Kagasangan Festival is a cultural, sea, and religious festival in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines every May 16. It was organized as a toast to the aquatic resources and diving spots of the town that have become a popular tourist destination, and also as a fiesta celebration of its patron, St. John Nepomucene. It is a cultural […]
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Pamuhuan Festival
Pamuhuan Festival, also referred to as Pinamuohan Festival is the town-wide cultural and religious celebration in Pinamungajan, Cebu, Philippines every May 4. It is timed to coincide with the fiesta of St. Monica, the patron of the town. It is one of the cultural fests that joins the yearly Pasigarbo sa Sugbo of the Cebu […]
Sikoy-Sikoy Festival
Sikoy-Sikoy Festival is a cultural and religious festival San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines every May 15. It pays homage to fisher folks and their way of life and it is likewise organized as a public expression of devotion to St. Isidore the Laborer, the patron of the town. It is one of the cultural fests that […]
Lapayahan Festival
Lapayahan Festival is a cultural and religious festival in the town of San Remigio, Cebu, Philippines every May 16. It is conducted as a platform to promote its white sand beaches as well as a simultaneous celebration of the fiesta of the patrons of the town, St. Isidore the Farmer and St. John Nepomucene. It […]
Sanggi Festival
Sanggi Festival is a harvest and religious festival in the town of Tabogon, Cebu, Philippines every May 20. It celebrates agriculture which is one of the main sources of livelihood of the people in Tabogon. Its schedule is also held in conjunction with the feast of the town’s patron, St. Isidore the Laborer. It is […]
Rosquillos Festival
Rosquillos Festival is a cultural, religious, and food festival in Liloan, Cebu, Philippines every May 30. The annual fest is a display of devotion to the town’s patron, San Fernando El Rey, and a means to promote its product, the disc-like cookies called rosquillos. It is one of the cultural fests that participate in Pasigarbo […]
Kuyayang Festival
Kuyayang Festival, previously Pintos Festival, is a cultural and religious festival in Bogo City, Cebu, Philippines every May 26. Its schedule coincides with the feast of the city’s patron, St. Vincent Ferrer. Kuyayang Festival is one of the participants in the annual Pasigarbo sa Sugbo every August. History of Kuyayang Festival The original annual celebration […]
Kaplag Festival
Kaplag Festival, also known as Kaplag Buwad Festival, is a cultural, historical, seafood, and religious festival in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines every April 28. It is an annual commemoration of the finding of the image of Sto. NiƱo in a hut in Cebu by a Spanish colonizer who was part of the […]
Pista sa Kinaiyahan
Pista sa Kinaiyahan is a cultural and environmental festival in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines every first week of April. The town also celebrates the Araw ng Sta. Cruz every October. Etymology Pista sa Kinaiyahan comes from the words pista, meaning feast, the preposition sa (of), and kinaiyahan, meaning nature. Taken […]
Pasalamat Festival is a cultural and thanksgiving festival in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Philippines every Sunday closest to the first of May. It celebrates the “end of harvest and milling season. Etymology Pasalamat Festival comes from pasalamat, a Hiligaynon word that means thanksgiving or an expression of gratitude. History of Pasalamat Festival Pasalamat Festival […]