San Jose Founding Anniversary is observed in the municipality of San Jose, Batangas, Philippines every December 11. In previous years, it was fixed at April 26. The change of date was finalized by virtue of the official confirmation on the founding of the pueblo according to a research released by the National Historical Commission of […]
Kaplag Festival, also known as Kaplag Buwad Festival, is a cultural, historical, seafood, and religious festival in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines every April 28. It is an annual commemoration of the finding of the image of Sto. Niño in a hut in Cebu by a Spanish colonizer who was part of the […]
Pista sa Kinaiyahan is a cultural and environmental festival in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines every first week of April. The town also celebrates the Araw ng Sta. Cruz every October. Etymology Pista sa Kinaiyahan comes from the words pista, meaning feast, the preposition sa (of), and kinaiyahan, meaning nature. Taken […]
Katubhan Festival is a cultural, harvest and religious festival in the town of Medellin, Cebu, Philippines every April 27. It gives a toast to the sugar industry of the town and is an expression of devotion to Sto. Niño, the titular of the parish in Medellin. It is one of the cultural fests that participate […]
Banga Festival is a cultural festival and religious fiesta in Balanga City, Bataan, Philippines every April 28. Its timing coincides with the feast of St. Joseph, the city’s patron saint. Etymology Banga Festival originates from banga, a clay jar used as a container for fetching water or as a pot to cook food. The word […]
Taguig City Founding Anniversary honors the birth of the city of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines every April 25. The city also celebrates the Taguig City Charter Day every December 8. History of Taguig City Taguig is a very old settlement that was ruled by the rajahnate of Lakandula in the Kingdom Namayan and Tondo long […]
Sillag Festival, also known as Sillag Poro Point Festival of Lights, is a tourism and summer festival held at Poro Point Freeport Zone in the city of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines generally taking place every first week of April. Etymology Sillag Festival comes from sillag, an Ilokano word for moonbeam or lunar light. History […]
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. […]
Tanjay City Charter Anniversary is celebrated in the city of Tanjay, Negros Oriental, Philippines every April 1st. The event remembers the cityhood of Tanjay in 2001. The date may be declared a special nonworking holiday, such as Proclamation 932 issued in 2020. It also holds the Tanjay City Children’s Festival every January, annual Sinulog de […]
Pagibang Damara Festival is a cultural, agricultural, and religious festival in the town of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines every second or third Sunday of April. It is a celebration of thanksgiving for an abundant harvest, and it is also held in time with feast day of St. Joseph, the city’s patron. Pagibang Damara Festival […]