The Lalin Festival is a cultural and religious celebration held in Asturias, Cebu, Philippines, showcasing the town’s rich heritage and devotion to its patron saint, San Roque, every August 16. The festival highlights the town’s colorful traditions, lively performances, and unique local customs, attracting both locals and visitors alike. It is a joyful expression of […]
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 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 […]
Bonga Festival is a cultural, harvest, and religious festival in Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines every August 9. It celebrates bountiful harvest in the largely agricultural town, and its timing coincides with the feast of St. Philomena, the second patroness of the municipality. It is one of the fest that is part of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo. […]
Manaragat Festival is a cultural festival and religious fiesta in Catbalogan City, Samar, Philippines every August 24. A month-long event, it is celebrated in honor of St. Bartholomew. The date may be a special nonworking holiday through executive issuance (such as Proclamation No. 263 in 2023). The city also celebrates the Catbalogan City Charter Anniversary […]
Aurora Festival is a religious fiesta in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Philippines in August 31. The city also observes Tanjay City Charter Anniversary every April 1. It also celebrates the Sinulog sa Tanjay Festival every July 25 and Tanjay City Children’s Festival every January. History of Aurora Festival Aurora Festival began as an expression of […]
Pasigarbo sa Sugbo is a cultural festival and founding anniversary celebration in Cebu, Philippines every August 6. Organized by the provincial government, this yearly celebration marks the establishment of Cebu province with the appointment of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as captain-general of Cebu and of the new colony in 1569. It is the biggest gathering […]
Peanut Festival coincides with the patronal feast in the town of Enrile, Cagayan, Philippines every August 5. Enrile is considered the Peanut of the country, and its celebration is siultaneous with the feast day of Our Lady of Snows. History of Peanut Festival Peanut Festival celebrates the farming and production of peanut, one of its […]
Papaya Festival is a fruit festival celebrating papaya, the crop that the municipality of General Tinio in Nueva Ecija, Philippines is known for. It is held in August. Papaya Festival was launched in August 2014 within the term of then Mayor Virgilio A. Bote (honorary chairman of the fest) and Vice Mayor Ferdinand P. Bote […]
Timpupo Festival, also called Timpupo Fruit Festival, is the annual fruit festival and the founding anniversary celebration in Kidapawan City, Cotabato, Philippines every August 18. The city is regarded as the fruit basket of Central Mindanao and it is called the City of Fruits. Additionally, the event remembers the establishment of then town of Kidapawan […]