Region Festival Date Reason of

Celebration
Autonomous KARIYALA February 22 Kalilang and Kariyala both
Region in Muslim FESTIVAL mean “merrymaking and
Mindanao thanksgiving” This universal
(Wao,Lanao Del expression of thanksgiving
Sur) for the triumphs, abundance,
prosperity or any form of
blessings received. The
celebration of this is festival
are similar to Lami- Lamihan
of Lamitan, Basilan and
Meguyaya of Upi,
Maguindanao.

Cordillera PANAGBENGA February 1 to This festival celebrates the

Administrative FESTIVAL March 10 beauty of flowers,
Region specifically the beauty of
(Baguio City) flowers in the Baguioregion.
It also tries to help invigorate
the spirit of Baguio, that was
badly battered by the
enormous earthquake
suffered by Baguio and
surrounding areas of Luzon
in 1990.

WNational Feast of the January 9 This feast is celebrated at the

Capital Region Black Nazarene heart of Manila- Quiapo.
(Quiapo, Manila) Devotees come from all over
the metropolis to participate
in this annual event honoring
the hundred-year-old statue
of the Black Nazarene.
Region 1(Ilocos Bangus Festival April Dagupan
Region) City's celebration of
(Dagupan City, the Bangus Festival not only
Pangasinan) aims to feature the
abundance and unique
variety of their
local milkfishproduce but
also to strengthen unity and
cooperation among
community folks.

Region Bambanti May 1-11 Bambanti Festival is

2(Cagayan Festival Isabela’s pride. Bambanti is a
Valley) local term for “scarecrow”.
(Isabela) We all know that scarecrows
are used as farmer’s tool to
keep birds away from eating
or taking away the crops, and
the province of Isabela is an
agricultural province gaining
the top spot in the corn
production in the whole of
Philippines

Region 3 (Central Dinamulag April 25 - 28 The festival is held to celebr

Luzon) Mango Festival ate bountiful harvest
(Zambales) of mangoes in the provinces.

Region 4A Pahimis 2nd Week of Pahimis Festival is a

(CALABARZON Festival February three-day
) annual celebration held
(Amadeo, Rizal) every month of April in
Amadeo, Cavite. The event
plays an important role in the
local farmers of Amadeo
because they view Pahimis
Festival as a thanksgiving
tradition for the abundant
 harvest.

Region 4B Bila-Bila December 8 The Bila-Bila Festival was

(MIMAROPA) Festival primordially initiated in
concurrence of the
municipality’s festive honor
of their patron saint,
the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception during the
8th day of the month
of December and serves as a
thanksgiving of the
townspeople. All through the
day of the celebration, young

Region 5 (Bicol Magayon May This festival is meant to

Region) Festival honor Mayon Volcano's
(Legazpi, Albay? beauty, with Magayon
meaning “always beautiful to
look at.”

Region 6 Sinadya sa First Weekend Sinadya sa Halaran is two

(Western Halaran of Decemebr merged festivals: Roxas
Visayas) City's Sinadaya
(Capiz and (celebration) and Capiz
Roxas) Province' Halaran
(offering).

The Sinadya Festival was

commemorated on the
same day of the Feast of
Immaculate Concepcion at
the Immaculate
Concepcion Metropolitan
Cathedral. On the other
hand, the Halaran Festival
was celebrated before
every last week of October
 as a prelude to All Souls
Day and All Saints Day.

Region 7 (Central Mantawi May 7 The festival is a celebration

Visayas) Festival of Mandaue’s rich cultural
(Mandaue City, and historical heritage and its
Cebu) importance today as a
commercial and industrial
center in Cebu.

Region 8 Buyogan August 28 The Buyogan Festival is

(Eastern Visayas) Festival dedicated to
(Leyte) celebrating bees or
“buyog” where the town’s
name was derived from.

Region 9 Hermosa October 12 The festival is held in honor

( Zamboanga Festival of the miraculous image
Peninsula) of Our Lady of the
(Zamboanga) Pillar (Spanish and
Chavacano: Nuestra Señora
del Pilar), the patroness
of Batangas City

Region 10 Kaamulan February to It is the only authentic

(Northern Festival March 10 ethnic festival in the
Mindanao) Philippines. Kaamulan com
(Malaybalay es from the Binukid word
City) “amul” meaning to
gather. Kaamulan is
gathering for a purpose—a
datuship ritual, a wedding
ceremony, a
thanksgiving festivalduring
harvest time, a peace pact, or
all of these together.
Region 11 (Davao Kadayawan 3rd week of Its name derives from the
Region) Festival August friendly greeting
(Davao City) "Madayaw", from
the Dabawenyo
word "dayaw", meaning
good, valuable, superior or
beautiful. The festival is a
celebration of life, a
thanksgiving for the gifts of
nature, the wealth of culture,
the bounties of harvest and
serenity of living

Region 12 Kalivungan October 27 The festival is coined from

(SOCCSKSARG Festival the Maenuvu word
EN) Kalivungan which means
(Cotabato) “Gathering” or
“Festival”.The festival is the
province’s way of giving
appreciation to their
contribution to the attainment
of peace and development of
the province.

Region 13 Naliyagan June 12 Naliyagan festival is a day of

(Caraga Region) Festival thanksgiving among the
(Agusan Del Sur) natives for the bounties
received for the year. Thus,
they bring in during the
festival their agri-industrial
products for the people in the
valley to buy and savor.