Event· Taytay Bay· Philippines
Pasinggatan Festival (Taytay)
10° 49.6′ N · 119° 31.0′ E · approximate
Taytay's big founding-anniversary festival - street dancing, drum-and-lyre contests, the Bituin ng Taytay pageant and concert nights in the old Spanish capital beside Fort Santa Isabel; the largest municipal festival in Palawan in 2026.
Practical
Approx: plotted at Taytay poblacion by Santa Monica Church (OpenStreetMap way 539864782) and the fort. 2026 edition ended May 5 with more than 22,000 attendees (Palawan Daily News); May 4, 2026 was declared a special non-working day in Taytay for the festival (Proclamation 1216). The Taytay government site gives the festival season as March 15-May 4; TripBase lists about April 25-May 4. Note: Baragatan sa Palawan is the province-wide festival held in Puerto Princesa in June, not in Taytay. Anchor off Taytay town (exposed in the NE monsoon, which is usually easing by May).
Best for
Fiesta stop on the Taytay side
Season
Late April-early May (climax May 4)
Nearby
- Fort Santa Isabel (Taytay)0.1 NM away
- Taytay Public Market & Town Shops0.1 NM away
- Taytay Town Anchorage (Taytay Bay)0.3 NM away
- Northern Palawan Provincial Hospital (Taytay)1.7 NM away
- Pabellones Islands (Taytay Bay)7.1 NM away
- Irrawaddy Dolphins of Malampaya Sound8.7 NM away
- Apulit Island (Taytay Bay)9.6 NM away
- Malampaya Sound NE Anchorage (Typhoon Shelter)12.2 NM away