Cebu Fiestas and Festivals

Annual celebrations are observed by Cebuanos in the Philippines called Fiestas and Festivals. These are religious gathering activities that showcase unique dance and music beats. Certain places in Cebu have their distinguished kind of fiesta and or festival . Cebu has one of the most colorful and world-reknowned festivals in the Philippines.  Every time fiesta and festival days draw near on the present day in Cebu, tourists purposely visit the country to witness the uniqeness of Cebu.

Seen below is the complete list of the Fiestas and Festivals in Cebu.

Sinulog Festival
3rd Sunday of January (Cebu City)

Tagbo Festival
19th of January (Poro, Camotes Island)

Silmugi Festival
20th of January (Borbon)

Bodbod Festival
10th Of February (Catmon)

Kabayo Festival
February – Movable (Mandaue City)

Sarok festival
14th of February (Consolacion)

Soli-Soli Festival
18th March (San Francisco, Camotes Island)

Tostado Festival
3rd Sunday of April (Santander)

Haladaya Festival
Easter Sunday (Daan Bantayan)

Kabanhawan Festival
Easter Sunday (Minglanilla)

Bahug-bahug sa Mactan or Kadaugan sa Mactan
22nd – 27th of April (Lapu-Lapu City)

Mantawi Festival
7th of May (Mandaue City)

Tartanilla Festival
12th of June (Cebu City)

Camotes Cassava Festival
2nd week of June (Tudela, Camotes Island)

Palawod Festival
Last week of June (Bantayan, Bantayan Island)

Semana Santa sa Bantayan
Holy Thursday and Good Friday (Bantayan, Bantayan Island)

Kinsan Festival
June – Movable (Aloguinsan)

Kuyayang Festival
June – Movable (Bogo City)

Caballo Festival
25th of July (Compostela)

Dinagat Bakasi festival
2nd week of August (Cordova)

Bonga festival
9th of August (Sibonga)

Siloy Festival
Last Saturday of August (Alcoy)

Kabuhian Festival
3rd Sunday of September (Ronda)

Karansa Festival
3rd Sunday of September (Danao City)

Pitlagong Festival
26th of September (Argao)

Sinanggiyaw Festival
4th of October (Dumanjug)

Inasal (Halad) Festival
14th – 15th of October (Talisay City)

Kabkaban Festival
4th week of November (Carcar City)

Kawayan Festival
2nd of December (Alegria)

Sadsad Festival
8th of December (Oslob)

Tag-anitohan festival
8th – 9th of December (Tudela, Camotes)

Pasyon sa Mandaue
Good Friday to Easter Sunday (Mandaue City)

Fiesta sa Mandaue
May 8 – Week Long Festival (Mandaue City)

Feast of Santa Filomena
Celebrated in the First week of August in Tingo, Olango Island.

Tagbo Poro Festival
Celebrated every January in honor of Patron Santo Niño de Poro in Camotes Island.

Banig Festival
Fiesta celebrated in Badian Cebu in the Month of July.

Cebuanos themselves  dominate the streets, purchase souvenirs, take lots of photos and throw out parties in their own homes. Cebu ranks number one as tourist destination in the Philippines because of Fiestas and Festivals most especially Sinulog. The year is about to begin a new set of gathering activities are prepared and awaited by many. Pack up and get ready for loads of fun and excitement in Cebu.