Local Holidays
Philippine cities, municipalities, or barangays, often observe one or more holidays. Being a predominantly Catholic country, these are usually the feasts of the locale's one or more patron saints.
Secular observances usually mark a government's founding day or the birth or death of a prominent native. These are often celebrated with parades, processions, entertainment, and feasting, as well as whatever local customs are traditional.
Local holidays for the most part are applicable only to the immediate area concerned, and barangay fiestas do not usually warrant a public holiday for the area unless otherwise ordered.
| Date | English Name | Filipino Name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Valencia City Charter Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Valencia City only. |
| Third Sunday of January | Sinulog | This regular holiday applies to Cebu and Tacloban only, honors the Santo Nino | |
| February 3 | Blas Ople Birth Anniversary | Ka-Blas Ople Day | This is only celebrated in the province of Bulacan. Celebrates the birth of Blas Ople |
| February 5 | Biñan Liberation Day | N/A | This special working holiday applies to Biñan, Laguna only. |
| February 9 | Mandaluyong Liberation and Cityhood Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Mandaluyong City only, honoring the 1945 liberation of Mandaluyong and its 1995 elevation to cityhood. |
| February 11 | Evelio Javier Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan, and Iloilo only. |
| February 13 | Parañaque Day | Araw ng Parañaque | This regular holiday applies to Paranaque City only. |
| February 14 | Valenzuela City Day | Araw ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela | This special working holiday applies to Valenzuela City only |
| February 24 | Cebú City Charter Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Cebu City only. |
| February 21–27 | Musikahan Festival | This regular holiday applies to Tagum City only. | |
| March 1 | Muntinlupa City Charter Day | N/A | This special non-working holiday applies to Muntinlupa City only. |
| March 7 | Tagum City Day | Araw ng Tagum | Commemorating the elevation of then Tagum municipality into the first component city of Davao del Norte. This regular holiday applies to Tagum City only. |
| March 8 | Compostella Valley Day | N/A | This special working holiday applies to Compostela Valley only. |
| March 16 | Davao City Day | Araw ng Dabaw | Commemorating the signing of the Davao Charter, creating the City of Davao. This special non-working holiday applies to Davao City only. |
| March 18 | Liberation of Panay | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Iloilo only. |
| March 22 | Malaybalay City Charter Day | N/A | This special working holiday applies to Malaybalay only. |
| March 27 | San Juan Day | Araw ng San Juan | This special non-working holiday applies to San Juan City only. |
| April 21 | Calamba City Day | Araw ng Calamba | Commemorating the signing of the Calamba Charter, creating the City of Calamba. This special non-working holiday applies to Calamba City only. |
| May 4 | Ilagan Day | Aggaw na Ilagan | Celebrating the foundation of Ilagan City. This special non-working holiday applies to Ilagan City only. |
| May 27 | San Jose Parish Fiesta Matalom, Leyte | Fiesta ni Senior San Jose | Special Non Working holiday which only applies to Matalom, Leyte for the celebration of its fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Joseph. |
| June 1 | Biray Festival | Araw ng Imahen ng Birheng Maria | Honor to the blessed Virgin Mary as part of the Flores de Mayo in Belison, Antique. This special non-working holiday applies to Belison, Antique only. |
| June 11 | Rizal Province Day | Araw ng Rizal | This special non-working holiday applies to Rizal province only. |
| June 15 | Cagayán de Oro Charter Day | N/A | This special non-working holiday applies to Cagayán de Oro City only. |
| June 18 | Naga City Charter Anniversary | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Naga City only. |
| June 18 | Bacolod City Charter Day | N/A | This regular holiday only applies to Bacolod City. |
| June 18 | Benguet Foundation Day | N/A | This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Benguet only. |
| June 19 | Surigao del Sur Day | Araw ng Surigao del Sur | This special non-working holiday applies to Surigao del Sur only. |
| June 19 | Surigao del Norte Day | Araw ng Surigao del Norte | This special non-working holiday applies to Surigao del Norte only. |
| June 19 | Feast of Forest | Pista ng Kagubatan | This special working holiday applies to Palawan only. |
| June 19 | Laguna Day | Araw ng Laguna | This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Laguna only. This also commemorates Dr. Jose Rizal's birthday. |
| June 19 | Calambanga Festival | Araw ng Calamba | This special non-working holiday applies to Calamba City only. This also commemorates Dr. Jose Rizal's birthday and a review of the history of Calamba. |
| June 21 | Agusan del Sur | Naliyagan Festival | Special non-working holiday, Agusan Del Sur |
| June 24 | Manila Day | Araw ng Maynila | This special non-working holiday applies to the city of Manila only honoring its 1571 founding by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. |
| June 30 | Tacloban Day and Tacloban City Charter Day | Araw ng Tacloban | This special non-working holiday applies to the city of Tacloban only. |
| July 1 | Tagbilaran City Charter Day | N/A | A day commemorating the creation of the City of Tagbilaran by virtue of Republic Act No. 4660 on July 1, 1966. This special non-working holiday applies only to Tagbilaran City. |
| July 1 | N/A | Araw (ng Rehiyon) ng Davao | Day commemorating the creation of the three Davao provinces from then a "single" Davao province, now Davao Region. This regular public holiday applies to the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental only. |
| July 1 | Maramag Day | Araw ng Maramag | Day commemorating the recognition of Maramag, Bukidnon as a municipality by virtue of Executive Order 272, which was signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on July 1, 1956. This special non-working holiday applies only to the municipality of Maramag. |
| July 2 | Pasig Foundation day | Araw ng Pasig | This special non-working holiday applies to Pasig City only. Remembers the founding of the city in 1573. |
| July 22 | Bohol Day | N/A | A day commemorating the creation of the Province of Bohol by virtue of of Act 2711 on 10 March 1917. This special non-working holiday applies only to the whole Province of Bohol. |
| July 23 | Apolinario Mabini Day | Kaarawan ni Apolinario Mabini | This special working holiday applies to Tanauan, Batangas only. |
| August 2 | Butuan City Charter Day | Adlaw Hong Butuan | This holiday applies to Butuan City only. |
| August 2 | Kabankalan City Charter Day | Adlaw Kabankalan | This holiday applies to Kabankalan City only. |
| August 6 | Cebu Provincial Charter Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to the province of Cebu only. |
| August 9 | Ablan Day | Kaarawan ni Ablan | A commemoration of the birthday of former Ilocos Norte Governor Roque Ablan. Not always a non-working holiday. this depends on an official declaration by the LCE. This special holiday applies to Laoag City only per RA 6941. |
| August 17 | Kadayawan Festival | Davao Harvest Festival | This special working holiday applies to the city of Davao only. |
| August 19 | Manuel Luis Quezón Day | Kaarawan ni Manuel Luis Quezón | This special working holiday applies to the provinces of Quezon and Aurora, and to the city of Quezón only. |
| August 31 | Surigao City Charter Day | N/A | This special non-working holiday applies to Surigao City only. |
| September 1 | Baguio Day | Araw ng Lungsod ng Baguio | Special non-working holiday only in Baguio City marking its foundation in 1909. |
| September 2 | Nueva Ecija Day | Araw ng Nueva Ecija | This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Nueva Ecija only. |
| September 9 | Osmeña Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Cebu only. |
| Second Friday — Third Sunday of September | Peñafrancia Festival | Pista ng Peñafrancia | Applies only to Naga City and honors the miraculous image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol Region. |
| September 9 | San José del Monte City Day | Araw ng Lungsod ng San José del Monte | This regular holiday applies to San José del Monte City only. |
| September 10 | Feast of San Nicolás de Tolentino | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Surigao City only. |
| September 13 | Battle of Pulang Lupa | Labanan sa Pulang Lupa | This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Marinduque only. Remembers the patriotic victory in the 1903 Battle of Pulang Lupa |
| September 17 | Siquijor Day | Araw ng Siquijor | This special non-working holiday applies to Siquijor only. |
| September 18 | Tacurong City Charter Day | N/A | This special working holiday applies to Tacurong City only. |
| October 16 | Oroquieta City Day | Araw ng Lungsod ng Oroquieta | This special non-working holiday applies to Oroquieta City only. |
| October 20 | Leyte Landing Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Tacloban only. Commemorates the very landing in Palo Beach in Leyte in 1944. |
| November 4 | President Carlos P. Garcia Day | N/A | A day commemorating the birth of Bohol's beloved son, President Carlos Polestico Garcia, the 8th President of the Republic of the Philippines. This special non-working holiday applies only to the whole Province of Bohol. |
| November 5 | Negros Day | N/A | Also called Al Cinco de Noviembre, this special non-working holiday applies to the province of Negros Occidental only. Honors the 1898 Negros Revolution and those who took part. |
| November 16 | Quirino Day | Araw ni Quirino | To commemorate the birth anniversary of late President Elpidio Quirino as declared under Presidential Proclamation No. 1927 dated November 15, 1979 issued by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos. This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Ilocos Sur only. |
| December 2 | Pasay City Day | Araw ng Pasay | This special non-working holiday applies to Pasay City only. |
| December 8 | Taguig City Day | Araw ng Siyudad ng Taguig | As per Proclamation 81 signed December 1, 2010, Taguig City Day is celebrated henceforth every December 8. This special non-working holiday applies to Taguig City only. |
| December 11 | Pampanga Day | Araw ng Pampanga | Under the virtue of Proclamation no.2226 of late President Ferdinand Marcos. This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Pampanga only. |
| December 13 | General Trias Foundation Day and Valenciana Festival | N/A | This special working holiday applies of General Trias, Cavite only. |
| December 20 | Feast Day of Santa Lucia | N/A | This day commemorates St. Lucy, the patron saint of the town of Santa Lucia in Ilocos Sur. This special non-working holiday applies to Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur only |
| December 18 | López Jaena Day | N/A | This regular holiday applies to Iloilo only. Honors Graciano López Jaena and his contributions to the Propaganda Movement of the 1880s. |
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