| Festival |
Duration
| Place |
Description |
| HINUGYAW FESTIVAL
|
April 22- April 30 | Hinigaran,
Negros Occidental
|
An annual town fiesta dubbed as “Hinugya
to commemorate the blessed event, “Hinugya a local dialect
that means rejoice/revelry. |
| KADAUGAN SA MACTAN
FESTIVAL |
April 22 - 27
| Bgy. Mactan, Lapu-Lapi City, Cebu |
A week-long commemoration
of the historic battle of Mactan between the Spanish Conquistador
Fernando Magallanes and Mactan Chieftain Lapu-Lapu. |
| PINAKBET FESTIVAL
|
April 23 | Sta.
Maria, Ilocos Sur |
A festival celebrating
a favorite dish of the Ilocanos, “pinakbet ”featuring
street dances, cooking competitions |
| AKLAN PIÑA
FIBER FESTIVAL |
April 23- April
30 | Kalibo, Aklan |
The festival will
showcase their products with world-class craftsmanship and ingenuity
utilizing abaca, piña, raffia. |
| PASALAMAT FESTIVAL
|
April 23- April
24 | Pulupandan, Negros Occidental |
Annual
fiesta of Barangay Zone 2 |
| GOTAD AD KIANGAN
|
April 23- April
25 | Kiangan, Ifugao |
An
Ifugao cultural celebration featuring Kiangan''s ethnic customs
and traditions |
| PAGBANA-AG FESTIVAL
|
April 24 | Hinoba-an,
Negros Occidental |
Hinoba-an was founded
in the year 1999. Hinoba-an got its festival name “pagbanaag”,
because people enjoy non-stop disco dancing and merry making
from wee hours of the morning, from dusk till dawn. |
| BAHAG-HARI FESTIVAL
|
April 24 | Pinamalayan,
Mindoro Oriental |
A colorful celebration
highlighted by street dancing, a parade of float and a different
Moriones Festival. |
| CANGMATING SIBULAN,
NEGROS ORIENTAL |
April 24- April
30 | Yagyag Festival |
Yagyag is the vernacular
for spawning, to lay eggs or spread, propagate and grow. The
process refers in particular to the crabs and other marine creatures
that gather during the months of October to December in Sapa,
one of two springs found in Barangay Cangmating of Sibulan.
|
| KAROSAHAN FESTIVAL
|
April 24 | Nueva
Valencia, Guimaras |
This is a proud
tradition where beautiful maidens compete for attention with
the gaily-decorated Karosas with their load of goodies. |
| AKLAN DAY CELEBRATION
|
April 25 | Aklan |
An Annual celebration
commemorating the province’s founding anniversary when
it formally declared independence from its mother province of
Capiz on April 25, 1958.  |
| PANAGAT "FISH"
TIVAL |
April 25 | Estancia,
Iloilo |
This is a tribute
to fishermen of Estancia. It is a celebration that calls for
ultimate cooperation and soul of "Bayanihan" among
their neighboring town.  |
| THE SABUTAN FESTIVAL
AND MINI-TRADE FAIR |
April 25- April
29 | Mabitac, Mindoro Oriental |
Exhibit of different
products mainly from Sabutan. |
| PISTA SA KINAIYAHAN
|
April 25- April
30 | Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur |
A tree-planting
activity done at the foot of Mt. Apo and clean-up program at
the peak.
 |
| LAGONOY KADAHOMAN
FESTIVAL |
April 25- April
30 | Lagonoy, Cam. Sur |
A week-long festivity
showcasing the beauty and rich historical/ cultural heritage
of the town. Features are cultural presentation, native foods
galore, songwriting and logo making contest, nature trekking
and many more  |
| HIMAYA-AN FESTIVAL
|
April 25 | Himamaylan
City, Negros Occidental |
The festival is
one grand fiesta celebration of the city  |
| AWESOME DIVES
PHILIPPINES: AN ADVENTURE LIFESTYLE |
April 26- April
28 | Glorietta Activity Center, Makati City |
The 1st Dive Show
in the Philippines  |
| KUTSITSA FESTIVAL
|
April 26 | Molave,
Zamboanga del Sur |
This is a thanksgiving
event for a bountiful harvest, with festivities like street
dancing competition and agri-trade fair. |
| SAKNUNGAN FESTIVAL
|
April 27- April
30 | San Jose, Mindoro Occidental |
Festival incorporating
the exhibition of the cultural heritage of Mindoro’s ethnic
communities. |
| MANGO-BAMBOO FESTIVAL
AND TRADE FAIR |
April 27- April
28 | San Carlos, Pangasinan |
A festival promoting
San Carlos City as major trading center of bamboo based products/furniture
and best producer of "carabao" mangoes and other mango variety
in the country. |
| KAFAGWAY 2005
|
April 27 | Baguio
City |
A commemorative
event reliving the liberation of Baguio City from the control
of Japanese Forces through a moving pageant along Session Road
|
| BINIRAYAN FESTIVAL
|
April 27- April
29 | San Jose, Antique |
Celebrated annually
to commemorate the landing of the ten Bornean datus and made
their first settlement in the country |
| BANGUS FESTIVAL
|
April 28- May
1 | Dagupan City, Pangasinan |
Part of Dagupan’s
Pistay Dayat celebration with the highlight of longest bangus
grill covering more than 1,000 meters of the whole stretch of
the main road |
| PISTAY DAYAT
(THANKSGIVING) |
April 29- May
1 | Lingayen, Pangasinan |
Thanksgiving festival
for the year''s bountiful harvest from the sea celebrated every
1st of May. |
| IMBAYAH |
April 29- May
1 | Banaue, Ifugao |
April 29- May 1
| Banaue, Ifugao Ethnic Sports Festival and thanksgiving rites
featuring Ifugao''s traditional practices showcased in their
songs, dances, arts & crafts |
| TINAPAHAN FESTIVAL
|
April 29- May
1 | Lemery, Batangas |
A 3-day festivities
that will showcase a trade fair of agro-industrial products,
lectures on livestock raising and food processing as well as
food demo competition |
| TIRINGBANAY FESTIVAL
|
April 30- May
1 | San Jose, Antique |
Simply means reunion.
Every year people of San Jose celebrate Tiringbanay Festival
just to go home to their families and friends and celebrate
|
| EL LEVANTAMIENTO
DE LOS OCHENTA Y DOS DE LILOAN |
April 30 | Malinao,
Aklan |
Celebration in
commemoration of the heroes who fought during World War II |
| ANTIPOLO PILGRIMAGE
|
April 30- May
1 | Antipolo, Rizal |
Every May, many
pilgrims are seen taking the mudtrodden path leading to Antipolo.
It is in this small town that one can find the religious shrine
of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, popularly known as the
Virgin of Antipolo. |
| PASALAMAT FESTIVAL
|
April 30 | La
Carlota City, Negros Occidental |
It is a harvest
thanksgiving celebration by the people of La Carlota City. |
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