Bambanti Festival is an annual cultural and thanksgiving festival in the province of Isabela, Philippines every fourth week of January. A week-long celebration and the biggest festival in the province, it is also known as Isabela’s Scarecrow Festival. It is a multi-awarded event, having garnered the Aliw Award for Best Festivals Practices and Performance from […]
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Ilocos Norte Foundation Anniversary
Ilocos Norte Foundation Anniversary, as the name suggests, is a commemoration of the establishment of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Held every 2nd of February, it has a month-long calendar. However in 2021, organizers cut it down to three days because of the coronavirus pandemic. Its activities are in Laoag City, the capital of […]
Gotad ad Ifugao
Gotad ad Ifugao is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in Ifugao, Philippines that is held every 18th of June annually. A week-long and province-wide affair, it is a fest that is participated by its constituent localities and showcases the proud customs and tradition and indigenous practices of its people. The foundation day is […]
Padul-ong Festival
Padul-ong Festival is a religious festival in Borongan City in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines held every September 8th. A weeks-long festival, it is conducted in honor of Nuestra SeƱora dela Natividad, the patroness of the city. It also coincides with Borongan City Native Pig Lechon Festival. History of Padul-ong Festival Padul-ong Festival comes […]
Kalivungan Festival
Kalivungan Festival is a cultural and harvest festival, a celebration of indigenous people, and a founding anniversary celebration in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. A week-long celebration, it is observed every 1st of September, which is declared as a nonworking holiday in the province. History of Kalivungan Festival Kalivungan Festival comes from the word kalivungan, […]
Catandungan Festival
Catandungan Festival is a cultural and religious festival as well as a founding anniversary celebration that is held in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines every October 26. It is held in honor of Our Lady of La Naval. A province-wide observance, it is a remembrance of the historic creation of the province on October 26, […]
CAPIZtahan
CAPIZtahan is a cultural and food festival, founding anniversary, and memorial celebration in the province of Capiz in the island of Panay Philippines held every April 15th. It is a gathering of the cultural festivals of the constituent localities of the province, a celebration of its rich cultural heritage, and a community affair that aims […]
Lanzones Festival
Lanzones Festival is a cultural and fruit festival held in the province of Camiguin, Philippines in the third week of October. It celebrates lazones, a fruit that the province is famous for. A week-long festivity, it is scheduled in time for the harvest season of the fruit. Camiguin also celebrates the Panaad every Holy Week […]
Sandugo Festival
Sandugo Festival is a cultural and historical festival as well as a founding anniversary celebration held in the city of Tagbilaran in Bohol, Philippines every July 22nd. It commemorates the historical blood compact entered into by Sikatuna and Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in the 16th century. With a monthly-long calendar, its celebration also aims to […]
Pakaradjaan Basilan
Pakaradjaan Basilan is an annual cultural festival in the province of Basilan, Philippines held every 7th of March. It is a weeks-long festivity that starts in the last week of February. It was created by the provincial government to present a more positive and inviting image of Basilan, the largest island in Sulu located in […]