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Cavite

Bakood Festival

Bakood Festival is a cultural festival, founding anniversary, and religious fiesta in Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines every September. It is held in honor of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of the city on the 28th and the founding anniversary the day after. The date may be a special non working holiday (such as […]

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Sultan Kudarat

Talakudong Festival

Talakudong Festival is the celebration for Tacurong City Charter Day in the city of Takurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines every September 18. Etymology Talakudong refers to the head covering that is said to be worn by people who lived in the city in the past. It is also where the name of the city comes from. […]

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Surigao del Sur

Bislig City Charter Day

Bislig City Charter Day is the charter day celebration held in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines every September 18. In the past, the celebration was called Karawasan Festival. The date is a special nonworking holiday in the city by virtue of Republic Act No. 9683 that was approved by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on August […]

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Samar

Sarakiki Hadang Festival

Sarakiki Hadang Festival, also known by its shortened name Sarakiki Festival, is a cultural and religious festival held in Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines every September 8. Its eight-day calendar begins from the first of September and closing activities occurring on the eighth, which in Roman Catholic calendar coincides with the feast of the Nativity of […]

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Masbate

Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival

Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival is the highlight of Masbate Cityhood Anniversary in the province of Masbate, Philippines every September 30. The city also plays host to the Rodeo MasbateƱo Festival every April. What is Lapay Bantigue Dance? Lapay is the local word of seagulls that are often seen flocking in the coastlines. Bantigue refers to […]

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Cebu

Karansa Festival

Karansa Festival is a cultural festival and religious fiesta in the city of Danao, Cebu, Philippines every third Sunday of September. It is held inhonor of St. Thomas of Villanueva, the patron saint of the city. It is also one of the cultural festivals in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo. The city also celebrates the Danao City […]

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Negros Occidental

Marang Yagangyang Festival

Marang Yagangyang Festival is a fruit festival in the village of Colonia Divina, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines every first of September. It is a fest in thanksgiving for plentiful harvest of marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus), a tropical fruit that the village produces. Marang is a fruit that is indigenous to the Philippines. It is has […]

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Philippines

National Tourism Week

National Tourism Week in the Philippines is held every last week of September. Its schedule is set to coincide with the World Tourism Day which is observed every September 27th. History of National Tourism Week National Tourism Week is an annual tourism event in the Philippines that happens in the last week of September. It […]

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Guimaras

Guimaras Dragon Fruit Fest

Guimaras Dragon Fruit Fest is one of the fruit festivals in the Philippines that gives the limelight on the cultivation of dragon fruit (Stenocereus undatus). Held in the province of Guimaras, it is the first fest of dragon fruit ever conducted in Western Visayas when it was launched on September 29 to 30, 2022, a […]

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Leyte

Himorasak Festival

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 […]