Municipality of Angono Rizal
Higantes Festival is a secular celebration initiated by the Municipality of Angono to express gratitude to its patron Saint Clement, in which the parade of giants is held on Sunday before the town feast on November 23.
Base on Angono folklore, the ‘higante’ was used as symbol of agrarian protest during the waning years of the Spanish colonization when Angono was a hacienda (large tract of lands).
City of Antipolo
This is an annual activity that aims to promote the rich culture and tradition of the Antipoleños to the whole world as well as to establish camaraderie among the community and the city government. A Grand Parade, usually held on May 1, kicks-off the SuMaKaH (Suman, Mangga, Kasoy, Hamaka) Festival adorning the streets with street dancers and drum and lyre bands, all in their colorful costumes. After the parade, the crowd delights in a Street Dance Competition using the city’s official song, “Tayo Na Sa Antipolo!” Different shows and events are showcased in this month-long festivity prepared by the City Government.
Municipality of Baras
The celebration is derived from the ancient Spanish religious festival in honor of the Nuestra Señora de Turumba. Afternoon procession and street dancing is preceded by a Pagoda parade held in Baras River.
Municipality of Binangonan
Binangonan as a nestle of lake "lawa" and bamboo "kawayan" introduces to the world its "BINAngonan sa LAwa at kawaYAN" or "BINALAYAN" Festival which mirrored its various historic, pulsating and highly entertaining celebration which showcases bamboo products and other marine merchandises exclusively made at the leading edge of Binangonan's culture and economy.
Municipality of Cainta
The SumBingTik Festival is an annual cultural festival held on December 1 in Cainta, Rizal, along the town's founding anniversary and feast of Our Lady of Light, the patron saint of the town. The festival was first celebrated in 2014.
Municipality of Cardona
Bamboo Arches are traditionally used in different celebrations like town’s fiesta, weddings, anniversaries and other important events of the year in Cardona. This kind of folk art is made of bamboos decorated and crafted by craftsman. Making this arch needs a skillful worker or group of workers using sharp bolos for ornaments and designs of the bamboos before forming into arch. This artistry in Cardona has been part of the town’s culture and tradition.It was named “Kaluskos ng Kawayan”. This name was derived from squeaky sounds produced when making the arch, like hissing f the snake, cockling chickens etc. And from then, the town celebrate Kaluskos Bamboo Arch Festival every first week of December.
Municipality of Jalajala
Jalajala, Rizal celebrated the feast day of its patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel, last September 29. The day’s highlight, the D’Dalaylay Festival featured street dances participated by the people of Jalajala from its different barangay and schools in colorful, artistic and ingenious costumes.
Municipality of Rodriguez
The founding anniversary of the town formerly called Montalban of which the highlights of the celebration is the Pamitinan Festival culled after the famous Pamitinan Cave or Cave of Bernardo Carpio, which aims to preserve its contribution to the historic quest for independence by the 8 Katipuneros led by Gat Andres Bonifacio. Likewise a street dancing competition is held to depict the multi-faceted culture of the Montalbeños.
Municipality of San Mateo
San Mateo, Rizal has been well known for its Kakanin Festival, a parade of rice delicacies together with traditional dances that displays the beauty and the bountiful year of the town. Parishioners, devotees, and different organizations takes part in the parade in grand floats where each of them presents different kinds of kakanin that the town is proud of. A solemn mass is celebrated before the parade and the kakanins are given for free after.
Suman and puto, of different varieties, kutsinta, palitaw, sapin-sapin, biko, and even the seasonal bibingka and puto-bungbong that are usually seen at markets are the stars in the day of the festival. These rice delicacies has been the source of income of many of the people of San Mateo, being peddled in a basket or sold at markets and some at their own store.
The festival was first introduced by then parish priest, Mnsgr. Manuel Balbago Jr. for the celebration of the feast of Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu. Since it started 19 years ago, the 9th of September has been different for the people of San Mateo. Bright colors and smiles became more evident and the streets has always been loud of joys and praises for the patron of natural disasters and dear Mother of San Mateo, Our Lady of Aranzazu.
Municipality of Tanay
The annual Hane Festival is the commemoration of the Municipality of Tanay’s Founding Anniversary. It is an agri – eco – tourism, arts, and cultural exhibition in one, showcasing Tanay’s vibrant tourism, abundant agricultural produce, healthy and sustainable environment, rich arts and culture, and amiable people. It derived its name from an ordinary expression of Tanayan (‘’hane’’) which is used to seek one’s agreement.
“Hane” exclusively identifies with Tanay. For this reason, the expression “Hane” has been adopted as the name of the Tanay’s first ever tourism and cultural celebration: the Tanay Hane Festival.
Municipality of Tanay
To promote and market the town’s cattle and agri-eco tourism not only within the municipality but also in the CALABARZON region, the Municipal Government of Tanay holds Tanay Rodeo Festival” every third week of January each year. The festival is also in line with the celebration of Tanay Town Fiesta.
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