Palawod Festival is a cultural, sea, and religious festival in Bantayan Island, Cebu, Philippines every June 29. Its schedule coincides with the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, the patron saints of the island. Palawod Festival is one of the participants in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo every August. Etymology Palawod Festival comes from the word […]
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Siloy Festival
Siloy Festival is a cultural, bird, environmental, and religious festival in Alcoy, Cebu, Philippines every August 27. Organized by the local government, it aims to raise awareness of siloy, an endemic bird in Cebu, and strengthen advocacy for the protection of its natural habitats to ensure its survival. The yearly event is also held as […]
Bahandi Festival
Bahandi Festival is a cultural, harvest, and religious festival in Alcantara, southwestern town of Cebu, Philippines, every August 28. It is organized by the local government to celebrate the fiesta of the town patron St. Augustine and as a way to express thanksgiving for bountiful harvest. Bahandi Festival is one of the cultural fests that […]
Dagayday Festival
Dagayday Festival is a cultural and religious festival in Samboan, Cebu, Philippines every September 29. Dagayday Festival is one of the contingents of cultural fests that participate in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo every August. Etymology Dagayday is derived from the Cebuano word that means flow of water. It describes the way water comes forth from a […]
Buyoc Festival
Buyoc Festival, previously known as Binuyokan Festival, is a cultural festival and religious fiesta in the southwestern municipality of Malabuyoc, Cebu, Philippines every September 10. It is a yearly merriment that celebrates its local culture, a means to express thanksgiving for bountiful harvest, a proud symbol of the people’s warmth and hospitality, and commemoration of […]
La Torta Festival
La Torta Festival is an annual cultural, food, and religious festival Argao, Cebu, Philippines, every September 28. It is held to promote the famous la torta de Argao and in honor of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron of the town. La Torta Festival is one of the festivals participating in the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo […]
Baliw-Baliw Festival
Baliw-Baliw Festival is a cultural and religious festival held in San Vicente, Olango Island, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines every May. As a religious fest, it is held in honor of St. Vincent who is the patron saint of the village. Etymology Baliw-Baliw Festival comes from baliw, which means turning crazy or mad, and baliw-baliw is […]
Kagasangan Festival
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 […]
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 […]