Festivals
- Pav-vurulun Festival - August
Pav-vurulun Festival is a week long celebration that usually ends on August 16 annually. Pav-vurulun is an Ibanag word which means get-together or a sense of belonging-ness. It is in this context that Tuguegarao City annually celebrates its patronal fiesta. It gathers Tuguegaraoeños to a week long festivities culminating with a mass and procession of the patron saint on August 16. The patronal fiesta is in honor of St. Hyacinth, the city's patron saint.
The week-long celebration is dubbed as a festival of activities. It is marked by parades, beauty contests, pancit(noodle) eating contest, street dancing competition, music festival, sports fest, and trade fairs among others.
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