PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS (REGION 1)

2. BAC-BACARRA FESTIVAL
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Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
Farmers Festival
November 30
The legendary word “bac-bacarra” is a
specie of freshwater fish abundant in
the river during the 15th century which
gave birth to the town’s name .

3. GULING-GULING FESTIVAL
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Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Guling-Guling Martes
May
aims to commemorate the 16th century old
practice of the Spanish friars for the
religious sector to interact with its
parishioners. It has always been celebrated
on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday

4. PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL
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Laoag City
February 10
Our Lady of Peace
Pamulinawen is the name of a woman
made popular in the classic Ilocano song
titled... Pamulinawen.

5. PINILI TOWN FIESTA AND AGROINDUSTRIAL FARE and GARLIC FESTIVAL
• April 13 - 16
• Pinili,Ilocos Norte
• Pinili Town Fiesta and Agro-Industrial Fare is
celebrated in honor of St. Isidore de Farmer
• Garlic Festival which is now a tourist
attraction is observed because garlic is the
main commodity of Pinili

6. EMPANADA FESTIVAL
• Batac, Ilocos Norte
• December 8 - 30
• BATAC EMPANADA is made of savory
filling of grated green papaya, mongo,
longganisa and egg. The dough that
serves as its thin and crisp wrapper is
made of rice flour.

7. Sinait Garlic Festival
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Sinait,Ilocos Sur
May 1 - 3
The province-wide cooking contest is also held
side-by-side with the Search for the Biggest Garlic
Bulb and Garlic Bundling, whose categories
include Longest Twined Garlic, Creative Bundling,
and Bundling Competition which also allows tourist
participation.

8. Pinakbet Festival
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Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
April 23
it features street dances and cooking
competitions and honours the Sta. Maria’s
farmers’ industry and their housewives’
cooking skills.

9. Binatbatan Festival
• Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
• First week of May
• the festival got its name from the Iluko term
batbatin, or separating cotton balls from the
seeds of the local fruit tree kapas sanglay.
The cotton balls are then spun and used in
weaving the abel, which Chinese merchants
then residing in Ciudad Fernandina, the
Vigan of old, exported and which was among
the local products shipped during the galleon
trade from the 15th to the 18th century.

10. Tabako Festival
• Candon City, Ilocos Sur
• every last week of March
• thanksgiving for the city's bountiful
harvest of tobacco.
Semana Santa
• Holy Week
• Good Friday procession highlights decorated
carrozas bearing life-size, Spanish vintage statues of
saints. On Easter Sunday, the dawn celebration
depicting the Resurrection of Christ called "Sabet" is
a scene to watch out for.

11. San Fernando Town Fiesta
• February 6 to 12 to honour St. William, the Hermit.
• San Fernando, La Union
Feast of Our Lady of Caysasay
• San Fernando, La Union
• held on the second week of September which is the 5th day
of August in the Lunar calendar
Agoo Semana Santa
• May 6
• Agoo, La Union
• During the Holy week the town people of Agoo come up with
religious activities to make the occasion more meaningful
and sacred.

12. ARINGAY FESTIVAL
• May 15-21
• Aringay, La Union
• Fiesta celebration highlighting the agricultural product
of Lasam, the Aringay Rice variety with agri-industrial
trade fair, street dancing and other activities.
BUYBUY FESTIVAL
• February 9 - 11
• Burgos, La Union
• "buybuy" or tiger grass
• Featured is a civic parade, trade fair and handicraft
exhibition. Cultural performances can also be seen
during this time.

13. Bangus Festival
• April 16 – May 1
• Dagupan City, Pangasinan
• In 2003, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized
the “Kalutan ed Dagupan” as the Longest Barbecue of the
World
Pista'y Dayat Festival
• May 1
• Lingayen, Pangasinan
• celebrates the bountiful harvest and abundant fishing
from the sea. The events feature mass offering on
beautiful beaches and fluvial parade.

14. Puto Festival
• White Gold Fedtival
• May 5
• Calasiao, Pangasinan
• Calasiao puto ( white gold) “cup-shaped, bite-sized, soft
rice cakes; the semi-glutinous rice is fermented in old
earthen jars."
Panangedayew Festival
• “to uplift”
• Nov. 27 - December 2
• Dagupan City, Pangasinan
• trade fair of Pangasinan’s pride like Bonuan bngus,
bgoong, peanut brittle, quilted products housewares
and locally made Christmas decors.

15. Sigay Festival
• January 15 to February 2
• Binmaley, Pangasinan
• It serves as the main highlight of the fiesta
celebration of Binmaley town, the “Seafood
Capital of the North.”
• Sigay is a Pangasinan dialect word which means
to harvest.