Davao Festivals and Fiestas – Madayaw Dabaw!

• Kadayawan Festival – 3rd week of August
  

a weeklong celebration and thanksgiving for nature’s bountiful harvest that happens on the 3rd week of August.

• Musikahan Festival of Tagum City

Musikahan Festival of Tagum City is a distinct cultural event that celebrates the Filipino excellence in Music composition.

• Caracoles Festival

Caracoles de Samal is a festivity of the bounties of the sea and the richness of the social and cultural heritage of the island. The celebration is usually done in the 28th to 29th of April.

• Bat Festival- last week of January – Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal

This is to promote bats as friendly creatures and appreciate the Monfort Conservation Park as the home of the largest population of Rousette fruit bat which now houses about 2 million in number.

• Kabasan Festival – municipality of Babak, May 22-28

Kabasan Festival has evolved into one of Samal Island’s biggest festivals celebrating the spectacles and splendors of the Island City. Kabasan Festival usually a six-day celebration starting on May 23 and culminating on May 28, with the so much activities that made the celebration really festive and colorful.

• Hugyaw Samal – August 29- Samal Island

Hugyaw Madyaw Samal is an attempt to preserve the Sama culture which is gradually diminishing. It is the latest addition to the Island City’s  four festivals being celebrated in different times during the year.

• Pangapog Festival – first weekend of August

Thanksgiving festival to Magbabaya (Sama God) for a bountiful harvest and overflowing blessing. At the culmination of the Pangapog Festival is the Sayaw-sayaw sa Dan (Mardi Gras) dancing to the beat of the local Sama Dancers.

• Igacos Festival- March 7

Samalenos founding Anniversary. The 3-day festivity highlights sand sculpture competition (Pag-ukit sa Pantad), fluvial parade of colorful boats (Samal Regatta), Banca Race (bankarera), beach volleyball, and mountain biking tour, among others. The merry-making is accentuated with the colorful Stilts (karang) Mascot Competition.

• Tabanogan Festival -June
  

Feast of St Peter is celebrated in Davao with a number of festivities, among the most notable being the kite flying competition in which locals showcase their talents in this age-old activity.