Payuhuan Festival is a founding anniversary celebration held in the province of Batanes, Philippines every June 26. A week-long festivity, activities start in the 20th of June. History of Pahuyuan Festival Payuhuan Festival comes from the word Payuhuan, which in Ivatan language translates to unity within the community or bayanihan. It is derived from the […]
Bataan Foundation Day is a founding anniversary celebration in the province of Bataan, Philippines held every January 11, which is a non-working holiday in the province by virtue of Republic Act No. 11138 that was signed into law on November 9, 2018. It can be a one-day or a week-long festivity of food, fun, music, […]
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 […]
Aurora Day, also called Aurora Foundation Day, is a founding anniversary celebration held in the province of Aurora, Philippines held every 19th of February. It also remembers one of the life and work of the former first lady Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon whose birth date falls on the same day and whose memory the province […]
Say-am Festival is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in the province of Apayao, Philippines held every February 14. It usually starts on the first day of February and culminating activities fall on the 14th of the month, which is the date that the province was established. The festival honors the culture of Isneg, […]
Naliyagan Festival is a cultural and historical festival and founding anniversary celebration held in the province of Agusan del Sur every 17th of June. It honors Manobo people who resides in the interior lands and the cultural heritage of the different towns of the province. A six-day festivity, it starts with a commemoration of the […]
Araw ng Agusan del Norte is a cultural, historical, and founding anniversary celebration as well as a festival that celebrates ethnic minorities in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. It is held every 17th of June. Organized by the provincial government, it is also known as Araw ng Agusan del Norte and Sadow Festival […]
Abrenian Kawayan Festival is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in the province of Abra, Philippines held every March 9th. It was previously known as Arya Abra Festival until 2009. A five-day affair, it celebrates the ubiquity of bamboo, the province’s bamboo industry, and its establishment as a province independent from Ilocos Sur in […]