Filipino Fiestas and Festivals

• Sinulog - prayer dance done by the Cebuanos in honor of Sto. Niño whose feast day is on the third Sunday of January
• Flores De Mayo - held in honor of the Virgin Mary
• Santacruzan - held in May; based on the search of Empress Helena and Prince Constantine for the Holy Cross
• Feast of Our Lady of Peace and Voyage - celebrated on Antipolo in May
• Pahiyas Festival - a colorful celebration in honor of San Isidro De Labrador in Lucban and Sariaya, Quezon
• Fertility Rates - held on May 17-19 in Ubando, Bulacan
• St. John the Baptist - celebrated every June 24 in Metro Manila
• Bocaue River Festival - the restaging of the fisherman's discovery of the miraculous cross centuries ago; done every first Sunday of July in Bulacan
• Peñafrancia - celebrated every third week of September in Naga City, Camariñes Sur
• Masskara Festival - mid-October, Bacolod City; done in mardigas style featuring street masquerades
• Grand Cañao- first week of December in Baguio City
• Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion - December 8 nationwide
• Panunuluyan - December 24; Visayas, the reenactment of St. Joseph and Virgin Mary's search for shelter on the eve of christians
• Lantern Festival- December 24; San Fernando Pampanga
• Feast of Christ The King - Last Sunday of October; nationwide; an all-male procession held in honor of Jesus Christ
• Carabao Festival - May 14-15, Pulilan Bulacan
• Halaran Festival - June 24; Roxas City, Capiz; celebrates the history and culture of the capizeños
• Parada de Lechon - June 24; Balaban, Batangas
• Tengao - July 1-30; Mountain Province; an interesting combination of pagan and Christian Rituals executed in native dances
• Sunduan - September 10; La Hueña, Parañaque, a parade of young ladies with escorts carrying parasols