The dates on this page come only from the organizers, the city, a presidential proclamation or a dated report that names them. Where a 2027 date is not out yet, the row says so and gives the window the festival's guide expects from recent editions. Every row carries the day we last checked it and links to the guide with the day-by-day schedule, the room problem and the transport. Changes to these rows are logged on the Updates page.
- Fixed — set by law, a proclamation or the religious calendar.
- Announced — the organizer or the city has published this 2027 date.
- Partly announced — some dates are out; the full programme is not.
- Pending — no official 2027 date yet; the window shown is what the guide expects from recent editions — a pattern, not a promise.
“Last checked” is the day we last read the organizer's page or a dated report naming it. The same date sits in the status box of each festival guide.
Next up: December 2026 into New Year
From the Christmas in the Philippines 2026 guide. 2026 holidays are from Proclamation No. 1006; January 1, 2027 is from Proclamation No. 1427.
| Date | Event | Where | Status | Last checked | Source · guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 8, 2026 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception — special non-working day | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 1, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1006 · Christmas guide |
| Mid-December, date pending | Giant Lantern Festival — the competition night, then the lanterns on display to New Year's Day | City of San Fernando, Pampanga | Pending 2026 date not yet announced; 2025's competition was Saturday, December 13 | Nov 12, 2026 | City of San Fernando (2025 details via SunStar Pampanga, Dec 2, 2025) · Christmas guide |
| Wed, Dec 16 – Thu, Dec 24 | Simbang Gabi — the nine dawn Masses | Nationwide | Fixed Church tradition | Oct 1, 2026 | Christmas guide |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Christmas Eve — special non-working day | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 1, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1006 · Christmas guide |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Christmas Day — regular holiday | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 1, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1006 · Christmas guide |
| Wed, Dec 30 | Rizal Day — regular holiday | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 1, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1006 · Christmas guide |
| Thu, Dec 31 | Last day of the year — special non-working day | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 1, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1006 · Christmas guide |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | New Year's Day — regular holiday | Nationwide | Fixed | Oct 10, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1427 · 2027 holidays |
2027 festivals and religious events
Ati-Atihan's climax and Sinulog's grand parade fall on the same Sunday, January 17 — the January circuit guide works out what to drop.
| Dates | Event · where | What is confirmed | Status | Last checked | Source · guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 17 | Ati-Atihan Festival Kalibo, Aklan | Official dates January 7–17; culmination Sunday, January 17. Day-by-day programme pending. | Announced | Oct 1, 2026 | The festival's organizers (announcement of Aug 28, 2026) · Ati-Atihan guide |
| Thu, Jan 7 (opening salvo) Sun, Jan 10 (Sinulog sa Dakbayan) Fri, Jan 15 (Festival Queen) Sun, Jan 17 (grand parade) Mon, Jan 18 (awarding) | Sinulog Festival Cebu City — grand parade based at the Cebu City Sports Center | Opening salvo January 7 announced (reported October 8); the Sinulog Foundation's 2027 site lists Sinulog sa Dakbayan January 10, the Festival Queen January 15, the grand parade January 17 and the awarding ceremony January 18; its full schedule of activities, parade participants and route maps are marked “coming soon” (2026's full schedule came out on December 12, 2025). Separately, the Basilica's Fiesta Señor calendar of religious activities runs January 3–22: pilgrim-image visitation January 3–6, novena Masses January 7–16, Traslaciones January 14–15, Visperas Day January 16, Fiesta Señor January 17 and Adlaw sa Hubo January 22; the Basilica's media liaison describes the seaborne procession and the solemn foot procession for January 16. Exact Mass times and procession routes aren't published yet. | Partly announced | Nov 14, 2026 | Sinulog Foundation (sinulogfestival.com and sinulogfoundationinc.com, read Nov 7, 2026); CDN Digital (Oct 8, 2026); the Basilica's calendar as reported by CDN Digital (Nov 12, 2026) and its Nov 12 press conference as reported by SunStar Cebu (Nov 12, 2026) · Sinulog guide |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Feast of the Black Nazarene — the Traslación Quiapo, Manila | Feast date fixed. The 2027 departure time, route and schedule are pending. | Fixed schedule pending | Nov 9, 2026 | Quiapo Church (2026 schedule as reported by Philstar, Nov 17, 2025) · Traslación guide |
| Fri, Jan 22 – Sun, Jan 24 | Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City | Official dates January 22–24. The foundation's initial programme is announced, subject to revision, with five judging areas in the City Proper. | Announced | Oct 21, 2026 | Iloilo Festivals Foundation's initial calendar, as reported by The Freeman (Oct 9), Inquirer (Oct 2) and Manila Times (Oct 6, 2026) · Dinagyang guide |
| Sat, Feb 6 | Chinese New Year Binondo, Manila | Date fixed by the lunar calendar and a special non-working day nationwide. Binondo's 2027 programme and road closures are not yet published (in 2026 the police announced closures three days before). | Fixed programme pending | Oct 2, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1427; City of Manila · Binondo guide |
| February into early March | Panagbenga Flower Festival Baguio | No official 2027 calendar yet. The two grand parades are expected in late February or early March; the February 1 opening has been consistent in recent editions. | Pending | Nov 9, 2026 | Baguio Flower Festival Foundation and the City of Baguio (panagbengaflowerfestival.com) · Panagbenga guide |
| Sun, Mar 21 – Sun, Mar 28 | Holy Week — Palm Sunday to Easter Nationwide | Maundy Thursday (March 25) and Good Friday (March 26) are regular holidays; Black Saturday (March 27) is a special non-working day. The 2027 train, mall and bank schedules are set each March. | Fixed 2027 schedules pending | Oct 3, 2026 | Proclamation No. 1427 · Holy Week guide |
2027 national holidays
Proclamation No. 1427, signed September 8, 2026, verified against the Official Gazette on October 10, 2026. The 2027 holidays page has the long weekends and what each holiday does to flights, ferries, hotels and offices.
| 2027 | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | New Year's Day | Regular holiday |
| Sat, Feb 6 | Chinese New Year — Binondo's celebration | Special non-working day |
| Thu, Feb 25 | EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | Special working day — not a day off |
| Thu, Mar 25 | Maundy Thursday — Holy Week guide | Regular holiday |
| Fri, Mar 26 | Good Friday | Regular holiday |
| Sat, Mar 27 | Black Saturday | Special non-working day |
| Fri, Apr 9 | Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) | Regular holiday |
| Sat, May 1 | Labor Day | Regular holiday |
| Sat, Jun 12 | Independence Day | Regular holiday |
| Sat, Aug 21 | Ninoy Aquino Day | Special non-working day |
| Mon, Aug 30 | National Heroes Day (last Monday of August) | Regular holiday |
| Mon, Nov 1 | All Saints' Day | Special non-working day |
| Tue, Nov 2 | All Souls' Day | Special non-working day |
| Tue, Nov 30 | Bonifacio Day | Regular holiday |
| Wed, Dec 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Special non-working day |
| Fri, Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Special non-working day |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Regular holiday |
| Thu, Dec 30 | Rizal Day | Regular holiday |
| Fri, Dec 31 | Last Day of the Year | Special non-working day |
| Date pending | Eid'l Fitr (the end of Ramadan) | Regular holiday — 2027 date not yet proclaimed |
| Date pending | Eid'l Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) | Regular holiday — 2027 date not yet proclaimed |
What is not on this calendar yet
A festival is listed only once we have read its 2027 date from the organizer, the city or a dated report that names them. Kadayawan, MassKara, Pahiyas and the other regional festivals of 2027 are added as their dates are published, and so are the two Eid holidays, which come by separate proclamation. No row here is a guess.
How this calendar is kept
Every row is re-read in the site's weekly review. From November 10, 2026 to February 15, 2027 a schedule check also runs three times a week against the organizers' own pages and the dated reports that name them, because that is when the January and February programmes come out. A new date reaches the festival's guide and this table together, and each change is logged with its source on the Updates page. Announcements that exist only on an organizer's Facebook page are read on that official page before they count; fan pages and event aggregators are never a source.