Guling Guling Festival is a cultural and religious festival in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines as a prelude to the Lenten season. Its schedule falls on the Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the beginning of Lent so it can occur between February 3 and March 9. Etymology Guling-guling originates from guling, a word […]
Tinapa Festival is a founding anniversary and cultural festival held in Pio Duran, Albay, Philippines every March 13. It celebrates the historic conversion to a municipality in 1964, as well as its rich culture and tradition. Etymology The name of Tinapa Festival comes from tinapa, meaning smoked fish. History of Tinapa Festival In the past, […]
Hinatdan Festival is a cultural and religious festival in the town of Ginatilan, Cebu, Philippines every second week of March. It celebrates the unique culture, tradition, and people of the Ginatilan as well as expresses devotion to the town’s patron, St. Gregory the Great. Ginatilan Festival is one of the participating cultural fests in Pasigarbo […]
Tostado Festival is a cultural, food, and religious festival held annually in the municipality of Santander, Cebu, Philippines every third Sunday of April. Its festival symbol is the tostado, a native cookie and delicacy of the town. It is also conducted in time with the fiesta of St. Gabriel the Archangel, the patron of Santander. […]
Soli-soli Festival is a cultural and religious festival in San Francisco in Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines every March 19. It is an annual celebration of the importance of soli-soli, a perennial plant that grows in Lake Danao, as an invaluable raw material for the weaving industry and source of livelihood of many townsfolk in the […]
Dinagyaw Festival is a cultural, harvest, and religious festival in Candoni City, Negros Occidental, Philippines every February 11. It is held in time with the patronal fiesta of Our Lady of Lourdes. History of Dinagyaw sa Tablas Festival In the past, Candoni City celebrated Pabalhas sa Tablas Festival in time for the annual city fiesta. […]
Tawo-Tawo Festival is a cultural and religious festival in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines every February 18. Through the symbol of tawo-tawo (scarecrow), it is a celebration of agriculture and bountiful harvest in Bayawan City, touted as the Rice Granary of Negros Oriental, and simultaneous with the feast day of St. Thomas of Villanueva, the […]
Dagkot Festival is a cultural and religious festival in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines every February 2. It is held in conjunction with the feast day of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), the patroness of the city. The date may be a special nonworking holiday in the city by virtue […]
Panuhug Festival is a cultural and religious festival in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu, Philippines held every January 15. As one of the festivals in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo, it celebrates the shell craft industry that the town is known for, and its schedule coincides with the religious fiesta of the devotion to Sto. Niño. History […]
Children’s Festival is the annual religious festival held in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Philippines every January 31. It is held in the devotion and in honor of Sto. Niño. The city also celebrates the Tanjay City Charter Anniversary every April 1, Aurora Festival every August, and Sinulog sa Tanjay every July. Devotion to Sto. Niño […]