Nov152026
Dulaang UP: Fiestas y Muertos
Dulaang UP opens its 49th season with a Noli Me Tangere reframed as fiesta and mourning.
Philippines · Events · An independent calendar
What's on in the Philippines.
The whole archipelago on one calendar: 134 festivals, arts, music, sports fixtures and expo events across the Philippines, each one checked against the organiser or an official source, with the check date shown on each page.
134 events listed across 21 cities: 58 with confirmed dates, and 76 tentative, labelled as such.
On now and coming up
Dec132026
Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration
The first official Harry Potter live experience in the Philippines, a themed ball at The Space at Solaire.
Dec132026
Repertory Philippines: Cinderella, The Tale of the Glass Slipper
REP's young audiences musical runs at the REP Eastwood Theater to 13 December.
Coming up
Nov32026
Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Philippines 2026
The Filipino-Chinese cultural pageant crowns its 2026 winners at Newport Performing Arts Theater.
Nov32026
i4C.PH 2026 National Resilience Summit
Three day national summit on security, disaster resilience and cybersecurity at SMX Convention Center Clark, with the Clark Development Corporation as Resilience Partner.
Nov62026
Ice Sings! An Intimate Concert Series
Ice Seguerra opens an intimate concert series with Broadway and Disney songs at Music Museum.
Nov62026
LANY: Soft World Tour, Cebu
LANY bring the Soft World Tour to Cebu for two nights at the new SM Seaside Cebu Arena.
Nov62026
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra: Modulatio Concert III, Bolero
The PPO's 42nd season continues with Bolero at Samsung Performing Arts Theater.
Nov62026
Tanghalang Ateneo: Ikalabindalawang Gabi
Tanghalang Ateneo opens its 48th season with Tinio's Filipino Twelfth Night.
Nov62026
The Art of Breaking Up
A tender, funny play about couples falling apart, at the PETA Theater Center.
The big ones
The events worth planning a trip around: Sinulog in Cebu, the stadium shows at the Philippine Arena, Panagbenga in Baguio, and the dates the country itself travels for.
Jan72027
Sinulog Festival 2027
The Philippines' grandest festival: ten days of devotion and street dancing for the Santo Niño.
Feb72027
Maroon 5 Live in Manila
Maroon 5 return to MOA Arena.
Feb202027
BIGBANG: XX, COSMOS World Tour in Manila
BIGBANG celebrate twenty years with an outdoor Manila show at SMDC Festival Grounds.
Mar132027
BTS: Arirang World Tour in Bulacan
BTS play three stadium nights in Bulacan on the Arirang world tour.
May152027
Bruno Mars: The Romantic Tour
Bruno Mars plays three Philippine Arena nights, with Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee.
Jul112027
FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2027
Asia's women's basketball championship, hosted by Gilas Pilipinas Women in Cebu.
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How we check dates
Every event on this site carries the official source it was checked against, and the date of that check is printed on its page. When an organiser has not published dates for the next edition, we say so: the record is labelled a tentative date, built from the previous edition or tradition, and it is labelled as a tentative date wherever it appears. We use the same approach on Japan What's On, Thailand What's On, Hong Kong Happenings, Taiwan What's On and Macau What's On.
Frequently asked questions
How do you check the dates on this site?
We check each event against its official source before publishing and re-check it on a rolling basis; the latest check date is printed on the event page.
What does “tentative date” mean?
The organiser has not published dates for the next edition yet. The window is built from the previous edition or from tradition, and it is labelled everywhere it appears. It is a planning guide, not a confirmed date: check the official source before booking travel around it.
Can I buy tickets through Philippines What's On?
We do not sell tickets ourselves. Where an event or attraction can be booked, its page carries a button to the seller. Where a booking link earns us commission, the button says so, and the price you pay is set by the seller and is the same whether or not you use our link. That commission is what keeps this site going: it helps cover the work of checking every date and keeping the calendar up to date, at no extra cost to you.
When is the best time of year to visit the Philippines?
December to February for most trips: the coolest, driest weeks, with the January fiestas (Sinulog, Ati-Atihan, Dinagyang) and the tail of the Christmas season in the same window. March to May is hot and dry, beach and concert season. June to November is the rainy season, when the calendar moves indoors and outdoor dates need the tentative labels taken seriously.
When is Sinulog?
Sinulog is held in Cebu City on the third Sunday of January, with a week of processions, masses and street parties around the fluvial procession and the grand parade. The dates for the next edition are on the event page, checked against the official source.
What is the newsletter?
The letter is one email at the start of each month: what is on next month, which expected dates have just been confirmed, and the festivals worth building a trip around while hotels are still bookable.