Events in Pampanga: festivals & what's on

Nov

Date TBA

Late November 2026 (expected November 21 to 28)

Sinukwan Festival 2026

Week-long celebration of Kapampangan identity in San Fernando, ending with a grand street dance parade.

San Fernando

Dec

Date TBA

December 2026 (date to be announced)

Giant Lantern Festival 2026

San Fernando's Ligligan Parul: barangays compete with giant, music-synced parol lanterns in mid-December.

San Fernando

Giant puppets dancing in a street parade (illustrative photo)

Dec

Date TBA

December 2026, during the Christmas season

Majigangga Giant Puppets, Santa Ana

Giant puppets paraded and danced through Santa Ana's streets around Christmas, a tradition since the late 1960s.

Santa Ana

A giant parol lantern glowing at night in Pampanga (illustrative photo)

Tue

15

Dec

Tue, Dec 15 – Dec 24

Lubenas Pascu, Mexico

Lantern parades and decorated carrozas through Mexico, Pampanga, during the Simbang Gabi nights, December 15 to 24.

Mexico

Fri

1

Jan

Fri, Jan 1

Aguman Sanduk 2027, Minalin

Minalin's New Year tradition: the town's men dress as beauty queens and ride through the streets on floats.

Minalin

Fri

26

Mar

Fri, Mar 26

San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites 2027

Good Friday re-enactment of the Passion in Cutud, San Fernando, known worldwide for its real crucifixions.

Barangay San Pedro Cutud

May

Date TBA

Summer 2027, usually late April or early May (dates to be announced)

Aurora Music Festival 2027

Two-day music, food and hot air balloon festival at Clark Global City, one of the country's biggest OPM concerts.

Clark

Mon

28

Jun

Mon, Jun 28 – Jun 30

Apung Iru Fluvial Festival 2027

Three days of devotion to Saint Peter in Apalit, with a centuries-old ivory image carried along the Pampanga River.

Apalit

People dancing at a street party (illustrative photo)

Oct

Date TBA

October 2027 (dates to be announced)

Tigtigan Terakan keng Dalan 2027

Angeles City's October street party, held around the city's fiestas.

Angeles