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Iloilo

Bantayan Festival

Bantayan Festival is a cultural and historical festival held in the town of Guimbal, Iloilo, Philippines. It is conducted every last Saturday of March. It is one of the celebrations that the town observes annually; the others are Bari-Bari during Lent, the patronal feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentino every September 10, and the Disyembre […]

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Iloilo

Bayluhay Festival

Bayluhay Festival is a cultural and historical festival held in the town of San Joaquin, Iloilo, Philippines every third week of January. It is the biggest festival in the municipality of San Joaquin and it celebrates its historic founding in the 13th century with the coming of the Malays. It is a week-long celebration. History […]

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Iloilo

Saludan Festival

Saludan Festival, also called Pagdaug Saludan Festival, is an annual cultural, historical, and harvest festival in the town of Tigbauan in the province of Iloilo, Philippines every March 18 or third Friday of October. It is a celebration of the town’s way of life, agriculture, culture, and history. Generally a week-long affair, its activities are […]

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Iloilo

Katagman Festival

Katagman Festival is the yearly cultural festival and founding anniversary in the town of Oton in the province of Iloilo, Philippines every May 3. It is a week-long celebration, and the events are participated by the representatives of all constituent barangays. History of Katagman Festival Katagman Festival was launched in 2003. It comes from the […]

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Camarines Norte

Bantayog Festival

Bantayog Festival is a historical festival and founding anniversary celebration held in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines every April. It is a festival that gives tribute to the heroism of Jose Rizal and local patriots who took part in the Daet revolt in 1898. Moreover, it is held to commemorate the creation of Camarines […]

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Bulacan

Singkaban Festival

Singkaban Festival is a cultural festival held in the province of Bulacan, Philippines every September 15th. This week-long celebration culminates on the date that marks the anniversary of the start of Malolos Congress in 1898 and is considered the mother of all the fiestas in the province. History of Singkaban Festival Singkaban Festival comes from […]

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Bohol

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 […]

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Bataan

Bataan Foundation Day

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, […]

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Antique

Binirayan Festival

Binirayan Festival is a cultural and historical festival held in the province of Antique, Philippines every April or December. First conducted in 1974, it was a means to unite the people of Antique, recollect their historical beginnings, and instill unity. It celebrates the arrival of Malay settlers in Panay and their contact with indigenous people […]

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Agusan del Sur

Naliyagan Festival

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 […]