San Fabian Founding Anniversary is observed in San Fabian, Pangasinan, Philippines every March 21. It is a celebration that reminisces to the time when the town was organized by the Spaniards in 1717. The date is a special non-working holiday by virtue of Republic Act No. 11132 that was approved by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo […]
Urdaneta City Charter Day is held in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines every March 21. It remembers the historic transformation of Urdaneta from a municipality to a city in 1998. History of Urdaneta City It is said that in the past, Urdaneta City was called Organita that means a “small unit.” It was inhabited by people […]
Infanta Foundation Day is celebrated in the town of Infanta, Pangasinan, Philippines every October 4. The date may be a special working holiday in the municipality through executive issuances (such as Proclamation No. 64 in 2022). History of Infanta A long time ago, Infanta used to be part of Sta. Cruz of the province of […]
Pangasinan Founding Anniversary, also called Agew na Pangasinan or Pangasinan Day, is celebrated every April 5 in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. The date is a special working holiday by virtue of Republic Act No. 11374 that was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 22, 2019. The province also celebrates the Pistay Dayat every […]
Alaminos Cityhood Anniversary remembers the transformation of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines from a town to a city in 2001 every March 28. The city also celebrates the Hundred Islands Festival together with the feast of its patron saint, St. Joseph, every March 19. In some years (for example in 2016, 2019, and 2023), the Hundred Islands […]
Hundred Islands Festival is a cultural, tourist, and religious festival held in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Philippines every March 19. It is celebrated in conjunction with the feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of the city. Another celebration every March 28 is the Alaminos Cityhood Anniversary. History of Hundred Islands Festival Alaminos City is known […]
Tayug Founding Anniversary is held in conjunction with the religious feast of St. Patrick of Ireland every March 17 in the town of Tayug, Pangasinan, Philippines. March 17 may be declared special nonworking holiday such as Proclamation No. 1324 issued in 2022. History of Tayug The history of Tayug began during the colonial era. It […]
Asin Festival is an annual festival in Dasol, Pangasinan, Philippines that celebrates its salt industry and the people working in the numerous salt-plains that dot the town. It is held every first Saturday of Lent and happens in sync with the religious feast day of the town patron, St. Vincent Ferrer, which takes place every […]
Mango-Bamboo Festival is a cultural and fruit festival in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines every last Saturday of April. The fest is mounted as promotion to the city’s mangoes and bamboo products, a thanksgiving of multiple harvests, and a means for collective recognition of the invaluable work of farmers. It is participated by component barangays […]
Pistay Dayat, also known as the Sea Festival, is a cultural, environmental, and thanksgiving festival held in the province of Pangasinan every first of May. It is also known as Festival of the Sea, Sea Festival, or Seaside Festival. A province-wide and weeks-long observance, it is celebrated as summertime thanksgiving among fishing folks for the […]