ANTIPOLO PILGRIMAGE (May)
                Devotees of Our Lady of Peaceand Good Voyage cap a month long celebration by trekking on foot from various points of Metro Manila to her shrine in Antipolo.

               Antipolo is a city of devotion to our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage whose image was brought to the Philippines from Mexico by Gov. General Juan Niño de Tabora in year 1626.

FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARETH (January 9, Quiapo Manila)
                Thousands of devotees flock around the life-size statue of Black Nazarene as it inches across the street packed with devotees around Quiapo Church. Miracles have been attributed to this 400 year old statue which was transported by galleon from Mexico to Manila in 17th century.

MARIAN PROCESSION (December 8, Intramuros Manila)
                A revival of religious tradition with more than 60 images of Blessed Virgin Mary from various parishes & provinces paraded.

LA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUIA (December, Ermita Manila)
                In 1918, townfolks celebrated the return of the precious image of La Nuestra Señora de Guia protector of seafarers. Every year a group of young ladies and sailor-clad escorts relive the scene int he Bota de Flores.

PAMAYPAY NG CALOOCAN FESTIVAL (February 12, Caloocan)
                One of the highlights of the city's Foundation Day, showcasing the use of "pamaypay/fan" as traditional tool to the surging heat as exhibited in techno-modern folk street dancing competition.

LA NAVAL DE MANILA (Second Sunday of October, Sto. Domingo Church)
                Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario has been honored since 1646 for aiding the Spanish navy against the Dutch. A ship-shaped carriage takes the image around town in a procession that leads back to the church.

THE INTERNATIONAL BAMBOO ORGAN FESTIVAL (February 3- February 11, Las Piñas)
                A ten-day series of cultural events, with a focus on the unique bamboo-made organ made by Fray Diego de la Cera found only in Las Piñas.

TIBOK SINING SA REPOSO MAKATI(May 28-29)
                The first street festival in Makati launch by Grupo Reposo, an association of business establishments on Reposo Street. Prominent artists painting a mural on the wall fronting Saint Andrew's Church.

CARACOL FESTIVAL (January 16, Glorietta 4 Park Makati City, Metro Manila)
                Official Festival of the City of Makati by virtue of resolution No. 251 of Jan. 21, 1991 displaying the call of the local Government for the protection and conservation of our ecology.

LAVANDERO FESTIVAL (February 1- February 6, Mandaluyong)
               As part of the week-long Mandaluyong Day celebration, the unique festival focused on the city’s ancient tradition of washing clothes in the once clean and clear waters of the Pasig River. Amusingly, focal point of the festival is the men participants washing clothes instead of women.

BULAKLAKAN FESTIVAL (January 1, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila)
             Annual procession, parade of flowers and costumes.

GULING-GULING FESTIVAL (STREET DANCING) (February 9, Paoay, Ilocos Norte)
            Exciting and calendrical rites in Paoay where townsfolk and their guests participate in singing and dancing in the street, dressed in their native costume, the antique and attractive "Abel paoay Kimona" with matching tapis or pandiling, adorned with century old jewelries

GAWAGAWAY-YAN FESTIVAL (March 30- April 13, Cauayan City)
            Celebrates the cityhood of the City of Canayan in Isabela Province; activities include cultural shows, trade shows, parades and street dancing and variety shows, etc.

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