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Sinadya sa Halaran

A celebration the founding of Roxas City is held during the first week of December. The festival is also a commemoration of the feast of the city's patroness, the Virgin of the Immaculate Concepcion.  

#DecemberFestival

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Shariff Kabungsuan Festival

This festival in Cotabato on Mindanao from 15 to 19 December celebrates the arrival of Islam in the region and includes river parades of decorated boats.

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BANAAG FESTIVAL

A dance-drama competition using light and all its forms as a medium.

#NovemberFestival

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Sandurot Festival

Is a joyful celebration of the people of Dumaguete, their innate hospitality, friendliness, and their propensity to live harmoniously with people of different race, religion, and cultural beliefs.

#NovemberFestival

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IBALONG FESTIVAL

A tribute to Bicol Region's epic tale of superheroes and villains with native songs and dances in a grand street presentation.

#OctoberFestival

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LANZONES FESTIVAL

A street dancing extravaganza featuring Camiguin's favorite fruit - the Lanzones.

#OctoberFestival

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Bicol Food Festival, Naga City (1-30 Sept.)

Bicol dishes that are already popular all over the Philippines include Laing, Bicol Express, and Tinutungang Manok. Bicol Express is traditionally cooked with pork cubes, coconut milk and chilli peppers to achieve a rich and spicy quality that permeates throughout the creamy dish. Laing and Tinutungan are also cooked with creamy coconut milk, but these are just a few of Bicol’s specialities. 

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Banigan-Kawayan Festival at Basey, Samar (29 Sept.)

Banigan-Kawayan Festival is a yearly parade of pageantry that features the town’s best native products — weaved mattresses. 

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Guiling-Guiling or Gilingan Festival

Cooking festivals are held with an extra challenge of using flour made of rice as the primary ingredient. Cultural nights are also held at Sinoloan in Laguna.

#AugustFestival

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Pagpasidungog Festival

People of Panitan in Capiz, who have lived successful lives, are all celebrated during the Pagpasidungog Festival, thus the name of the fiesta, which means “to respect or honor”. 

#AugustFestival

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Sagayan Festival

This festival depicts the rich Maranao culture pageantry war dance performed by warriors & fan dance by the Maranao maidens held during Araw ng Lanao del Norte.

#JulyFestival

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Kinabayo Festival

A re-enactment of the Spanish-Moor wars, particularly the battle of Covadonga.

#JulyFestival

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PINTADOS-KASADYAHAN FESTIVAL – Tacloban

A cultural-religious festival of Tacloban for its patron saint Senor Santo Nino de Tacloban. The Bisayan word Kasadyahan that means merriment was added in 1996.

#JuneFestival

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Naliyagan Festival

Naliyagan is a Manobo word which signifies "the divinely selected individual" or "the most adored one". It is a weeklong festival of socio-social and expressions piece of indigenous clans in the whole Agusan valley and showing their aptitudes and culture through custom exercises, display of local items, ethnic recreations and a large group of wearing competitions and exceptional occasions.

#JuneFestival

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PAHOY-PAHOY FESTIVAL

A grand parade and street dancing with participants dressed in scarecrow costumes.

#MayFestival

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LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL

A cultural presentation using parts of the coconut palm and other indigenous materials as props and costumes.

#MayFestival

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Aliwan Festival

Aliwan means “entertainment” in Tagalog and it is also a festival that showcases the different cultures and heritage of the Philippines. Held this April 26-28 this year, the Aliwan Festival invites contingents from every region to compete in dance parades and float competitions with a promise of a P3,000,000 reward.

#AprilFestival