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CultuCalendar : A Rigodon of Cultural & Religious Festivities

CALENDAR OF THE ANNUAL PHILIPPINE CULTURAL FESTIVALS

STO. NIÑO FESTIVAL January | Nationwide A grand procession of over two hundred well-dressed images of the Child Jesus.   BULAKLAKAN FESTIVAL January 1 | Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila Annual procession, parade of flowers and costumes.   SINULOG FESTIVAL January 1- January 9 | Cebu City Celebrated every 3rd Sunday of January, is Cebu''s biggest and most popular festival. The feast is in honor of the Holy Image of Senyor Santo Niño de Cebu. Fiesta Senyor, as it is widely known, is the most celebrated among Cebu''s festival where people converge along the routes of a grand solemn procession and partake in the gaiety amidst a mardi gras parade immersed in wild colors and the constant beating of drums.   BAILES DE LUCES January 1 | La Castellana, Negros Occicental The town''s celebration of Chartyer Day and a befitting Culmination of the Christmas season, the festival is conceptualized as a festival of hope and thanksgiving.   FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS January 2 | Gasan, Marinduque A feast honoring the three kings who are visiting houses around the Poblacion of Gasan   ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL January 3- January 16 | Kalibo, Aklan Scene of a yearly celebration in honor of Sto. Nino held every third week of January, popularly known worldwide as Ati-Atihan. So called because Aklanons, domestic and foreign tourists, wipe soot on their faces and done ethnic paraphernalia and masquerade around town as Negritos and make merry and dance in the streets to the beat of ambulant ethnic troubadours.   STO. NIÑO FESTIVAL January 4- January 16 This will run until January 4-16 where there will be an exhibit of Sto. Nino exhibit, exhibit on the history of devotion to Sto. Nino in the Philippines, unique and interesting rituals and festivals on Sto. Nino, children''s games and other related activities.   BINIRAY FESTIVAL (Fluvial procession) January 9 | Romblon Sto. Niño-inspired revelry and fluvial procession.   LINGAYEN GULF LANDING ANNIVERSARY January 9 | Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen, Pangasinan (6 hours from Manila by land) Commemoration of the liberation of Pangasinan from the Japanese invasion led by Gen. Douglas McArthur on Jan. 9, 1945....   COCONUT FESTIVAL AND FAIR January 10- January 13 | San Pablo City, Laguna A grand mardi-gras celebration which pays homage to Laguna Province''s most ubiquitous crop.   ARAW NG KORONADAL "HINUGYAW FESTIVAL" January 10 | Koronadal Translated literally, it means "Day of Koronadal" and indeed it is. Hinugyaw Festival, dubbed as the "Festival of Festivals", is a celebration of the different cultures that has dwelled on the fertile valley of Koronadal for many years now.   FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE January 14 | Quiapo, Manila An intense, day-long festival highlighted by a mammoth procession through the streets.   CARACOL FESTIVAL January 16 | Glorietta 4 Park Makati City, Metro Manila Official Festival of the City of Makati by virtue of resolution No. 251 of Jan. 21, 1991 displaying the call of the local Government for the protection and conservation of our ecology.   PANGISDAAN FESTIVAL January 16 | Brgy. Tangos, Navotas One of the highlights of the Navotas Day celebration featuring a street dancing and float competition focusing on the fishing industry.   KAHIMUNAN FESTIVAL January 16 | Libertad, Butuan City Butuan''s version of the Sinulog of Cebu which has an equally lively and spectacular street dancing.   BANSUDANI FESTIVAL/FEAST OF THE DEVINE SAVIOR January 17 | Bansud, Mindoro Oriental A thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest which coincides with town fiesta. It features dances and cultural presentations by schools and barangay communities.   BEST OF CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION( CAR REGION ) IN INTRAMUROS January 20- February 13 | Intramuros A showcase of the best of the best of CAR Region (music, dances, fiestas, culinary delights, street parties, arts and crafts). It aims to give a glimpse of what happens in the various provinces, and provides a venue for the region to sell their tour packages, products and open their doors to business opportunities.   DINAGYANG FESTIVAL January 22- January 23 | Iloilo City A spectacular street merrymaking in honor of the Holy Child Jesus.   STO. NIÑO FESTIVAL January 30 | Malolos, Bulacan The Malolos Sto. Niño featuring a week long exhibits, a month procession featuring more than a hundred caros of drivers Sto. Niño images.   BALOT SA PUTI FESTIVAL January 31 | Pateros One of the highlights of the Pateros Town Fiesta celebration More cultural celebrations