All Festivals

in Nueva
Ecija
• Aliaga
• Taong Putik Ritual/Festival
• June 24
• The patron saint of Aliaga is St. John the Baptist. This ritual is celebrated annually to depict the
peoples devotion and faith to Saint John the Baptist and to commemorate the survivors of World
War II during the Japanese occupation where all male population of Bibiclat were about to be
executed by Japanese invaders but they miraculously survived and escaped with the aid of heavy
rains that suddenly pour
• Bongabon

• Sibuyas/Sibuyasan Festival
• -April 9-10
• Saint Francis de Assisi. Sibuyas Festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving and a way to show that Bongabon is one
of the largest producers of onion in Asia.

• -Santor Festival
• -November 25
• -Patron Sta. Catalina. Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine/image every year because it is believed to be miraculous.
• Cabanatuan
• City

• -Camp Pangatian Shrine

-January 30
• -The shrine was constructed to honor WW II Heroes/Prisoner of War Memorial Shrine

• -Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival

• -July 1-7
• -To promote the importance of milk and to promote products made of milk.
• Cabiao
• Kabyawan Festival
• May 15-16
• The event is celebrated every year as a form of thanksgiving like many other festivals
in the province. The name "kabyaw" originated from the term "kabyawan", the name
of a stone device operated by means of a carabao and which was used to crash sugar
cane to get the juice which is use in the production of molasses, sugar and others
• Carranglan
• Gintong Butil Festival
• 2nd week of April
• Holy Mass and other religious activities are held in honor of Saint
Nicholas. It is annually conducted to celebrate and give thanks for
bounty harvest
• Cuyapo
• Water Lily Festival
• April 19, 20 & 21
• Its patron is San Roque. Because of the abundance of water lily in this town,
they staged this festival by selling and promoting products made of water lily
such as bags, baskets, tsinelas and others. It is the source of livelihood of
“kababaihan” and OSY or out of school youth.
• Gabaldon
• Feast of San Pablo Apostol
• January
• Holy Mass and other religious activities are held annually to
honor San Pablo Apostol or Saint Paul the Apostle
• Gapan City

• -Pastores Festival
• -April 26-May 1
• -Nuestra Señora Dela Virgen Divina Pastora is the town’s patron saint. She is believed to be miraculous. The festival is
celebrated annually to strengthen their faith and devotion to their patron saint.

• -Tsinelas Festival
• -August 25
• -It is celebrated to showcase the many different forms of “tsinelas” and to promote them as a source of livelihood of
the people of Gapan. The city is regarded as tsinelas capital of the country.
• Gen. Mamerto Natividad
• Our Lady of Fatima
• May 13
• Celebration of Holy Mass and other religious activities are
conducted in honor of Our Lady of Fatima- the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Guimba
• Mushroom Festival
• February 20
• This festival was started and celebrated annually since its
introduction a few years ago in support to the “one town, one
product” program.
• General  Tinio
• Feast of San Isidro de Labrador
• May 11
• Holy Mass and religious activities are celebrated to honor the
town's patron saint, San Isidro de Labrador. It is highlighted by
parades of numerous brass bands around the town.
• Jaen
• Feast of San Augustin
• August 28
• San Agustin (Saint Augustine) is the town’s patron saint. It is also the
town’s old name. The town celebrates its annual “town fiesta” to honor
San Agustin and as a sort of thanksgiving. One of the highlights of the
celebration is the famous “Karera ng Kalabaw” (carabao race).
• Laur
• Salagubayasan Festival (Salagubang and Sibuyas)
• 3rd week of April
• Their patron saint is San Esteban (Saint Stephen). A form of thanksgiving
for the good harvest of onion and the season for the coming or
appearance of thousands of salagubang (beetle) which is a native
delicacy. The event is highlighted by street dancing.
• Licab
• Kariton Festival
• March 28
• A festival that displays the importance of “kariton” to the lives and history of
the people of Licab especially the farmers. One of the very first settlers and
founders of the town arrived in Licab from Ilocos region by means of “kariton”
(cart).
• Llanera
• Kapagayan Festival
• May 7-11
• The people of Llanera celebrate this festival because their primary
source of livelihood is farming. Kapagayan means “rice field”
• Lupao
• Baybayanting Festival
• July 25
• Señor Santiago is the town’s patron saint. This is a unique cultural tradition
that depicts battles between the Moors and the Christian where
performers used real bolos.
• Nampicuan
• Feast of Immaculate Conception
• December 8
• Celebration of Holy Mass and religious activities in
celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s birthda
• Palayan City
• Palayan Festival
• December 1-5
• Being the “rice bowl” of the Philippines, the city celebrates
annually the Palayan Festival to showcase the importance and
bounty harvest of rice. Palayan means rice field
• Pantabangan
• Pandawan Festival
• April 28
• It is a fishing festival emphasizing that Pantabangan is one of the
largest fish producing town in the are
• Peñaranda
• Araquio Festival
• 1st & 2ndweek of May
• The festival is focused on the search for the Cross and the
battles between the Moors and Christians
• Quezon
• Patimyas Ani/Town Fiesta
• 1st week of February
• It is celebrated annually to give thanks for all the blessings for the whole
year. The town’s patron saint is the “Holy Family” and is highlighted by
street dancing and other socio-cultural and religious activities
• Rizal
• Harvest Festival
• 3rd week of April
• The town’s patron saint is Saint Joseph. A celebration for good harvest just like many
festivals in the province.
• San Antonio
• Feast of Saint Anthony
• January 16
• Holy Mass and religious activities are held during the Feast of Saint Anthony
• San Isidro
• Carabao Festival
• May 15-16
• San Isidro Labrador (Saint Isidore the Worker is the town’s patron saint.
The festival is highlighted by the parade of carabaos or water buffalo.
Carabaos kneel in front of the church to be blessed. It is also a form of
thanksgiving.
• San Jose City
• -Tanduyong Festival
• 3rd week of April
• Saint Joseph the Worker is the city’s patron saint. This festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving
because onion, aside from rice, is the main product of the city; hence, it is tagged as the “onion capital of
the Philippines”.

• - Pagibang Damara Festival

• -May 1
• -It is celebrated to give thanks for a bounty harvest. Damara is a makeshift bamboo house or bahay kubo.
• San Leonardo
• Kalamay Festival
• August 24
• San Bartolome or St. Bartholomew is the patron saint of San Leonardo. Thanksgiving for
the abundance of harvest using rice as main ingredients of kalamay is the town’s major
cultural activity during the celebration of Kalamay festival. Kalamay is the native delicacy
and is one of the major products of San Leonardo.
• Santa Rosa
• Feast of St. Rose (Pista ng Santa Rosa)
• August 23
• Holy Mass and religious activities honoring Saint Rose of
Lima are conducted during her feast day.
• Santo Domingo
• Tupig Festival
• September 29
• The patron saint of Baloc is Saint Jerome. Tupig Festival is celebrated
annually to display the town’s popular native delicacy and it is also a form of
thanksgiving for the annual bounty harvest of rice specifically glutinous rice
which is the major ingredient of “tupig”.
• Science City of Muñoz
• Tilapia Festival
• 2nd week of January
• It showcases that Muñoz is the “tilapia capital” of the Philippines. BFAR or Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is located in this city. Being home to BFAR, the city
celebrates the festival to showcase and promote their large production of tilapia and
to give thanks to the Creator.
• Talavera
• Hugas Kalawang Festival
• Last week of August
• -This is in celebration for a bounty harvest. It signifies that planting.
• - Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival
• -May 12-15
• --It is celebrated with the objective of encouraging and promoting carabao’s milk as nutritious
food source. It is highlighted by parades of carabao around the town and the popular carabao
race.
• Talugtug
• Timpuyog  Festival
• 1st week of February
• A festival that emphasized unity. In unity there is progress. The
event is celebrated with different cultural and religious activities
• Zaragoza
• Harvest Festival
• April 5
• Celebrated for thanksgiving due to abundance of harvest. It is similar the
festival of Rizal town
Submitted by:
Jefferson F. Novelles

Submitted to:
Mr. Jimson Aguilar