National Heritage Month, also called Pambansang Buwan ng Pamana, is celebrated in the Philippines for the entire month of May. This observance was established through a presidential order that was passed in 2003. Since then, it has been staged annually by the government and private sector to promote awareness and respect for the country’s rich […]
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Mangga Festival
Mangga Festival is a fruit festival and yearly founding anniversary celebration in the village of Kalunasan in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines every May. History of Mangga Festival Mangga Festival was first mounted in 2012 within the term of barangay chief Nonilon Monares Jr., and it was conducted in the month of June. Its schedule changed […]
Balamban Festival
Balamban Festival, previously called Balamban Butterfly Festival, is the founding anniversary of Santiago City in the province of Isabela, Philippines every May 5. Also referred to as Balamban Dance Festival or Butterfly Festival, it has a five-day calendar that starts on May 1st, which is also simultaneously Labor Day in the country. The 5th of […]
Sinagingan Festival
Sinagingan festival is an agricultural and religious festival in the village of Palocpoc in Mendez, Cavite, Philippines every 15th of May. It is one of the popular festivals in Southern Tagalog that aims to attract tourism and to motivate farmers to farm the crop and to find develop products out from it. First conducted on […]
Alimango Festival
Alimango Festival, also called Katang Festival or Crab Festival, is a seafood festival of the municipality of Calauag in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is held every May 25th. This week-long event is participated by the different barangay units of the municipality. Calauag is considered the crab and seaweed capital of Quezon. History of […]
Abaca Festival
Abaca Festival is a cultural and agricultural festival in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines every fourth week of May. In pre-pandemic period, it drew 200,000 visitors to the island-province. The province, which also celebrates the Catandungan Festival, is regarded the Abaca Capital of the Philippines by virtue of Republic Act No. 11700 that became a […]
Katagman Festival
Katagman Festival is the yearly cultural festival and founding anniversary in the town of Oton in the province of Iloilo, Philippines every May 3. It is a week-long celebration, and the events are participated by the representatives of all constituent barangays. History of Katagman Festival Katagman Festival was launched in 2003. It comes from the […]
Sarangani Bay Festival
Sarangani Bay Festival, also called Sarbay Festival, is the annual summertime and the biggest beach festival in the Philippines every last week of May. It is held in the village of Gumasa in the town of Glan, Sarangani. Attracting over a hundred thousand visitors, its schedule lasts for three days. Its organizers include Provincial Tourism […]
Grand Ammungan Festival
Grand Ammungan Festival, also known as Ammungan Festival, is a founding anniversary and cultural festival of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines held every May 24. The day is also declared as special non-working holiday and called Nueva Vizcaya Day since 1985. It is a week-long celebration. History of Grand Ammungan Festival Grand Ammungan Festival […]
Dinengdeng Festival
Dinengdeng Festival is a cultural, food, and religious festival in the city of Agoo, La Union, Philippines in May 1st. Opening activities happening on the last day of April, the eve of the festival, although there are years when it opens on first day of May. Generally it is a week-long festival. It also commemorates […]