SINULOG FESTIVAL

The Sinulog-Santo Nio Festival is an annual cultural and

religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu
City, and is the center of the Santo Nio Catholic celebrations in
the Philippines. Other places like Kabankalan City, Maasin City,
Balingasag Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, Butuan City,
and Southern Leyte also have their own version of the festival in honor of Santo
Nio.

DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in
Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or
right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in
Kalibo, Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Nio and to
celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the
subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

BANGUS FESTIVAL
Bangus Festival, first celebrated in 2002, was the brainchild of
former mayor Benjamin S. Lim, who wished to emphasize the
local bangus industry and promote Dagupan as the Bangus
Capital of the World. Initially a part of the thanksgiving festival
Pista'y Dayat, Bangus Festival developed into a two-week socioeconomic program of activities that highlights the city's top
produce.

BAMBINI FESTIVAL
Bambanti festival is a popular festival in the presence, and
undoubtedly an amazing tourist attraction if the bambanti are
anything to go by. At the core of this festival is the creation of
the bambanti which have, effectively, earned the festival both
its name and its popularity. These are giant scarecrows that
both amaze and scare in equal measure. At the festival, booths are set up in a
village-like setting, allowing visitors to enjoy the festivals activities.

ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the

Santo Nio (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday,

in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.