BANANA FESTIVAL

NOTE: Davao City and Negros Occidental also celebrate their own versions of Banana Festival on different dates.

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The Banana Festival, held every March 18 to 19 in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, is a celebration of the abundance of bananas. It showcases the different varieties of banana like the Senorita, the Latundan, the Lacatan and the Saba. It also features a banana cookfest and a “saba”-inspired street dancing competition and beauty pageant. Festivities coincide with the town fiesta held in honor of the patron, St. Joseph. Read More: https://famousfiestas.weebly.com/march-festivals.html

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Banana Festival, held each March 18 to 19 in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, is a festival of the wealth of bananas. It features the distinctive assortments of banana like the Senorita, the Latundan, the Lacatan and the Saba. It also includes a banana cookfest and a “saba”- roused road moving rivalry and magnificence exhibition. Merriments agree with the town holiday held to pay tribute to the supporter, St. Joseph. The celebration highlights road moving and an agri exchange reasonable for feature Davao del Norte as a “banana nation”. Read More: https://www.hellotravel.com/events/banana-festival

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Banana Festival, just as the name suggests, is a festival that honors the abundance of the delicious yellow fruits that dot most of Philippines’ islands.

The location of this festival is the beautiful Baco Area nestled in the Oriental Mindoro. The festival brings together farmers from all parts of the country to savor the beautiful nutritious fruit. There are many varieties of the banana grown in the Philippines. These include the Lacatan, the Saba as well as the Latundan. Look out for these varieties when you make your way to the festival as they are not only healthy, they are also an instant source of energy. Read More: https://discovermindoro.com/bahag-hari-festival/