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Event· Panay (Caticlan / Malay)· Philippines

Ati-Atihan Festival (Kalibo)

11° 42.6′ N · 122° 21.8′ E

The 'mother of all Philippine festivals': a week of drumming, face-painted street dancing (sadsad) and Santo Nino processions in Kalibo every January.

Practical

Position: Kalibo Cathedral (Wikivoyage listing), focus of the Santo Nino devotions. Climax on the third Sunday of January. Boracay holds its own Ati-Atihan in January (record 36,741 participants in 2024). Expect accommodation and transport to book out; plan crew flights around it.

Best for

Culture in January

Season

Third week of January

Nearby