The annual Moriones Festival is a week-long religious event that begins on Holy Monday and ends on Easter Sunday. It is one of the most colourful events...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, History
, Spectacle
, Religion
Puerto Galera Easter Regatta is one of the most popular, longest running sailing regattas in the Philippines. The race starts at Puerto Galera Yacht Club,...
Each Easter the town of Pampanga stages a re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion. Approximately 10 people take part each year and are flogged as they make...
Each year Masbate City holds the colourful Rodeo Masbateno in celebration of its cowboy culture. Featuring all the usual rodeo attractions typical to...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Nature & Wildlife
, Spectacle
Each year on 3 April, Cebu City celebrates its place in history as the site of a major resistance movement against the Spanish colonisers. Led by General...
Held at the end of the harvest season when farmers can take brief respite from the hard toil in the fields, the annual Camotes Cassava combines elements...
Themes:
Culture
, Exhibitions
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
Various events take place over a two-week period as part of the annual fun and games of Linggo Ng Zamboanga del Norte. There are events and activities...
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Dance
, Entertainment
, Business
, Sport
, Food & Drink
, Music
Held each year on the 1 June, Sakay-Sakay Abayan honours Virgen dela Paz Y Buen Viaje, the patron saint of Bilang-Bilang. During the celebrations, beautifully-adorned...
Each year on 12 June, the Philippines celebrates the date in 1898 when it attained independence from 300 years of Spanish rule. According to the history...
Adventure athletes are put through their paces in a series of different disciplines in this tough and challenging sports event. Contested over four or...
Central to the Araw ng Lanao del Norte celebration is the ethnic dance Sagayan which is performed by 'warriors' clad in three-tiered skirts, brightly-coloured...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Culture
, Entertainment
A thanksgiving festival hoping for a good harvest in the coming year, the Pangapog Festival features a colourful parade with street dancing, singing and...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Music
Held in honour of the city's patron, San Nicolas de Tolentino, this popular Mardi Gras celebration features street parties and traditional ethnic dance...
Themes:
Dance
, Religion
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Music
A great event for adrenaline junkies, the Hundred Islands Triathlon involves three sporting disciplines - swimming, biking and running. Athletes compete...
This colourful festival takes its name from the local term 'Sarakiki' which describes the frenzied movements of a rooster as it tries to court a hen or...
Themes:
Dance
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Culture
The Leyte Gulf Landing Anniversary commemorates the successful liberation by Allied forces of the Philippines from Japanese occupation during WWII. The...
The annual Sinanggi-yaw celebrations is a traditional festival that takes its name from two old Cebuano words, 'Sinanggi' meaning abundance of harvest...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Dance
, Culture
, Food & Drink
, Music
Each October the picturesque city of Zamboanga celebrates its Zamboanga Hermosa Festival with 12 days and nights of events and celebrations. Held in honour...
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Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Sport
, Nature & Wildlife
, Art & Literature
, Spectacle
, Culture
, Music
Part of the city's annual All Saints Day events, this is a fun celebration that's particularly popular with children. Prizes are up for grabs for the...
Visitors can get in the festive spirit at the annual Paskuhan in Surigao City, a month-long Christmas bazaar with fairs, stalls and entertainment. As...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Business
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Religion
This popular Catholic festival in Cotabato City celebrates the Immaculate Concepcion Day. Amongst the festivities is a spectacular civic parade through...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Culture
, Religion
, Sport
This popular Muslim festival commemorates the arrival of Shariff Kabunsuan, an Arab Malay missionary from Johore, who is credited with bringing Islam...
Themes:
Dance
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Religion
, Music
Held on the last Saturday before Christmas Eve, the annual San Fernando Giant Lantern Festival is a popular event that really gets the city in the mood...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Spectacle
, Music
Celebrated on the afternoon of New Year's Day as a gentle wind down after the exuberance of the previous night, this event sees Minalin men don ladies...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Culture
, Music
, Entertainment
Held during the same week as the Sasmuan town fiesta, Kuraldal is a huge religious festival that attracts Christian devotees from across the region. It...
Themes:
Religion
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Dance
, Music
In a tradition that dates back to the 17th century, the citizens of Manila congregate at the city's Quiapo Church for the religious Feast of the Black...
Sinulog is a nine-day religious festival but the main celebrations take place over the third weekend in January with the main parade taking place on the...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Culture
, Religion
, Entertainment
, Music
Held during the third weekend in January, Ati-Atihan is a cultural festival and one of the biggest events of the year in the Philippines. Held in Kalibo,...
Themes:
Culture
, Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, History
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Dance
, Music
This week-long festival introduces visitors to traditional Filipino arts and culture through a series of exhibitions, displays and stalls. Representatives...
Themes:
Culture
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
Held during the second weekend of February at Omni Aviation Complex in Clark, this fun festival features much more than just hot-air balloons and represents...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Music
, Sport
