Binirayan Festival

                April 30 – May 2

 

                                 Birayan means “where they sailed to”

                                        and this commemorates

                                     the Landing of the Ten Datus

                                 and their agreement with the native

                                        inhabitants of the island.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tugbong Festival

      April 23 – 25

 

   Get together of Families,

     Relatives and Friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Council of Balabago

           March 4 – 6 in Culasi

 

                    Thanksgiving to their acclaimed God,

       Bulalakaw (god of hikers),

        and Renewal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panguyang Festival

    Tibiao

 

“Food offering for Abundant Harvest”

Schools volunteer to join the parade

  and each School would perform

 before the Town Fiesta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banigan Festival

     March 1st – 31st in Libertad

It highlights the fineness of their mat weavers,

     and to pay tribute to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tatusan Festival

   Every March

 

In recognition of the abundance of Tatus

 Tatus, a Rare and expensive species of

      Coconut Crab located in Caluya.

 There are crab-shaped floats,

street-dancing and booths that

  display the Tatus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pahinis de Laua-an Festival

     Every March

 

They joined in the Iloilo Dinagyang 2007

Kasadyahan CompetitionThe tribe “Pahinis de Laua-an”

   aims to promote the native product of the town,

      which is muscovado sugar and

    the deliciously sweet delicacies derived from it.