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What’s on.

Festivals, underground parties, night markets, surf seasons — every one web-verified, every one in a town a cheaper route already passes through. Tap a card for the story.

Festivals

19 listed

Street parades, drums, a whole town dancing — time your trip to one.

Jan
Sinulog Festival
Cebu · 3rd Sunday of Jan

The country's biggest religious street party — a million people, drums, and a grand parade.

Jan
Dinagyang Festival
Iloilo · 4th weekend of Jan

Thundering drums and tribal street dance honoring the Santo Niño.

Jan
Biniray Festival
Romblon · 2nd week of Jan

Boats circle the bay to honor the Santo Niño in marble-country Romblon.

Jan
Romblon Marble Festival
Romblon · January

Romblon's marble-carving heritage festival — carving contests and artisan demos in the marble capital.

Mar
Balayong Festival
Puerto Princesa · around Mar 4 (city founding)

Puerto Princesa's founding festival for the pink balayong cherry tree — street dancing, parades and fireworks.

Mar
Kook Fest
Baler · Mar 4–7, 2026

Baler's surf-skate-and-sound festival — surf heats by day, DJ sets (with Apotheka) and beach art by night.

Apr
Love Boracay
Boracay · Apr 25–May 3, 2026

The island's flagship long weekend — successor to LaBoracay — beach music, sunset sessions and DJ parties on White Beach.

May
Karagatan Festival
Puerto Princesa · first week of May

A four-day ocean festival on the west-coast beaches — banca races, sand sculpting and a beach-party finale.

Jun
San Juan sa Hibok-Hibok Festival
Camiguin · Jun 23–25 yearly

Island-wide water festival for St. John the Baptist — sea-bathing, a fluvial parade and beach games.

Jun
&FRIENDS Festival
Manila · Jun 19–20, 2026

Manila's premier indoor EDM festival — 60+ artists across air-conditioned stages, headliners like Porter Robinson.

Aug
Kadayawan Festival
Davao · 3rd week of Aug

Davao's biggest week — street dancing, a flower-float parade, and harvest food everywhere.

Aug
Ibalong Festival
Legazpi · late Aug

Bicolano epic heroes parade through the streets beneath Mayon's perfect cone.

Aug
Higalaay Festival
Cagayan de Oro · late Aug

CDO's fiesta of friendship — street dance, food stalls, and white-water rafting season.

Sep
Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw
Surigao · around Sep 9

Surigao City's thanksgiving street dance — all feathers, paint, and rhythm.

Oct
MassKara Festival
Bacolod · around Oct 19

The City of Smiles in smiling masks — week-long street dance and electric nights.

Oct
Lanzones Festival
Camiguin · 3rd week of Oct

A whole island celebrating its sweet lanzones harvest in costume and dance.

Oct
Buglasan Festival
Dumaguete · all of October

Negros Oriental's 'festival of festivals' fills the boulevard for weeks.

Nov
Sandurot Festival
Dumaguete · late Nov (city fiesta)

Dumaguete's hospitality festival — street dancing, showdowns and cultural nights.

Festival
Happiness Sunday Funday
Siargao · Sundays 6pm–midnight

Happiness Beach's weekly Sunday night market and beach party — food stalls plus house and top-40 stages.

Nightlife & parties

22 listed

Underground series, beach clubs, listening rooms — where the islands go after dark.

May
Takeover Beach Music Festival
Boracay · early May, Love Boracay weekend

Tropical EDM beach festival with water cannons and big DJ lineups on White Beach Station 1.

Jun
Fête de la Musique Cebu
Cebu · Jun 18, 2026

Cebu's free arm of the national music fête — multi-stage local lineups by Alliance Française x Melt Records.

Jun
Fête de la Musique
Manila · Jun 20–21, 2026

The free month-long national music fête's flagship stage at Ayala Triangle Gardens.

Nightlife
UNKNWN
Manila · roving · watch socials

Manila's underground electronic series — warehouse and rooftop parties at last-minute locations, for a crowd that's there to actually dance.

Nightlife
We Can't Relate
Davao · roving · watch socials

Davao's cult underground party — house and disco in pop-up spaces, the city's late-night scene at its sharpest.

Nightlife
Cradio
Cebu · select weekends

Cebu's underground electronic collective — DJ sets and warehouse nights well off the Mango Avenue strip.

Nightlife
Barbosa
Siargao · weekend nights

General Luna's beloved bar-club — sundowners that roll into the island's best dance floor, with DJs and live sets.

Nightlife
Suazo
Davao · weekend nights

Torres–Suazo, Davao's bar-and-club strip — craft beer, OPM live houses, and DJs that keep the city up far later than its reputation.

Nightlife
Poblacion, Makati
Manila · nightly

Manila's densest nightlife crawl — speakeasies, rooftop bars, and hole-in-the-wall clubs packed into a few Poblacion blocks.

Nightlife
MO2
Bacolod · weekend club nights

Bacolod's biggest club brand — live bands and DJs at MO2 Ice (Mandalagan) and MO2 Superclub (Goldenfield).

Nightlife
Pukka Bar
El Nido · nightly · reggae then house

El Nido reggae bar with a big dance floor — early reggae gives way to a late DJ spinning house.

Nightlife
El Nido Full Moon Party
El Nido · monthly · around the full moon

Beachside full-moon party — sunset acoustics into electronic sets, fire dancers and face paint.

Nightlife
Tribu Kuridas
Coron · nightly · reggae 7pm, DJ 11pm

Coron Main Street's reggae bar-and-tattoo joint — live reggae early, DJ party late.

Nightlife
Tiki Resto Bar
Puerto Princesa · nightly live band from 9pm

A PPS favourite — a live band every night and cocktails in a lively tiki setting.

Nightlife
Cebu Underground Movement
Cebu · roving · follow socials

Cebu's underground house and techno collective throwing roving warehouse and rooftop parties.

Nightlife
Hayahay Reggae Wednesday
Dumaguete · Reggae Weds · live gigs nightly

Dumaguete's seaside driftwood treehouse bar and its legendary live Reggae Wednesdays.

Nightlife
JJ's Backpackers Beach Party
Siquijor · Fri/Sat/Sun from 9pm

Siquijor's biggest weekly beach party at JJ's in San Juan — beachfront DJs and live bands.

Nightlife
Harana Sabado Nights
Siargao · Saturday nights · General Luna

Harana Surf Resort's iconic 'Sabado Nights' — two stages of live music and electronic, fire performers by the sea.

Nightlife
Jungle Disco
Siargao · themed + full-moon nights

Eco-built open-air jungle club near Cloud 9 — tribal drums and techno into the early hours.

Nightlife
Nokal · SMUTT · Warphole
Manila · roving · weekend pop-ups

Manila's DIY underground — house/disco nights and custom-soundsystem raves with residencies at Makati's Nokal.

Nightlife
Bandidos Elektronic
Siargao · roving · follow @bandidos_elektronic

Siargao's roving electronic party — house and techno nights at changing General Luna venues, listed on Resident Advisor.

Nightlife
Got Soul MNL
Manila · BGC · dinner + hi-fi sets

A BGC listening-bar restaurant — Spanish tapas plated to a curated hi-fi sound system; the original Got Soul.

Food & night markets

9 listed

Grill smoke, kakanin trays, the stalls locals actually queue for.

Aug
Calle Real Night Market
Iloilo · Charter Day, late Aug (+ seasonal editions)

Heritage-street market on Calle Real — 70+ food stalls, crafts and live music for the city's Charter Day.

Aug
Tyangguehan sa Boulevard
Surigao · late Aug–early Sep (Charter Day to fiesta)

Surigao City Boulevard's seasonal night market — local delicacies, street food and crafts.

Food
Roxas Night Market
Davao · nightly · Roxas Ave

Davao after dark — grilled seafood, isaw, and ukay stalls down Roxas Avenue every night of the week.

Food
Sugbo Mercado
Cebu · Wed–Sun nights · IT Park

Cebu's favourite night food market — dozens of stalls, craft drinks, and live acoustic sets at IT Park.

Food
Baywalk Night Market
Puerto Princesa · nightly · the Baywalk

Seafront night market — grilled seafood and street food under the palms facing the bay.

Food
Plaza Divisoria Night Market
Cagayan de Oro · Fri–Sat nights

Downtown CDO's weekend street-food market — the plaza closes to traffic for grilled seafood and live music.

Food
DiniBeach
Boracay · daily · sunset · Diniwid Beach

A treehouse bar-restaurant built into the Diniwid cliffs — fresh Filipino seafood, craft cocktails and Boracay's best sunset.

Food
Cafe Got Soul
Boracay · daily 7am–10pm · Station 1

Beachfront café on White Beach — crepes, quinoa bowls and sunset DJ sets; the island arm of the Got Soul hi-fi brand.

Food
Now.Here
Tacloban · café-bar

An independent café-bar in Tacloban — a local pick.

Surf

5 listed

Breaks, seasons, and the contests worth planning around.

Aug
Majestic Surfing Cup
Catanduanes · Jul 31–Aug 3 (2025 ed.)

Sanctioned surf contest over the famous right-hand 'Majestics' barrel at Puraran Beach.

Sep
Siargao Surfing Cup
Siargao · Sep–Oct, peak swell

Cloud 9's pro surf contest and the season's best waves — plus beach parties nightly.

Surf
Cloud 9
Siargao · best swell Aug–Nov

Siargao's legendary reef break and boardwalk — sunrise sets for the pros, gentler beginner lefts a tricycle ride away.

Surf
Full Moon & Surf Parties
Siargao · monthly · the full moon

Monthly bonfire beach parties synced to the lunar cycle — tropical house and deep techno on the sand.

Surf
Puraran 'Majestics' break
Catanduanes · peak swell Sep–Oct

Catanduanes' world-class right-hand reef barrel and surf-capital hangout in Baras.

Culture & art

13 listed

Art fairs, heritage fiestas, the mystic and the handmade.

Jan
Vakul-Kanayi Festival
Batanes · January (Basco)

Ivatan festival honouring the vakul headgear and kanayi raincoat with rain-inspired dances and crafts.

Feb
Art Fair Philippines
Manila · Feb 6–8, 2026

The country's flagship contemporary art fair — leading galleries, talks and projects.

Apr
Healing Festival
Siquijor · Holy Week

Folk healers gather to brew their famous potions — the island's mystic heart.

May
El Nido Fiesta (San Isidro)
El Nido · mid-May

The town's patronal fiesta — processions, games, and the bay lit up at night.

Jun
Baragatan Festival
Puerto Princesa · mid-June

Palawan's founding fiesta — the whole province gathers on the capital's streets.

Jul
Sandugo Festival
Bohol · all of July

Re-enacts the 1565 blood compact — a month of street dancing and pageantry.

Aug
Kasadyaan Festival
Coron · August (~Aug 28 fiesta)

Coron's town fiesta for St. Augustine — street dancing, parades and local performances.

Aug
Tubô Cebu Art Fair
Cebu · Aug 29–31 (2025 ed.)

Free Cebuano art fair spotlighting regional artists across generations.

Aug
Palu-Palo Festival
Batanes · Aug 4–5 yearly

Basco's fiesta reenacts Ivatan resistance with palu-palo fighting sticks in a cultural street show.

Oct
Catandungan Festival
Catanduanes · late Oct

The island province's founding celebration — and Puraran's surf is firing.

Nov
Subaraw Biodiversity Festival
Puerto Princesa · around Nov 11 yearly

Biodiversity festival marking the Underground River's New 7 Wonders win — a grand eco parade.

Nov
Visayas Art Fair
Cebu · Nov 13–16 (2025 ed.)

The region's flagship contemporary art fair — Visayan and Mindanao artists, talks and workshops.

Culture
Art District
Bacolod · nightly · Lacson St

Lacson Street's bohemian strip — street-art restobars beside galleries like the Orange Project.

Always-on spots

15 listed

The landmarks and scenes that don't need a calendar.

Spot
Mount Apo
Davao · climb season Mar–May

The country's highest peak, a couple of hours from the city — a multi-day climb through mossy forest to a sea of clouds at dawn.

Spot
Samal Island
Davao · ferry, year-round

A short hop across the strait — white-sand resorts, Hagimit Falls, and the giant Monfort bat cave.

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Smallville Complex
Iloilo · nightly · busiest weekends

Iloilo's entertainment strip in Mandurriao — restobars and clubs with live bands and DJ sets by the Esplanade.

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Epic Boracay
Boracay · nightly · club after midnight

D'Mall's beachfront resto-bar by day, Boracay's main DJ dancefloor onto the sand after midnight.

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Boracay PubCrawl
Boracay · most nights

The long-running yellow-shirt bar crawl — five White Beach bars a night with games and group entry.

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MJ Square
Bantayan · nightly · Santa Fe

Santa Fe's food-and-bar square — the island's low-key after-dark hub of live music and street food.

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SAVA Beach Bar
El Nido · daily · DJ till ~2am

El Nido town's chic beachfront bar — sunset happy hour into a DJ dance floor with theme nights.

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Sunburn Rooftop Lounge
Coron · daily 4pm–midnight

Coron town's rooftop cocktail lounge with sunset views over the bay toward Coron Island.

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Before & After Club
Puerto Princesa · weekend nights

Underground-music club above Chez Rose Beach Bar — techno and DJ nights, fire dancers on the sand below.

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Mango Square
Cebu · nightly · Mango Ave

Cebu City's high-energy clubbing strip on Gen. Maxilom Ave — nightclubs and bars side by side.

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Alona Beach nightlife
Bohol · nightly · weekend DJs

Panglao's nightlife heart — open-air sand bars like Aluna Beach Lounge with acoustic sets, reggae and fire dancers.

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Matina Town Square
Davao · nightly · live bands weekends

Davao's open-air dining-and-nightlife square in Matina, with a central stage for local live bands.

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Rosario Strip
Cagayan de Oro · nightly · Limketkai

CDO's al-fresco bar strip at Limketkai — The Hive food park plus pubs and live-music bars.

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Apotheka
Manila · weekend nights · Poblacion

Warehouse-style techno club in the White Rabbit Building anchoring Manila's underground.

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Cova MNL
Manila · Wed–Sat nights · Poblacion

Sub-heavy microclub — home to techno crews like Sonic Ulam and queer/FLINTA raves.

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