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February[edit]

Name Date Location Notes

(commemoration/main attraction(s))

Caracol Festival[1] Makati City
Bambanti Festival[2] Isabela province Scarecrows and harvest festival
Kaamulan Festival 2nd week to 10 March[3] Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
Pahimis Festival Last week[4] Amadeo, Cavite Celebrating the city's coffee industry
Paraw Regatta Festival Iloilo City Oldest traditional sailing event in Southeast Asia[5]
Kalilangan Festival Last week[6] General Santos City
Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta[7] 2nd week Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga
Chinese New Year 21 January to 20 February Nationwide
Philippine International Arts Festival[8] Whole month Nationwide
Salakayan Festival 1st or 2nd week[9][10] Miag-ao, Iloilo
Dagkot Festival 2[11] Cabadbaran City
Feast of Our Lady of the Candles 2 (Candlemas) Iloilo City
International Bamboo Organ Festival Las Piñas City
Guling-Guling Festival Day before Ash Wednesday[12][13] (usually late February) Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Utanon Festival[14] 9–10 Dalaguete, Cebu In honour of its patron saint, San Guillermo
Kalesa Festival 4–10 Laoag City
Mandaluyong Liberation Day & Cityhood Anniversary 9[15] Mandaluyong City
Taytay Hamaka Festival 3rd week[16] Taytay, Rizal Celebrates craftsmanship, especially woodworking and sewing
Tinagba Festival 11[17] Iriga City In honour of Our Lady of Lourdes
Sambalilo Hat Festival 13[18] Parañaque City Celebrates the founding of the city
Laguimanoc Festival 17 Padre Burgos, Quezon
Bodong Festival (formerly Ullalim Festival)[19] 14[20] Tabuk City Celebrates the Kalinga culture
Timpuyog Festival 14 Kiamba, Sarangani Celebrates the town's foundation
Sorteo Grand Festival[21] 16–22 (every three years) Carmona, Cavite
Tawo–Tawo Festival[22][23] 17 Feb[23] Bayawan City[22][23]
Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival[23] 18 Feb to 19 Feb[23] Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro[23]
Laguimanok Festival[24][25] 13 Feb[24] Padre Burgos[24][25]
Kap'yaan Festival[23] 19 Feb[23] Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental[23]
Sinacbang Festival[23] 19 Feb[23] Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental[23]
Babaylan Festival
(Babaylanes)
[23][26]
19 Feb[23][26] Bago City[27][23][26] highlights the culture of the first settlers of Bago City before the Spanish colonization[26]
Dapil Festival
(Bangued Town Fiesta)
[23]
20 Feb to 25 Feb[23] Bangued, Abra[23]
Mutya ng Caraga[23] 20 Feb[23] Butuan City[23]
Balsahan Festival[23] 20 Feb[23] Sibunag, Guimaras[23]
Asinan Festival[23] 20 Feb[23] San Lorenzo, Guimaras[23]
Sampaguita Festival[23] 21 Feb to 22 Feb,[23]
(2nd week)
San Pedro City, Laguna[23] (in Honor of St.Peter.)
Buybuy Fest/Burgos Town Fiesta[23] 21 Feb to 23 Feb[23] Burgos, La Union[23]
Wow Araw ng Caraga[23] 22 Feb to 26 Feb[23] CARAGA (regionwide)[23]
Panagtitimpuyog[23] 23 Feb to 25 Feb[23] Nagtipunan, Quirino[23]
Caraga Anniversary[23] 23 Feb to 25 Feb[23] Caraga[23]
Mahaguyog Festival[28][29] 24 Feb to 7 Mar[29] Santo Tomas, Batangas[28][29] celebrates the abundance of mais, halaman, gulay and niyog, and highlights General Miguel Malvar [28][29]
Cebu City Charter Day[23] 24 Feb[23] Cebu City[23]
Sibug-Sibug Festival[22][23][23] 24 Feb[23]
or 17 - 26
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay[22][23][23] foundation day of Zamboanga Sibugay province[22]
Caragan Festival[23] 25 Feb to 26 Feb[23] Mabalacat, Pampanga[23]
Panagbenga Festival
(Baguio Flower Festival)
[30][23][26]
26 Feb (4th week)[22] Baguio City[30][23][26] flower festival[30][26]
Hil-o Hil-o Festival[23] 26 Feb to 28 Feb[23] Ma-ayon, Capiz[23]
Death Anniversary of Baldomero Aguinaldo[23] 26 Feb[23] Kawit, Cavite[23]
Dia de Zamboanga[22][23] 26 Feb[23] Zamboanga City,[23]
or Zamboanga Sibugay
Itik-Itik Festival[22][23] 27 Feb,[23]
(last Sunday)
Pasig City[22][23] native duck (itik)[22]
Nangkaan Festival[23] 27 Feb[23] Maigo, Lanao del Norte[23]
Maniambus Festival[23] 27 Feb[23] Negros Occidental (provincewide)[23]
Sambayan Festival[23] 28 Feb to 31 Mar[23] Tobias Fornier, Antique[23]
  1. ^ Inc., Primer Media. "Makati's Caracol Festival 2017". Event. Retrieved 2017-06-19. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Magsaysay, John A. "Following the Yellow Brick Road at Isabela's Bambanti Festival". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ^ Webmaster. "Kaamulan Festival - Provincial Government of Bukidnon". www.bukidnon.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. ^ "Amadeo Cavite Mayor holds first SOMA". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  5. ^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "Paraw Regatta Festival: Philippines' Biggest Sailing Event - Choose Philippines. Find. Discover. Share". www.choosephilippines.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  6. ^ sunstaradmin (2015-03-25). "Gensan's Kalilangan Festival Photo Safari". SunStar. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  7. ^ "Hot Air Balloon Fiesta soars at Clark". The Manila Times. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.
  8. ^ Babiera, Lester G. "NCCA's Sayaw marks 10th year with dance tour of Panay". lifestyle.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  9. ^ "Miag-ao gears for 9th Salakayan Festival". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  10. ^ "Miag-ao's Salakayan Festival". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  11. ^ MoreLakbayFunPhilippines (2017-03-13). "Dagkot Festival - Mindanao Tours". Mindanao Tours. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  12. ^ Go, Marky Ramone. "Reliving Paoay's storied history and rich culture with Guling-Guling Festival | BusinessMirror". www.businessmirror.com.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  13. ^ Go, Marky Ramone. "Reliving Paoay's storied history and rich culture with Guling-Guling Festival | BusinessMirror". www.businessmirror.com.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  14. ^ "Iloilo is 2017 Aliwan Fiesta champion". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  15. ^ Calleja, Niña. "Mandaluyong traffic rerouted on Feb. 9". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  16. ^ "Working on 'The Best Taytay'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  17. ^ "Tinagba Festival in CamSur". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  18. ^ "Sambalilo Hat Festival". Greedy Peg. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  19. ^ "PIA | Kalinga's Ullalim fest is renamed Bodong "Mankapyaan" Festival". news.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  20. ^ Jr., Villamor Visaya. "In Kalinga, a thousand gongs boom for peace". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  21. ^ Parrocha, Azer N. (20 January 2013). "Spanish-era tradition lives on: Carmona, Cavite raffles off lands for farmers". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013.
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  24. ^ a b c "Laguimanok Festival at Padre Burgos, Quezon". Provincial Government of Quezon (official website). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2015. The on looking crowd and dancers from Hanguiwin Elementary school form a sea of faces, multiplied by the masks each student held. The group won third place in the Laguimanok Festival street dance contest last February 13, 2013, part of Padre Burgos, Quezon's opening salvo to celebrate their 96th founding anniversary (Quezon PIO)
  25. ^ a b Giron, Joselito M. (23 April 2013). "Mall supports tourism program of Quezon Province". Ugnayan.com. Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2015. "The likes of 'Lubid-Lubid' Festival of Tiaong, Quezon; 'Laguimanok' Festival of Padre Burgos, Quezon; 'Tebolan' Festival of Jomalig, Quezon; 'Pahiyas' Festival of Lucban, Quezon and 'Kaway' Festival of Tagkawayan, Quezon will be featured in a month-long showcasing of festivals in SM City," the governor said.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g "Festivals in the Philippines; February". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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  28. ^ a b c "PHLPost features Batangas' "Mahaguyog Festival" in special stamps". Philippine Information Agency. PHLPOST/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015. The "Mahaguyog Festival" which is celebrated every February, is derived from the word that best describe the town's main products such as mais (corn), halaman (plant), gulay (vegetables) and niyog (coconut). The festivities celebrate the abundance of the place which is situated along the slopes of Mt. Makiling and the Mt. Malarayat mountain ranges. It also highlights Sto. Tomas famous son, General Miguel Malvar, the gallant leader of the Filipino revolutionary forces as a successful farmer, his passion and love for agriculture in his hometown, before and after his stint in the revolutionary.
  29. ^ a b c d "Mahaguyog festival kicks off at Santo Tomas, Batangas". Balita.ph. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2015. SANTO TOMAS, Batangas, Feb. 25 — Santo Tomas in Batangas kicked off its 12-day opening salvo Sunday for the "Mahaguyog Festival" with the amateur singing qualifying rounds in observance of the 347th town fiesta celebration which falls on March 7. The celebration started February 24 and will wind up until March 7 for the feast day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the town's patron saint. Organizers for the Santo Tomas celebration have scheduled the daily mass and the novena owing to its predominantly Catholic population.
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