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Araw ng Kutabato - June 12 - 20
A 3-day cultural festival marks the
celebration of Cotabato City's charter day. Among the featured events are: "Sanlahi
Kalilang" (a dance parade contest), "Layang-layang" (kite) festival, drum
and bugle corps contest, fluvial parade, sportsfest, civic-military parade,
and a beauty pageant.
Sharif Kabunsuan Festival - December 15 - 19
Cotabato City commemorates the arrival of
Shariff Kabunsuan an Arab missionary who spread Islam civilization in
Mindanao. Special events include fluvial parade, banca race, street dancing
parade, traditional gamesfest ethnic musical instrument competition, Qu'ran
Reading Contest and Religious rites.
Tuna Festival
- September 3 - 5
A festival that started in 1998 which sprung
from teh spontaneous idea during the 30th City Charter Anniversary, to
showcase gastronomical tuna cuisine through culinary competitions, exhibits,
and such other visual and taste delight anchoring on the booty of the sea
with emphasis on tuna as the central thematic relishment.
A "parada sa dagat" or street dancing, tuna
resolution or float parade competition including the "HIGANTE and Dagat"
competition during the culmination of the activities.
Kalilangan Festival - February 21 - 27
A celebration of the harmonious coexistence of
the numerous cultural and religious
communities in Gen. Santos City, the Kalilangan festivities include an
agro-industrial trade fair, cultural shows, drum and bugle competition, "Pagana"
culinary arts contest, "Kulintangan" ethnic musical instrument competition,
and Kidig-Kidig sa Dalan" Streetdancing.
Hinugyaw Festival - January 3-10
"Hinugyaw"
from a Hiligaynon term meaning "merrymaking" is a jovial colorful festival
which tells the historical stream on how tribes from different parts of the
Philippines has rolled in what Koronadal is now despite their diversity in
culture.
The
festival includes street dancing, sidewalk
bargain shops, funfare and trade exhibits.
Tinalak Festivals- July 18
City of Koronadal celebrates with the provincial government the foundation
anniversary of South Cotabato as Tinalak Festival
Kawayan Festival - February 11 - 25
Marbeleno Mardigas - October 10
Kidapawan Fruits Festival - July - August
The country’s colorful and
exuberant Kidapawan City Fruit Festival showcased the City’s abundant fruit
harvest highlighted by the high-spirited and throbbing Street Dancing
Competition.
Foundation Day
Week-long City
Foundation Anniversary celebration from February 7-12, highlights the search
for Mutya ng Kidapawan and Agro-Industrial Trade Fair.
Talakudong Festival - September 18
"Talakudong"
is a historical and cultural spectacle mostly performed as street dancing
and rituals accompanied by exotic and native sounds of bamboo, drums,
kulintang and gongs. It is a head-covering festival designed to blend the
different Filipino cultures.
A rare
spectacle featuring multi-fabric, multi-sized, multi-colored, multishaped
and multi-ornamented head gears worn by street dancers,
ritual performers, guests and everybody joining Talakudong.
Talakudong
is a Maguindanaon term meaning head covering which was worn by early
settlers, eventually the name was shortened to Tacurong.
Halad sa Sto. Niño (Midsayap) - 3rd Saturday of January
The Sto. Niño
fiesta in Midsayap is noted for the sumptuous buffets served at the homes of
townsfolk. Halad is characterized by streetdancing and a theater parade
contest, carnival shows, and the traditional church visit.
Pak'kaat Kal'lo (Magpet) - Holy Week
The ethnic tribes of Cotabato converge in the town of Magpet for a harvest
thanksgiving festival, a colorful counterpoint to the solemn Holy Week rites
of the Christian community.
Cotabato Foundation Day -
September
01
Special events that include Pista sa Suba, a trade fair, an agri-livestock
market, People's Day, Pista sa Nayon, and Sagayan Festival are among the
featured activities at the Foundation Day celebration of the province of
Cotabato.
T'nalak Festival
The annual celebration commemorating the
foundation anniversary of South Cotabato.
A week long affair crammed with ethnic street
dancing and mery-making, outdoor sports and concert, beauty pageant, skills
competitions and agri trade fair.
Helebong Festival (Lake Sebu) 2nd Week of November
The traditional songs, dances, games, and rituals of the ethic T'boli tribe
is showcased in the festival.
Binuyugan Festival (Maitum) - May 22 - 27
Kasadyaan Festival (Alabel) - September 10
Lubi-lubi Festival (Glan) November 25
Munah To Festival (Alabel) November 28
Kalimudan Festival (Isulan and Tacurong) November 21
A cultural presentation highlighting the socio-cultural and historical
heritage of the Manobos, Tirurays, T-boli, Maguindanaoans and the Christian
tribes of the province. Conveyed through dances and other natures, it
expresses festivities, solidarity, common aspiration and innate desire for
prosperity and peace
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