Banayan Festival is a cultural and harvest festival in the municipality of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, Philippines every October 28. The fest is a celebration of the town’s primary agricultural product, rice. About 42,000 hectares are planted with the crops. Banayan is considered the rice granary of and the gateway to the province of Davao Oriental. […]
Sinanggiyaw Festival is a cultural, harvest, and religious festival in the municipality of Dumanjug, Cebu, Philippines every October 4. It is a an expression of thanksgiving for bountiful harvest and its schedule coincides with the fiesta of St. Francis of Asisi, the patron saint of the town. It is one of the fests that participates […]
Kamgbegu Festival is a harvest festival in Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines every October 16. It is an expression of thanksgiving for bountiful harvest as observed by the indigenous people called Subanen. It is also simultaneous to the foundation day of the town, an event called Araw ng Lapuyan or Gendaw DLepuyan The event is […]
Mayohan Festival is a cultural and religious festival in the city of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines every May 15. The fifteenth of May may be a special nonworking holiday in the city by virtue of presidential proclamations (like Proclamation No. 997 signed by President Benigno Aquino III on April 16, 2015). The fest is popular for […]
Gawagaway-yan Festival is a cultural festival and cityhood anniversary of the city of Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines every March 30. The city also celebrates the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of the Pillar, every October. History of Cauayan City The Gaddang people were thought to be pioneers in what is now the city of Cauayan, […]
Kali-Kalihan Festival is the annual celebration of culture, bountiful harvest, martial arts, tradition, and founding anniversary in the town of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Philippines every February 9. It commemorates the founding of the town by virtue of Batas Pambansa Bilang 336 in 1983. In addition, it pays tribute to the ancient Filipino kali […]
Utanon Festival celebrates the culture, food, and agriculture in Dalaguete, a southern town of Cebu, Philippines every February 10. Founded by Mayor Andrade H. Alcantara, considered the father of Utanon Festival, it is an annual thanksgiving for abundant harvest of agricultural produce that the town is known for. It is also organized in conjunction with […]
Himorasak Festival, also spelled Himurasak Festival, is a harvest and rice festival in the town of Matag-ob in the province of Leyte, Philippines every September 25. It is a month-long celebration that coincides with the harvest season of rice. History of Himurasak Festival The first ever Himurasak Festival was organized in September 2022 within the […]
Tinabuay Festival, also spelled alternatively as Tina-buay, is a harvest and religious festival held in the town of Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines every December 8. A four-day affair, it is conducted in honor of its patroness, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, and a celebration as well as thanksgiving of bountiful harvest. History of Tinabuay Festival […]
Binulig Festival is the yearly agricultural festival in the city of Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines every second week of October. It is a week-long celebration. The city is known as the banana capital of the Philippines and almost 80% of its area is allocated to farming. The city also celebrates Araw ng Panabo every […]