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Cebu Festivals and Events Calendar

People here in Cebu love to celebrate festivals or are fiesta-loving people. Cebu has one of the most colorful and world-renowned festivals in the Philippines and they celebrate it with excitement and high spirits. Cebu celebrates different festivals in different towns and cities. Cebu celebrate fiestas with religious rituals and dancing in the streets to the beat of the drums.

The Cebu Festivals and Events Calendar will list all major events in Cebu for the whole year of 2009 so get ready and join us as we celebrate all year round.

AUGUST

• Bakasi/Dinagat Festival (August 9-10; Cordova)
• Bahandi Festival (August 27; Alcantara)
• Bonga Festival (August 9-10; Sibonga)
• Feast of Saint Filomena (1st Week of August; Tingo, Olango Island)
• Haladaya Festival (August 30; Daanbantayan)
• Mantawi Festival (August 30; Mandaue City)
• Siloy Festival (August 30; Alcoy)

SEPTEMBER

• Karansa Festival ( Danao City )
  

OCTOBER

• Sarok Festival ( Consolacion )
  
• Chinese Moon Festival (October 2-7)
• Halad Festival – Feast of Saint Therese of Avila (October 15; Talisay City)

NOVEMBER

• Lapulapu City Fiesta – Feast of the Virgin of the Rule (November 21-22; Lapulapu City)
• Kabkaban Festival (November 24; Carcar City)
• Fiesta sa Carcar – Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (November 24-25; Carcar City)
• Asilo Fiesta – Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (November 27; Cebu City)

DECEMBER

• Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Fiesta – Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (December 8; Cebu City)
• Sad sad Festival (December 8; Oslob)
• Tag-anitohan Festival (December 8-9; Tudela)