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Pabirik Festival
February 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.
Office of the Mayor
Paracale, Cam. Norte |
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Bicol Arts Festival
February 1-28
Legazpi City
A week-long festival showcasing the region’s arts
and culture, crafts and agro-industrial products coming from the six (6)
provinces and three (3) cities of Bicol. It coincides with the celebration of
the National Arts Month every February.
Dr. Ramona B. Rañeses
Dean, Graduate School
Bicol University, Legazpi City
Telefax: (052) 480-1454 |
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Tinagba Festival
February 11
Iriga City
A tradition of the first harvest offering coinciding
on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes. 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 bountiful harvest throughout the
year. A long parade of colorfully and grandiosely decorated bull and carabao
carts, carrying newly harvested crops, ending with a mass before the Emerald
Grotto at Calvary Hills. Here all the offerings are blessed, then distributed
to indigent families.
Ms. Marilyn Okuszko
City Tourism Officer
Tourism Dev’t. Office
Iriga City
Tel. No. (054) 655-1387
Fax: (054) 655-0330 |
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1st Annual “Harana: Karantahan nin
Pagranga” (A Music Festival)
February 14
San Jose, Camarines Sur
The festival feature local talents and young artists
in its effortsa to promote cultural awareness, tourism development and youth
empowerment in the District of partido. Highlighted by the Bicol Love Song
Choral Competition. Other activities are lined up to drumbeat the affair.
Office of the Mayor
San Jose, Camarines Sur |
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Karanowan Fish-tival
February 15
Bato, Camarines Sur
Acelebration promoting the rich aquatic resources of Lake Bato.
Derived from local dialect “ranow” meaning lake, participants are clad in
fish-like costumes depicting the different
indigenous fish of Bato Lake while gracefully
dancing to creatively choreographed movements in their gaily colored unique
outfits fashioned from indigenous materials.
Office of the Mayor
Bato, Camarines Sur |
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Himag-ulaw Festival
February 17
Placer, Masbate
A celebration of praise and thanksgiving for the
bountiful harvest in farming or good catch in fishing expressed through various
forms of activities like street dancing, beauty competition, games and contests,
food fairs, among others.
Mayor Carlos Estonilo
Office
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Placer, Masbate |
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Rodeo Masbateño
April 6-8
Masbate
Hold on to your horses, caballeros, its rodeo time
in Masbate once again! Feel the excitement as our local cowboys pit their
brains against bovine brawn in western style rodeo events like bull riding and
sterr wrestling, apart from our local games like the good old carabao race. So
put on them boots and saddle up – its gonna be a rope-slingin’, dust-kickin’,
cowpunchibn’ affair.
MR. Jose C. Zafra
Tourism Office
Office of the Governor
Masbate City
Tel. No.: (056)333-2176
333-3012 |
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“Baybayon … A Festival of Advocacy”
April 9-20
Bacacay, Albay
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Senakulo
Good Friday
Paracale
This is lenten presentation reenacting the Passion
of Christ. Lenten observance includes Visita Iglesias or altar visitations and
processions.
Office of the Mayor
Paracale, Camarines Norte
Tel No. (054) 449-1008 |
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Kadagatan Festival
Black Saturday
Bacacay, Albay
A boat race of outriggered sea crafts powdered
manually, while “Palayag” is another boat race with sails. The grandiose
spectacle is the show of colorful sails set against the backdrop of Albay Gulf
puncture by the deep ultramarine color of the sea. Participants from the
different parts of Albay merge in this small in this small progressive coastal
town of Bacacay to join, win big cash prizes and earn the honor of most skilled
sailor.
Mayor Eligio Berango
Bacacay, Albay
Tel. No. (052) 487-2010 |
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Partido Baybayon Festival
April 26-28
Sagñay, Camarines Sur
This festival showcases the different tourism areas
in the district and launch the municipality of Sagñay as summer capital of
Partido. Visitors converge in Nato shoreline or Baybayon in local dialect where
various activities are featured.
Mayor Roberto Briones
Sagñay, Cam. Sur
Tel. No.: (054)452-3530 |
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Butanding Festival
April 28-30
Donsol, Sorsogon
A festival which ushers the “Butanding” (whaleshark
season) and a thanksgiving for the blessings that it give to the people of
Donsol. The festival is highlighted by a street parade.
Ms. Nitz Pedragoza
Donsol Visitors Center
Donsol, Sorsogon |
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Boa-Boahan “Alinsangan” Festival
May 1
Nabua, Camarines Sur
A colorful cultural festival of pagan origin.
Derived from the dialect, alinsangan, a word that describes the
characteristics of the people living in the early settlements. It is a festival
showing fertility and thanksgiving. Fertility, because Boa was taken from
the young embryo of the coconut and thanksgiving for it was their only source of
food after the ravage of floodwaters.
Office of the Mayor
Nabua, Camarines Sur |
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Magayon Festival
May 1-31
Albay
A festival in the merry month of May, showcasing
Albay as it comes to age, its cultural heritage, trade, travel and tourism
beyond Majestic Mount Mayon. The festival includes various activity such as
beauty pageant, photo/art exhibit, street parade, trade fair, sports fest,
guided tours, etc.
Ms. Denise Silerio
Prov’l. Tourism Officer Albay
- PTCAO
Albay Astrodome Complex
Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 480-4956/57 |
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Dayaw Dalan Festival
May 1-3
San Jacinto, Ticao Island, Masbate
Dayaw is an old
Tigaonon term which means “to show off, parade or display”. In its strictest
meaning, dayaw is to present with pride what is distinctly and
essentially inherent in a person. Dalan on the other hand, means in olden
times, a mountain trail which now includes path, street and highway. Dayaw Dalan
Festival symbolizes the best of what the municipality of San Jacinto have as a
town and as a people. The festival is held in honor of its patron saint, Santo
Cristo de Burgos.
Office of the Mayor
San Jacinto, Masbate |
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Palong Festival
May 10-13
Capalonga, Camarines Norte
Higlighted by a street dancing and agro industrial
fair which expresses local folks’ gratitude for their town’s name etymology and
signifies the abundant presence of rooster available in the locality. Held also
in celebration of their Black Nazarene’s Feast Day on May 13.
Mr. Abel Icatlo
Provincial Tourism Officer
Provincial Captiol
Daet, Cam. Norte
Tel. No. (054) 721-4341
Fax: 440-2013 |
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Black Nazarene Feast
May 13
Capalonga, Camarines Norte
A two-day religious festivity in honor of the town’s
Patron Saint, the Black Nazarene, which is the object of veneration not only by
the locals but by foreign devotees as well. It is highlighted by a pligrimage
where people come in thousands to give in their respect to the miraculous Patron
Saint.
Mr. Abel Icatlo
Provincial Tourism Officer
Provincial Captiol
Daet, Cam. Norte
Tel. No. (054) 721-4341
Fax: 440-2013 |
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Sarung Banggi Festival
May 18-25
Sto. Domingo, Albay
A fun-filled 8-day summer activity to immortalize
the song Sarung Banggi and pay tribute to its composer Potenciano Gregorio. It
showcases a variety of cultural and religious activities, food and sports fest,
Beauty Search, folksong fest, agro-industrial fair and many more.
Office of the Mayor
Sto. Domingo, albay
Tel. No.: (052) 487-1002 |
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Catandungan “Padayaw” Festival
May 20-24
Virac, Catanduanes
“Padadyaw” is an old Catandunganon term which means
to show one’s best with pride and dignity coupled with excitement. This is a
street-dancing of delegation per town to the tune of Pantomina. The towns are
encouraged to flaunt its own image by associating its delegations costume and
dance to what the town is best known for.
Ms. Carmel Bonifacio
Office of the Governor
Virac, Catanduanes
Tel. No. (054) 811-1141-75
F: 811-1335 |
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Kaogma Festival
May 21-27
Camarines Sur
A week-long celebration of the of the foundation
anniversary of the Province of Camarines Sur. The festival features numerous
activities such as cultural expositions, sports events, beauty pageant,
procession and Grand Parade.
Ms. Mariefe Nolasco
Head, PTCSO
Provincial Capitol
Cadlan, Pili, Cam. Sur
Tel. No. (054)477-3172
Fax: 473-0391 |
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Padaraw Festival
May 30
Bulan, Sorsogon
A festival showcsing colorful costumes fashioned
from the abaca fiber. It is highlighted by a grand street presentation wherein
the participants are clad in colorful costumes using the abaca fibers.
Ms. Lynda Asuncion Argaño
Public Information Officer
Municipality of Bulan
Bulan, Sorsogon
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