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Street dancers in costume at the Sinukwan Festival© Ranieljosecastaneda · CC BY-SA

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
A giant parol lantern lit up at the Giant Lantern Festival© Ramon FVelasquez · CC BY-SA

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)© infomatique on Flickr · CC BY-SA

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

Sun

27

Dec

Sun, Dec 27 – Dec 28

Dukit Festival 2026, Betis

Betis's December festival of woodcarving, held since 2008 as part of the district's feast of Saint James.

Guagua

Jun

Date TBA

June 3, 2027 (to be confirmed; earlier editions were held on January 17)

Macabebe Day and Santero Festival 2027

Macabebe's founding day, with a street dance that acts out the making of a saint's statue and the La Jota Cabea folk dance.

Macabebe