bountiful harvest throughout the year.
HUGYAW FESTIVAL Jan. 22 | New Lucena, Iloilo It features a street dancing competition.
KALILANGAN FESTIVAL Feb. 17-27 | General Santos City It celebrates the “friendly co-existence among the peoples of General Santos City.” Activities include agroindustrial trade fair, cultural presentation, culinary contest, pagana, kulintangan, ethnic musical instrument competition and Kidig-Kidig sa Dalan.
PANUBASON FESTIVAL Jan. 22- 25 | Valderrama, Antique A festival created to discover and develop special talents from aspirants in the field of music, dances and sports, it is also a thanksgiving festival featuring a Mardi Gras competition. LONGANIZA FESTIVAL Jan. 22 | Vigan City, It features the longaniza sausage. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL Jan. 26 28 | Iloilo City Street dancing is characterized by frenetic stomping of feet and hypnotic drumbeating, with people dressed in unique costumes dancing and chanting all day and night. SANA-AW FESTIVAL Jan. 27 | Jordan, Guimaras Primarily a celebration of the economic endeavor that made Jordan what it is today, Sana-aw also pays tribute to the skillful artisans and workers in an endearing characterization through dance drama. BALOT SA PUTI FESTIVAL Jan. 31 | Pateros It is one of the highlights of the Pateros town fiesta celebration. PABIRIK FESTIVAL Feb. 1- 2 | Paracale, Camarines Norte Held in the town of Paracale, the festival is highlighted by “pabirik” street dancing, depicting the gold mining industry in the province. BULANG-BULANG FESTIVAL Feb. 2-9 | San Enrique, Negros Occidental This festival gives recognition to the sport fowl industry which is one of the major sources of livelihood of the town. BulangBulang is a dance presentation, which depicts the life and character of the fighting cock. SALAKAYAN FESTIVAL Feb. 2-5 | Miag-ao, Iloilo An important historical occasion for the people of Miag-ao, this annual extravaganza attracts people with its week-long activity of food fair, agro-industrial and trade
fair, fluvial parade, higante contest, literary musical contest, evening socials and the hablon and patadyong fashion show. The event’s highlight is the street dance-drama depicting the victorious battle waged by the locals against Muslim marauders sometime in 1754. PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL Feb. 2-10 | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte The word means “Ilocano maiden.” It is a festival showing Ilocano customs and virtues. TINAPAY FESTIVAL Feb. 7-13 | Cuenca, Batangas This is an annual activity conceived by the town as thanksgiving to their patron saint, Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, for a bountiful life. GULING-GULING FESTIVAL Feb. 9 | Paoay, Ilocos Norte Townsfolk and their guests participate in singing and dancing in the street, dressed in their native costume, the antique and attractive abel Paoay kimona with matching tapis or pandiling, adorned with centuryold jewelry. TINAGBA FESTIVAL Feb. 11 | Iriga City, Camarines Sur A tradition of the first harvest offering coinciding with the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, it is derived from the early rituals of the ancient Bicolanos offering their harvest to their own gods as a form of thanksgiving and to seek favor for a more
BABAYLAN FESTIVAL Feb. 19 | Bago City, Negros Occidental It was conceived to highlight a unique aspect of Filipino heritage, one that dates back to the pre-Spanish period. This festival aims to rediscover the region’s indigenous music, literature, dances, rituals and other artistic endeavors. BALSAHAN FESTIVAL Feb. 20 | Sibunag, Guimaras Balsahan is Sibunag’s way of immortalizing the mystical Sibunag River which snakes its way through most of the town’s barangays. A major geographical feature of the town, the river holds many interesting myths and legends. ASINAN FESTIVAL Feb. 20 | San Lorenzo, Guimaras Marvel at how the ordinary salt has gravitated the people of San Lorenzo into an annual gathering with all the delicious trimmings of specialty products. HIMAG-ULAW FESTIVAL Feb. 22 | Tabaco City This is a celebration with praise and thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest in farming or good catch in fishing expressed through various activities like street dancing, beauty competition, games, food fairs, among others. SIBUG-SIBUG FESTIVAL Feb. 23 | Zamboanga Sibugay This is highlighted by a colorful, ethnic street dancing with rituals depicting good harvest, wedding and healing. PANAGBENGA: BAGUIO FLOWER FESTIVAL Feb. 25-26 | Baguio City This event showcases Baguio as a city of flowers with a floral street parade float parade.
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