COCI-Philippines

DATE	FESTIVAL/EVENTS	VENUE
JANUARY
1	New Year's Day	nationwide
9	Quiapo Fiesta (Black Nazarene procession)	Quaipo, Manila
19	Buling-Buling ng Pandacan	Pandacan, Manila
3rd Sunday	Fiesta ng Santo Nino (Feast of the Christ Child)	Pateros, Rizal
3rd Sunday	Tondo Fiesta	Tondo, Manila
3rd Week	Constitution Day	Quezon City
27	San Roque Parish Fiesta	Navotas, Rizal
28	Caracol	Makati City
FEBRUARY
9	Liberation Day of Mandaluyong	Mandaluyong City
11	Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes	Quezon City
2nd Week	Las Piñas Fiesta	Las Piñas
2nd Sunday	Fiesta ng Santa Marta	Pateros, Rizal
16	Foundation Day	Caloocan City
3rd Sunday	Caloocan Fiesta	Caloocan City
22-25	People Power Anniversary (Fiesta sa EDSA)	Quezon City
23	Liberation Day	Pateros, Rizal
movable	Chinese New Year	Chinatown
movable	Bamboo Organ Festival	Las Piñas, Metro Manila
movable	Town Fiesta	Tagig, Metro Manila
MARCH
27	Foundation Day	Las Piñas, Metro Manila
27	San Juan Day	San Juan, Metro Manila
29	Taguig Day	Taguig, Metro Manila
movable	Holy Week Lenten rituals	nationwide
APRIL
9	Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)	nationwide
movable	Marikina Week Celebration	Marikina City
MAY
1	Labor Day	nationwide
1st Week	National Tourism Week	nationwide
1st Week	Parañaque Town Fiesta	Parañaque, Metro Manila
1st Sunday	San Jose Parish Fiesta	Navotas, Metro Manila
12	Feast of San Roque	Valenzuela, Metro Manila
14	Carabao Festival	Angono, Rizal
14	Carabao Festival	Pulilan, Bulacan
17-19	Obando Fertility Rites	Obando, Bulacan
monthlong	Flores de Mayo	nationwide
monthlong	Santacruzan	nationwide
monthlong	Antipolo Pilgrimage	Antipolo, Rizal
May-June	Makati! Makati! Festival	Makati City
JUNE
12	Independence Day Parade	Rizal Park, Manila
24	Araw ng Maynila (Manila Day)	Manila
24	San Juan Town Fiesta	San Juan, Metro Manila
24	Parada ng Lechon (Lechon Parade)	Balayan, Batangas
29	Balle de las Arcos	Makati City
JULY
11	Foundation Day	Valenzuela, Metro Manila
1st Sunday	Bocaue River Festival	Bocaue, Bulacan
26	Fluvial Parade	Tagig, Metro Manila
AUGUST
1	Linggo ng Wika (National Language Week)	Quezon City
16	Likhang Sining	Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
16	Pista ng Bayan (Town Fiesta>	Pateros, Rizal
19	Quezon Day	Quezon City
24	San Bartolome Feast Day	Malabon, Metro Manila
26	Cry of Balintawak	Quezon City
29	Unang Kilos ng Himagsikan (First Action of the Revolution)	Mandaluyong City
SEPTEMBER
11	Saint Rafael Fiesta	Pasay City
OCTOBER
12	Foundation Day	Quezon City
2nd Sunday	La Naval de Manila	Quezon City
25	Feast of Christ the King	nationwide
NOVEMBER
1	All Saints' Day	nationwide
6	Music Festival	Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
3rd Sunday	Feast of Our Lady of Remedios	Malate, Manila
4th Week	Feast of San Clemente	Angono, Rizal
DECEMBER
1-31	Tourism Month	Quezon City
2	Foundation Day	Pasay City
8	Feast of Immaculate Concepcion	nationwide
8	Pasig Fiesta	Pasig City
13-19	Araw ng Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa Day)	Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
16-24	Simbang Gabi (Dawn Masses)	nationwide
2nd Sunday	Birhen ng Loreto	Manila
24	Panunuluyan/Maytinis	Kawit, Cavite
24-25	Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila
25	Giant Lantern Festival	San Fernando, Pampanga
25	Christmas Day	nationwide
30	Rizal Day	nationwide
31	New Year's Eve Festivities	nationwide

Sources: Department of Tourism, Philippine Information Agency, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Posted: 21 May 1998