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22–23 November 2026

Angono festival honouring San Clemente (Nov 22-23): giant papier-mache higantes parade, basaan water dousing, and a…

Higantes Festival 2026 — Philippines

PH Higantes Festival 2026

22–23 November 2026🇵🇭 Philippines

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Angono festival honouring San Clemente (Nov 22-23): giant papier-mache higantes parade, basaan water dousing, and a fluvial procession on Laguna de Bay.

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What It Is

Higantes is the festival of Angono, Rizal — the country's art capital — held around November 22-23 in honour of San Clemente, patron of fishermen. It is famous nationwide for its parade of towering papier-mache giants.

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The Giants

The higantes are 10-12-foot papier-mache figures with hollow bodies a dancer wears from inside. Tradition traces them to the Spanish era, when townsfolk caricatured their overbearing hacienda landlords — once limited to three giants, now numbering in the dozens.

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Basaan & Fluvial Procession

The image of San Clemente is carried in a lively procession amid the basaan — a joyful dousing of participants with water — and a fluvial parade of decorated boats (parehador) along Laguna de Bay.

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When & Where

In Angono town proper on November 22-23, centred on the San Clemente Parish and the streets leading to the lakeshore. Easily reached as a day trip east of Metro Manila.

Saan Magdiwang

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Angono

🏛️San Clemente Parish Church

Heart of the feast, from which the procession of San Clemente and the higantes sets out.

Nov 22-23Kultural
Mga Direksyon
🏛️Laguna de Bay lakeshore (Angono)

Setting for the fluvial procession of decorated boats honouring the fishermen's patron.

Nov 22-23Kultural
Mga Direksyon

Mga Pangunahing Detalye

Petsa
22–23 November 2026
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Pista ng Kultura
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All Saints' Day(Pampublikong Kapistahan)
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Planuhin ang Iyong Oras ng Pahinga

Mahahabang weekend malapit sa holiday na ito — sulitin ang iyong mga araw na walang pasok.

Araw ni Bonifacio

28–30 November 2026

3 mga araw na walang pasok

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Mga Madalas Itanong

Kailan ang Higantes Festival 2026 ?
Higantes Festival 2026 ay November 22, 2026 sa November 23, 2026 sa Philippines .
Piyesta opisyal ba ang Higantes Festival sa Philippines ?
Higantes Festival ay hindi isang opisyal na pampublikong holiday sa Philippines . Karamihan sa mga negosyo ay nananatiling bukas, bagama't maaaring maapektuhan ang mga lugar ng turismo.
Ilang araw ang Higantes Festival 2026 ?
Higantes Festival 2026 ay tumatagal ng 2 araw(mga araw), mula sa November 22, 2026 sa November 23, 2026 .

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