Festivals

Embajada Festival
Place: Catarman and Catubic, Northern Samar
Date: Second week of January
The festival depicts the conflict between Christians and Muslims that has existed in the archipelago brought about the Spanish occupation. In a Catubi, a fluvial procession highlights the celebration.

Bankaton Festival
Place: Lavezares, Northern Samar
Date: August 20
It is an annual boat racing contest to celebrate the feast of Nueva Señora de Salvacion, the town’s patroness

Manoglaya Festival

A cultural-tourism festival held in the town of San Antonio from the 9th to the 12th of June annually, celebrating the fishing skills of the townfolks. The festival composed of cultural performances, street dance, beauty search and exhibit complemented with “sugod-sugod sa plaza”, a nightly entertainment of music and other performances from leading local performers in the community.