Ati-atihan Festival

The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in

honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), Held on the third
Sunday, in the town of Kalibo Philippines in the island of Panay
originally came from Batan, Aklan, then adopted later by some
neighboring towns. The name Ati-Atihan means "to be like Atis"
or "to make believe Atis", the local name for the Aeta aborigines
who first settled in Panay Island and other parts of the
archipelago.
The festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by
indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street.
Christians and non-Christians observe this day with religious
processions. It has inspired many other Philippine Festivals
including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo
City, both adaptations of the Kalibo's Ati-Atihan Festival, and
legally holds the title "The Mother of All Philippine Festivals"
in spite of the other two festivals' claims of the same title.
 Kadayawan Festival

The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city

of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the
friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word
"dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful.
The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the
gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of
harvest and serenity of living. It is held every third week
of August.
 Mariones Festival

The Moriones is a lenten rites held annually on Holy

Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The
"Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks
replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as
interpreted by local folks. The Moriones or Moryonan
tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the
Philippines where cultural practices or folk history is
turned into street festivals.
 Sinulog Festival

The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is an annual cultural

and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January
in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño Catholic
celebrations in the Philippines.
The festival is considered to be first of most popular
festivals in the Philippines, with every celebration of the
festival routinely attracting around 1 to 2 million people
from all over the Philippines every year. Aside from the
religious aspect of the festival, Sinulog is also famous for
its street parties, usually happening the night before and
the night of the main festival.
 Ibalong Festival

The Ibalong Festival is a non-religious festival in Legazpi City,

Albay, Philippines based on the Ibalong Epic, and is held on
August. The festival celebrates the epic story Ibalong who was
accompanied by three legendary heroes, namely Baltog,
Handyong, and Bantong. People parade in the streets wearing
masks and costumes to imitate the appearances of the heroes and
the villains, portraying the classic battles that made their way
into the history of Bicol. The Ibalong Festival aims to express
warmth and goodwill to all people; visitors and tourists are
 encouraged to celebrate with the Bicolanos. The Ibalong
Festival is also known as the Ibalon Festival.

Sublian Festival

The Sublian festival, a two week long celebration which

culminates every year on the 23rd of July, is rooted in the
Batangueños devotion to the town's patron: the Holy
Cross in Bauan and Agoncillo, and the Sto. Niño in
Batangas City. This religious devotion translated to a
dance from indigenous to Batangas: the Subli.