Colorful Festivals in Cavite

FESTIVALS IN CAVITE

Aside from natural and cultural attractions, Cavite also offers lots of colorful events or festivals that are really attractive. Those festivities help the province in promoting their delicacies, cultural practices and everything about Cavite.

Kalayaan Festival

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It is a 2 week-long province wide event held annually from May 28 to June 12. As its name suggests, the series of events for the festival are held to celebrate the independence day season. The festival was launched in 2005 with a variety of activities such as street dancing, float parade, beauty pageant and trade fair.

Regada Festival

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Also called the “Water Festival”, the festival is comprised of games, street dancing, photo exhibit, trade fair, concert and water splashing. The festival is done three days from June 22-24 done in celebration of St. John the Baptist.

Kabutenyo Festival

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March 13 is the celebration and thanksgiving in honor of Patron saint for bountiful mushrooms. Activities includes street dancing, trade fair and culinary contest with mushroom as main ingredients.

Sorteo Festival

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Local festival held every three years to relive the old practice of distributing agricultural lots to deserving farmers through raffle draws.

Sumilang Festival

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February 1-3 is recognized as an agriculture event. The occasion is participated in by dancers who come from agricultural sector.

Kawayan Festival

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Held every 7th day of September wherein a group of street dancers parade in indigenous materials. An exhibit of bamboo products is likewise done in the town plaza.

Contact : Office of the Mayor
Maragondon, Cavite

Telephone No. (046) 412-0590

Pista ng mga Puso Festival

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Festival held annually on Valentine’s Day in celebration of their Patron Saint feast day. There are Karakol dancers parading and marching all over the city.

Pahimis Festival

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Every 2nd week of February is called the “Coffee Festival” as way of thanksgiving for abundant harvest of coffee in the municipality. Trade fair, street dancing, beauty pageant, coffee convention are the usual activities done during the occasion. Free flowing drinking of coffee is offered to everybody.

Wagayway Festival

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On the 29th of May, the display of Philippine flag is encouraged in every household during the festival, and simultaneous waving of flags in the streets of Cavite. Different activities such as exhibits, trade fair, product display are held.

Hijas de Maria

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Hijas de Maria is a month long celebration in May held in honor of their patron Saint. There is a fireworks display and the church is decorated with beautiful flowers.

Tinapa Festival

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The festival is celebrated in October to promote and perpetuate the image of Rosario as the place where smoked fish called “Tinapang Salinas” originates.

Irok Festival

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Done during the celebration of Indang Day from November 30 to December 2. Float parade, street dancing, sports activities, lantern contest made out of irok leaves and a grand parade are held in the town plaza.

Sapyaw Festival

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Every August 20, street dancing are done all over the streets of the municipality with their attractive and very colorful costumes. Various barangays join the dancing in honor of the feast of St. Augustine.

Mardicas

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Every January 18, fluvial parades carrying the image of Sto Niño are held and continue in the streets of the municipality and ends in the churchyard. Karakol and street dancing in beautiful and colourful costumes with marching band music.

Tahong Festival

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September 29 is the Festival of Tahong. Different cuisines with tahong as main ingredient are on exhibit at the town plaza. Culinary contest are held annually. Various activities are done such as beauty contest. Tahong symposium and seminars are held for culture of Tahong.

Maytinis Festival

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Re-enactment of Christ’s birth on midnight of December 24 wherein participants wear colorful costumes in beautifully adorned floats. Usually there is “ama” and “ina” who acts as spouses for the whole event.

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