caloocan Festival -

12, Caloocan City Sambalilo Hat Festival -

13, Parañaque City Feast Day of Santa Clara - 13, Pasay

City Local Media Familiarization Festival

- 13-19, Cagayan de Oro City Serenata - 14, Pasay City Harana: Karantahan nin Pagranga

(Music Festival) - 14, San Jose, Camarines Sur

Blooming Hearts Day - 14, Baguio City

Suman Festival (Aurora Day) - 14-19, Baler, Aurora

Apayao Province Foundation - 14, Apayao

Kalinga Province Foundation - 14, Kalinga

HAMAKA FESTIVAL, Hamba Makina Kasuotan -16 (Taytay, Rizal)

Philippine Military Academy Alumni Homecoming - 18-19, Baguio City

Kapayapaan Festival - 18-20, Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur

Bicol Regional Tourism Councils Assembly - 18-19, Naga City

Pasayaw Festival - 19, Canlaon City Babaylan Festival - 19, Bago City Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival - 21-

22, Iloilo City Mutya ng Caraga - 20, Butuan City Balsahan Festival - 20, Sibunag,

Guimaras Asinan Festival - 20, San Lorenzo,

Guimaras Cebu International Furniture and

Furnishings Exhibition - 21-27, Cebu City

Kalilangan Festival - 21-27, General Santos City

Caraga Anniversary - 23-25, Caraga World War II Anniversary - 23-

September 3, World War II Sites Sibug-Sibug Festival -

23, Zamboanga Sibugay Araw ng Zamboanga Sibugay -

24, Zamboanga Sibugay Cebu City Charter Day - 24, Cebu

City Mindanao Dive Congress Fiesta -

24-25, Davao City, Island Garden City of Samal

Adivay - 25, La Trinidad, Benguet Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga -

26, Zamboanga City Hil-o Hil-o Festival - 26-28, Ma-ayon,

Capiz Itik-Itik Festival - 27, Pasig City Maniambus Festival - 27, Negros

Occidental Provincewide Sambayan Festival - 28-March

31, Tobias Fornier, Antique Kalilangan Festival - 21-29, General

Santos City Mahaguyog Festival - 24-March

7, Sto. Thomas

March Tinikling - 1-6, Malaybalay City Araw ng patay - 1-April 2, Masbate

City Araw ng Island Garden City of

Samal - 1-7, Island Garden City of Samal

Pasig Summer Music Festival - 1-31, Pasig City

Parade of Festivals - 1, Muntinlupa City

Payvanuvanuan Festival - 1-31, Mahatao, Batanes

Zamboanga Peninsula Summer Event - 1-31, Zamboanga City

Sugbahan - 2-14, Davao City Pacto de Sangre de New

Washington, Aklan (Blood Compact of New Washington, Aklan) - 3, New Washington, Aklan

Council of Balabago Reenactment - 4-5, Culasi, Antique

Puerto Princesa Foundation Day - 4, Puerto Princesa City

Bangkero Festival - 6-10, Pagsanjan, Laguna

Arya! Abra Festival - 7-11, Bangued, Abra

Tinguan Festival - 7-11, Bangued, Abra

Panagtagbo Festival - 7, Tagum City Vis-Min Travel and Lifestyle Show -

7-9, SM City Cebu Trade Hall National Women's Month

Celebration Exhibit - 8-12, Manila Birth Anniversary of The Late

President Jose P. Laurel - 9, Tanauan City

Holistic Festival - 9-11, Labrador, Pangasinan

Bantayan Festival - 9-15, Guimbal, Iloilo

Araw ng Dabaw Celebration - 10-16, Davao City

Pintados de Passi Festival - 13, Passi City

Strawberry Festival - 14-20, La Trinidad, Benguet

Homonhon Landing Anniversary - 16, Homonhon, Eastern Samar

Lugahait Festival - 16, Lugait, Misamis Oriental

Semana Santa sa Iguig Calvary Hills - 16-23, Iguig, Cagayan

Butuan - China Trade Mission Anniversary - 17, Butuan City

Soli-Soli Festival - 18, San Francisco, Cebu

Banana Festival - 18-19, Baco, Oriental Mindoro

Mayon Conquest - 18-20, Albay Provincewide

Sulyog Festival - 19, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro

Sinigayan Festival - 19, Sagay City Tabak Festival - 19-22, Tabaco City Pasko sa Kasakit (Semana Santa sa

Bantayan) - 20-21, Bantayan, Cebu Semana Santa sa Bikol - 20-

27, Calabanga, Camarines Sur Panaad - 20-

21, Camiguin Provincewide Senakulo - 20-27, Nationwide Semana Santa at Balintokatok sa La

Salette Shrine - 20-27, Santiago City Pagpapako (Lenten Week) - 21-

26, Baler, Aurora, Casiguran, Aurora Cenakulo (Cainta, Rizal) - 21-

26, Cainta, Rizal Lenten Observance (San Pablo City)

- 21-26, San Pablo City Buhing Kalbaryo - 21-26, Cebu City Semana Santa (Dipolog City) - 21-

26, Dipolog City Semana Santa (Agoo, La Union) -

21, Agoo, La Union Moriones Festival - 21-

27, Marinduque Provincewide Turumba - 21-26, Pakil, Laguna Pagtaltal sa Guimaras - 21, Jordan,

Guimaras Cutud Lenten Rites - 21, San

Fernando City, Pampanga Pamalandong ha Palo - 21, Palo,

Leyte Alimango Festival - 22, Lala, Lanao

del Norte Torugpo - 22, Carigara, Leyte The Birthday of General Emilio

Aguinaldo - 22, Cavite Provincewide 19 Martyrs of Aklan Celebration -

23, Kalibo, Aklan Sunduan ha Carigara - 23, Carigara,

Leyte Kabanhawan Festival -

23, Minglanilla, Cebu Lucky Summer Visitors - 24, Baguio

City

Trumpeta Festival - 24, Mamatid, Cabuyao City

Semana Santa at Silay City - 24-27, Silay City

Malibay Cenaculo - 24-25, Pasay City

Katkat Sakripisyo sa 3,003 Steps - 24-25, Dipolog City

Live Stations of The Cross at San Carlos City - 25, San Carlos City

Pagtaltal sa Barotac Viejo - 25, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo

Kalbaryo - 25, La Carlota City Paghukom - 25, Calinog, Iloilo Kapiya Display and Pasyon Singing

Contest - 25, Santa Barbara, Iloilo Ang Hatol (The Way of the Cross) -

25, Cainta, Rizal Giwang-Giwang - 25, Binangonan,

Rizal Salubong sa Angono - 26-

27, Angono, Rizal Lenten Festival of Herbal

Preparation - 26, Siquijor, Siquijor Cuaresma - 26-27, San Jose de

Buenavista, Antique Sugat sa San Carlos - 27, San Carlos

City Hudas-Hudas - 27, San Jose de

Buenavista, Antique Salubong at Ang Pasko ng

Pangkabuhay (Feast of The Resurrection) - Parañaque City

Kisi-Kisi Festival - 27-31, Negros Occidental Provincewide

Manok ni San Pedro Festival - 27, San Pedro, Laguna

Haladaya Festival - 27-April 3, Daanbantayan, Cebu

Siargao International Mountain Bike Cup - 27-31, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte

Tobacco Festival - 28-29, Candon City

Katkat sa Dipolog - 28-April 3, Dipolog City

Gawagaway-yan Feastival - 30-April 13, Cauayan City

BACAO FESTIVAL 19-24 ECHAGUE,ISABELA

Sinugdan (Commemoration of The First Christian Mass) - 31, Limasawa, Southern Leyte

First Easter Mass Celebration - 31, Mazaua Island, Butuan City

April Via Crusis - 1, Cebu City Pandan Festival - 2-3, Luisiana,

Laguna Kanidugan Festival - 5, Odiongan,

Romblon Pak'kaat Kallo - Holy Week, Magpet,

Cotabato Pantat Festival - 2nd week Zarraga,

Iloilo Lamilamihan Festival - 3rd

week, Lamitan, Basilan Tanduyong Festival - San Jose,

Nueva Ecija Tsinelas Festival- 27- May 3 Liliw,

Laguna Panaad Festival- 23 Butuan City Tampisaw Festival - Concepcion,

Iloilo (3rd week of April) Tugbong Festival - Pandan, Antique

(3rd week of April)May

Pattaraday Festival-May 1–5(Santiago city)

Panagat Festival-May 2–8 (Buruanga, Aklan)

Binatbatan Festival of the Arts - First week of May, Vigan City

Obando Fertility Rites - May 17, 18 & 19 Obando, Bulacan

Domorokdok Festival-May 4 Botolan Zambales

Bariw Festival- May 14–15 Nabas, Aklan

Pahiyas Festival - May 15, Lucban, Quezon

Agawan Festival - May 15, Sariaya, Quezon

Araquio Festival - May, Gen.Tinio, Nueva Ecija

Pasayahan sa Lucena (St. Ferdinand) -May 30, Lucena, Philippines

Samahang Bulaklakan Festival - Last Sunday of May, Siniloan, Laguna

Tapusan Float Parade Festival - May 31, Alitagtag, Batangas

Festivity of Saint Michael - May 7-8 San Miguel, Panganiban, Catanduanes [Louie B. dela Cruz]

Binirayan Festival - May 1, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

Araña`t Baluarte Festival- May 15 Gumaca, Quezon

Pista ng Banal na Krus- Every 2nd Saturday of May, Tanza, Navotas City

Pangisraan Festival- May 1-10 Calatrava, Romblon

June Casava Festival - 2nd week Tudela,

Cebu Birthday of Saint John the Baptist –

June 24, various (including San Juan, Metro Manila, Calumpit, Bulacan, Lian, Balayan,Batangas and San Juan, Batangas) [( San Juan, Samal,Bataan )], [( Binuangan,Obando,Bulacan )]

Sugok-Sugok Festival - June 12-13 Bagamanoc, Catanduanes [Louie B. dela Cruz~PAYO]

apalit pampanga ,jun 28,29,30 ..July

Kahumayan Festival- July 5–8, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

T'nalak Festival- July 18, South Cotabato

Kinis Festival (Crab Festival)- July 18-25 Panganiban, Catanduanes [Louie B. dela Cruz-SMPC]

August BUYOGAN FESTIVAL (ABUYOG,

LEYTE) AUGUST 28, San Roque Festival Gilligan Festival (Louisianian Day) -

Last Friday of August, Louisianian, Lacuna

Mitsubishi festival - Taklamakan Oblation South Tabasco

Sal'lupongan Festival - New Bataan( ComVal )aug. 8.

Kagay-an festival - cagayan de oro city aug.28

Paray Festival (Rice Festival)- August 13-15 Viga, Catanduanes [Louie B. dela Cruz-PAYO]

Karomata festival - August 31 Trinidad, Bohol

Kadayawan Festival August 16 Davao City, Davao del Sur

September Tuna Festival - September 5-12,

General Santos City

Karatong Festival - September 7, Dulag, Leyte

Padul-ong Festival - September 7-8, Borongan City, Eastern Samar

Hadang festival - September 7, Calbayog, Samar

Taal Lake Festival- September 8, TAAL LAKE BATANGAS

Bonok-Bonok festival - September 10, Surigao City

Feast of Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia - 2nd to 3rd week of September, Bicol Region

Diyandi Festival - September 28–29, Iligan City,Lanao Del Norte

Banigan Festival - September 28–29, Basey, Samar

D'Dalaylay Festival- September 29, Jalajala,Rizal

Angel Festival - September 29, San Rafael, Bulacan

Anihan Festival - September 30, Duenas,Iloilo

October Masskara Festival 16-19 Bacolod

City Enchanting Balete Festival 20-24,

Balete,Aklan Tugob Festival 20-22 Ormoc

City,Leyte Haw-as Festival 25-28

Dumangas,iloilo Inug-og Festival 1-31 Oroquieta

City, Misamis Occidental Sambuokan Festival 24-31 Mati

City, Davao OrientalNovember

November 2 Tumba Festival (Candle Festival) San Luis, Batangas

Higantes festival Angono, Rizal November 5 to 23 The home of the higantes

Christ The King Parish "Church in the Sky" Every 4th Sunday of the Month of November

Crown Festival Muzon Taytay Rizal SumBingTik (Suman, Bibingka,

Latik) Festival - 30 November, Cainta, Rizal

December Lawig Festival - 2-3

December, Palompon, Leyte Iwag Festival - 16 December-2

January, Pototan, Iloilo

Bayluhay Festival - Second week of December, San Joaquin, Iloilo. Celebrates the legendary Barter of Panay recounted in the Maragtas

Christmas – December 16-Epiphany, nationwide

Pamugsay Festival - 3 December Pilar, Cebu

Hiraiti Festival- 28 November - 8 December 8, (Leyte, Leyte)

Tag Anito Festival - 8-9 Tudela, Cebu

Salgaan Festival - 18–29 December (Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat). Celebrates the town's foundation anniversary.

Meguyaya Festival - Upi, Maguindanao

Damili Festival - 28-30 December San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte