EVENTS & FESTIVALS

In Piat, Cagayan, the colorful celebration is highlighted; by street dancing, cultural shows, and a beauty pageant. This festival commemorates the Christianization of the Ytawes region of Cagayan. This is […]

This is a festival with a Maranao war dance as a main event.

In Bocaue, Bulacan, a feast is held in honor of the Holy Cross of Wawa found in the Bocaue River.

This coincides with the Foundation Day of Batangas City. It revives the tradition of dancing the subli, which is indigenous to the province.

In Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, the feast is held in honor of Santa Ana (St. Anne), known to protect the residents along the Agusan River from man-eating crocodiles.

This is highlighted by a cultural presentation showing the life and times of the Ivatans.

The celebration of the residents of Tanjay, Negros Oriental of this 10-day fiesta features the origin of the old Sinulog culture.

This is a thanksgiving festival for a bountiful harvest highlighting the culture of the Sama, the indigenous people of Samal, as shown in the indigenous sports, and other culture-based competitions.

The Mercedes Kadagatan Festival is a fishermen’s holiday celebration held in Mercedes, Camarines Norte, every August 6-11, in which said festivity is dedicated as a time of annual thanksgiving for […]

The Ibálong, also known as Handiong or Handyong, is a 60-stanza fragment of a Bicolano full-length folk epic of the Bicol region of the Philippines, based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The epic is said to have been narrated in verse form by a native bard called Kadunung. It […]

“Pasaka,” the native word for Assumption, is a street spectacle in honor of Our Lady of Assumption. The festivity is annually held on August 14. “Pasaka” is a Waraynon word and […]

This week-long festival in Agusan del Norte features socio-cultural shows and fairs involving indigenous groups.