• Feast of the Black Nazarene
    January 9
    • Feast of the Black Nazarene
    Date: January 9
    Venue: Quiapo, Manila
    Brief Description:

    This feast is celebrated at the heart of Manila- Quiapo. Devotees come from all over the metropolis to participate in this annual event honoring the hundred-year-old statue of the Black Nazarene.

  • Sinulog Festival
    15 January or every second Sunday of January
    • Sinulog Festival
    Date: 15 January or every second Sunday of January
    Venue: Cebu City
    Brief Description:

    This is an annual festival held in Cebu, which commences nine days before the third Sunday of January.

  • Ati – Atihan Festival
    3rd Sunday of January
    • Ati – Atihan Festival
    Date: 3rd Sunday of January
    Venue: Kalibo, Aklan
    Brief Description:
    This is an ancient tradition that celebrates the people of Aklan with indigenous origins, eventually honoring the Infant Jesus, Señor Santo Niño. Today, the Ati-Atihan is observed in modern times as a festival dedicated to the Child Jesus.
    The term “Ati-Atihan” means “merry-making like the Ati,” referring to becoming like the aboriginal natives who are considered the first inhabitants of Aklan and the entire Western Visayas region. Participants smear themselves with soot to darken their skin and dress in tribal finery, complete with the festival’s iconic tasseled headdresses.
    The procession begins with the vibrant beat of drums and prominent whistles, later punctuated by energetic shouts of “Hala Bira!” followed by “Viva kay Señor Santo Niño!”
  • The Dinagyang Festival
    4th Sunday of January
    • The Dinagyang Festival
    Date: 4th Sunday of January
    Venue: Iloilo
    Brief Description:

    Dinagyang is a Hiligaynon word extrapolated from dagyang meaning “merrymaking” It celebrates the feast of the Infant Jesus and the pact between the Datus and the locals.

  • Kuyamis Festival
    January 6-11
    • Kuyamis Festival
    Date: January 6-11
    Venue: Provincial Capitol ground, MIs. Or.
    Brief Description:

    Kuyamis Festival is the grandest festival in Misamis Oriental, gathering all its towns & cities in Cagayan de Oro City for a week-long non-stop merrymaking. One of the activities that highlight the event is the Kuyamis Festival Street Dancing . It is an annual festivity of thanksgiving and acknowledgment to the customs of the “lumads” who thrived in Misamis with a variety of sweet coconuts as their best food stuff.

  • Diyandi Festival
    3rd Monday of January
    • Diyandi Festival
    Date: 3rd Monday of January
    Venue: Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
    Brief Description:

    A celebration of songs, culture and heritage of the Higaonon Tribes of Balingasag.

  • Pasalamat Festival
    3rd Week of January
    • Pasalamat Festival
    Date: 3rd Week of January
    Venue: Pagadian City
    Brief Description:

    Celebrated annually every 3rd Sunday of January in honor of Sr. Santo Nino and in
    commemoration of the arrival of the saint’s image in the Philippines and in the City of
    Pagadian. The Catholic Church spearheads re­ enacbnent on the arrival of the Sto. Nino image through procession. Pasalamat Festival is highlighted with a fluvial parade (regatta), trade exhibits. the Mutya ng Pagadian beauty pageant, carnival shows as well a a civic military parade.

  • Fiesta Tsinoy
    January 26
    • Fiesta Tsinoy
    Date: January 26
    Venue: Legazpi City
    Brief Description:

    A Chinese New Year celebration participated by the Filipino-Chinese community (Albay Chapter) featuring various activities i.e., Dragon/Lion Dance, Chinese Cultural Program, ancestral veneration within a mass, among others.

  • Zamboanga Hermosa Festival
    12 October
    • Zamboanga Hermosa Festival
    Date: 12 October
    Venue: Zamboanga City
    Brief Description:

    The Zamboanga Hermosa is the GRANDEST festival of the city which celebrates the anniversary of the city being chartered as well as honoring the city’s patron saint, the Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Pilar. The festival encapsulates every facet of Zamboanga City in a month-long celebration that showcases the magnificent culture, tradition, and history of the city with stunning colorful vinta displays, mesmerizing mascota and badju dresses, a fiesta food-crawl, balikbayan night, an energetic streetdance, exciting Regatta race, an appetizing sardine-based food boodle, and a dazzling parade of lights.

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