Attractions
Santa Ana Public Market
Santa Ana's town market near the church and town hall, 7 km from Mexico and 15 km from San Fernando.
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Town
Santa Ana
Town known for its Majigangga giant puppets at Christmas and its 1836 parish church.
Santa Ana is a municipality of 14 barangays with about 62,000 residents at the 2020 census, along Jose Abad Santos Avenue.
The town is known for Majigangga, giant puppets paraded and danced through the streets around Christmas, a tradition that began in the late 1960s. The Santa Ana Parish Church was founded in 1756 and built in 1836.
Good to know about Santa Ana
What is Majigangga?
Giant puppets paraded and danced through Santa Ana's streets around Christmas, a tradition that began in the late 1960s.
How old is the Santa Ana church?
The parish was founded in 1756 and the church was built in 1836.
How many barangays does Santa Ana have?
Fourteen, with San Joaquin as the Poblacion.
Things to do in Santa Ana
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Santa Ana Parish Church, Pampanga
Baroque 1850s church of Saint Anne with a five-tiered belfry, a bone relic of the saint and an NHCP marker from 2013.
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Upcoming events in Santa Ana
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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.
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Itineraries & guides in Santa Ana
Getting Around
How to get to Santa Ana, Pampanga
Santa Ana is 15 km from San Fernando via Jose Abad Santos Avenue and Mexico, with Arayat-bound jeepneys passing through.
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Travel Guides
Majigangga Festival: what to see in Santa Ana
How Santa Ana's Christmas giants work, when to catch the parade and the dance finale, and where to stand.
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Latest stories in Santa Ana
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A relic of Saint Anne in Santa Ana
Santa Ana's parish keeps a bone relic of its patron with a Roman certificate from 1796. The story of the church that holds it.
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Pimpin: Santa Ana's old names
Santa Ana was once Pimpin, and its barangays still answer to names like Kanukil, Darabulbul and Balen Bayu.
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The Majiganggas of Santa Ana
From medieval Spanish street theatre to Mexico to a Pampanga town: the strange journey of Santa Ana's Christmas giants.
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