Festivals in the Philippines in July
Mga Fiesta sa Hulyo
14 festivals across the Philippines in July. Dates can change year to year, so each festival links to its source: check it before you go.
🗺️ See July's fiestas on the map📍 Bocaue, Bulacan
🗓️ First Sunday of July
River procession on the Bocaue River for the Holy Cross of Wawa, carried on a decorated pagoda barge escorted by boats. Revived in 2014 after a 1993 barge disaster.
📍 Valencia City, Bukidnon
🗓️ July, three days (main raft race around July 12)
Valencia's river festival on the Pulangi River, with races of decorated bamboo rafts (gakit) like those once used to ferry people and goods across the river.
📍 Caibiran, Biliran
🗓️ July 25, Caibiran town fiesta
Caibiran's town fiesta festival on the east coast of Biliran Island, with street dancing and community celebrations.
📍 Tagum City, Davao del Norte
🗓️ Around July 1, Davao del Norte's founding anniversary
Davao del Norte's anniversary festival of bounty ("dagaya"): a civic parade, agri-aqua trade fair, dance competitions, cultural shows and fireworks.
📍 Butuan City, Agusan del Norte
🗓️ Late July, opening Butuan's charter day celebration
Fluvial procession of decorated boats on the Agusan River for Santa Ana, long invoked by river communities for protection, with dancing on the riverbanks.
📍 Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte
🗓️ Around July 25, feast of St. James the Greater
Dapitan's fiesta for St. James, featuring a costumed pageant on horseback re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars, plus processions and Masses.
📍 Digos City, Davao del Sur
🗓️ Mid-July, culminating on the July 19 founding anniversary
Digos City's founding anniversary festival, with street dancing, cultural shows, a trade fair, sports events and a lechon parade.
📍 Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
🗓️ Month of July, for the province's founding anniversary
Lanao del Sur's month-long anniversary festival of Maranao culture: a Pagana Maranao feast, kulintang and traditional dance, a culinary fair and Qur'an recitation.
📍 Tubod, Lanao del Norte
🗓️ First days of July, for the province's founding anniversary
Lanao del Norte's anniversary festival built around the sagayan, a Maranao war dance drawn from the Darangen epic, performed by contingents from every town.
📍 Tagbilaran City, Bohol
🗓️ Throughout July, street dancing and parades mid-to-late July
Bohol's month-long festival commemorating the 1565 blood compact between Datu Sikatuna and Legazpi, with a reenactment, street-dance competition, trade fairs and concerts.
📍 Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental
🗓️ July 16 (Ozamiz charter day and feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
Street dancing and tableau competition depicting Subanen life through song, dance and costume, held on Ozamiz City's charter anniversary.
📍 Batangas City, Batangas
🗓️ Two weeks in July, culminating July 23 (city founding anniversary)
Batangas City's festival around the subli devotional dance for the Holy Cross and Santo Niño, with street dancing, a float parade and native games.
📍 Koronadal City, South Cotabato
🗓️ About a week in mid-July, ending on July 18 (province founding day)
South Cotabato's anniversary festival named after the T'boli's dream-woven abaca cloth, with street dancing, a weaving exhibit, farm and food fairs.
Adlaw ng Southern Leyte
Jun–Jul📍 Maasin City, Southern Leyte
🗓️ Late June to July 1 (provincial founding day)
Southern Leyte's founding-anniversary celebration in the capital, with agri-fish fairs, cultural shows and festival presentations from the province's towns.