Celebrated annually in the town of Balayan, Batangas on June 24th, the feast day of John the Baptist, Parada ng Lechon fiesta has the unique combination of roasted pigs paraded around town on colorful carrozas and makeshift vehicles while people and spectators splash water on one another, some sort of emulation of St. John baptising Jesus before the start in the river Jordan.

Pictures of Parada ng Lechon, Balayan, Batangas
(a bit hazy, taken with an iPhone 4S wrapped in ziplock to protect it from water)

Parade participants and spectators splash water on one another

the float of MacDonalds with yellow and orange baloons

a nice roasted pig with shades hat and wig costume

roast pig pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

Parada ng Lechon:
Schedule of Parade (start): June 24 around 9am (probably after the mass at Balayan Church (Parish of St. John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista)

Travel Tips:

1. If you have your own vehicle, be there early as you will just get stuck in heavy traffic and won't enjoy the celebration.
2. Bring extra clothes as you will get wet, unless you will just witness the parade from afar or inside your car
3. Protect your gadgets with plastic bags or ziplock
4. Recommend a waterproof camera if you have or just use plastic cover/case for your camera
5. Don't get angry when you get wet, you went there so you at least expect to get wet
6. Close your car window, even of the highway, you may be surprised some kids and people splash water on passing vehicles

How to Get to Balayan, Batangas:

If you intend to commute to Balayan, there are buses on EDSA, Cubao or taft Avenue corner Buendia to take you directly to Balayan. There are vans/fx/shuttle service to Balayan on Zamora St at the back of Kabayan Hotel near Metropoint Mall at the corner of EDSA and Taft Avenue in Pasay (fare: PhP180.00) with travel time of about 3 hours via Tagaytay.

Driving directions to Balayan, from Makati, take SLEx then exit at Sta. Rosa, pass by Tagaytay, turn right at the end of Tagaytay - Sta. Rosa road, drive all the way until you reach the junction of the road the either go to nasugbu or Balayan. Turn left to get to Balayan then turn right to Balayan main road.

Other Water Festivals in the Philippines:
Basaan San Juan Water Festival
Salibanda Festival of Paete, Laguna

Note:
pictures taken during parada ng lechon 2012, almost a year of backlog of Tutubi

Labels: Batangas, Calabarzon, Festivals, Fiestas

The Salibanda is a centuries old devotion in Paete, Laguna where an image of the Sto. Niño is paraded around town beginning at Paete Church (on the third and last Sundays of January at 12nn), westward towards Wawa Park and Laguna de Bay lakeshore for a short fluvial parade then winds around town for a "wet and wild" water festival. The parade culminates at Paete Town Plaza where the whole town square full of people gets really wet even with the participation of Paete Fire Station "bumbero."

These pictures of Salibanda were taken using a Nikon D80 with 18-200 VR lens covered with plastic waterproof case to protect it from water. You may notice haze and water on the photos due to this setup

Read this article on Salibanda History for more information and narratives:

The traditional color worn by revelers is red, the use of this yellow color may have been due to the club

a spray of water greets the "party people" en route to Wawa Park





Salibanda actually means "sali sa banda" (join the band)


Dare to join Paete Salibanda next year or in the future?

Salibanda Schedule:
third and last Sunday of January (it coincides with the Sinulog, Ati-atihan)
om January 18, 2015 then with the Dinagyang on January 25, 2015

Related Posts:

Salibanda History Sto. Niño
January Festival Schedule Sto. Niño
Legend of Ati-atihanStar Toll

Labels: Calabarzon, Festivals, Fiestas, Laguna, Paete, Southern Tagalog

It's a marriage between the raucous Ati-atihan Festival of Kalibo, Aklan and the St John the Baptist themed Basaan Fiesta of San Juan and the Parada ng Lechon of Balayan, Batangas where the people of Paete, Laguna, for more than a century, parade on the streets with the Sto. Niño (child Jesus), while spectators and revelers alike splash water on one another.

Photo Credits and Special thanks to Sidney of My Sari-sari Store for letting Tutubi use his Salibanda images. Tutubi invited Sidney in 2010 but was not able to come home

The fiesta, called Salibanda, shortened from Sali sa Banda (english: join the band), is held on the third and the last Sundays of January (usually coinciding with the schedules of Cebu's Sinulog Festival and Kalibo's Ati-atihan Festival and Iloilo's Dinagyang festival but not with Dinagyang if January has 5 Sundays)

Fiesta Salibanda 2015 Schedule:

January 18, 2015
Official Catholic and Rampants Club

January 25, 2015
Sto. Nino de Palaboy and S Fly
12nn Paete Church for the holy mass then parade around Paete for the "basaan" part
the Aglipayan (Aglipay or Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI))parade starts from Wawa (Laguna Lake shore) fluvial parade


These days, you can now see the same festival celebrated in neighboring towns of Pakil, Pangil, Kalayaan, Lumban and Pagsanjan but the original is always Paete, the first to have the unique Sto. Niño fiesta in the Philippines.

Origin and History of Salibanda Fiesta:

When did the Salibanda start? Who started it? Did it begin as an animist/pagan practice and converted into a Catholic tradition similar to the Ati-atihan Festival?

No one definitely knows for sure when or when the "wet and wild" devotion to the Sto Niño began and originated. Local lore and legends are also hard to believe. No scholarly study has been done to trace and document this. There's only documentation that the practice was present in the late 19th century and the original Sto. Niño image was transferred from the Catholic Church to the Aglipayan in 1902 when the original owners of the image switched religion.

in history there's a saying: "no document, no history" the mystery behind this tradition still exists waiting for a scholar to dig deeper or someone to stumble upon an ancient document (a 19th century or earlier blogger perhaps?) detailing it's origins and original intent.

Salibanda tips:

wear red if you want to participate (but not a guarantee that you will not get wet)
bring extra change clothes
protect your camera or bring a waterproof camera
If you have a car, park it on the highway, not inside the town as you will be requested to move it so as not to impede the parade and avoid scratches

Related posts:
Map of Paete, Laguna
Ati-atihan Festival
Basaan Fiesta of San Juan

Labels: Calabarzon, Festivals, Fiestas, Laguna, Paete, Southern Tagalog

Just for your information, the 438th Araw ng Pasig (Foundation Day) Grand parade is scheduled on July 2, 2011 (Saturday) with details below (seen by Tutubi on banners along C. Raymundo when he passed by just this afternoon)

What: 438th Araw ng Pasig Grand Parade
Where: Along C. Raymundo, in front of Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish Church
When: July 2, 2011 at 8am

parade route map area on OpenStreetMap for your reference.

Warning: avoid the area if you intend to visit places that pass by the parade route. Traffic re-routing schemes shall take effect.

Tutubi passes by C. Raymundo from Ortigas Avenue to Francisco Legaspi en route to Cainta (East Bank Road and Floodway). Good thing he came to know the schedule so he can avoid the area lest he gets stuck in heavy traffic. Heavy traffic always along Pasig Boulevard and Pasig Rotunda, what more during an actual Pasig fiesta celebration?

you may also be looking for:
pasig fiesta 2011, pasig street dancing festival, pasig festival schedule

Labels: Fiestas

Come February 14, Valentines Day coincides with Chinese New Year, what sort of romantic valentines date suggestions do you have?

Tutubi's not asking for "tremors" happening in fully-booked motels (the notorious ones in Pasay, Sta. Mesa (Manila) and Pasig) but simple as Tutubi, memorable but not to create a hole in his pocket.

Actually, Tutubi intends to visit Manila Chinatown again to catch a glimpse of dragon dances, people giving away angpao (red-colored envelopes with money given for good luck), shop for tikoy and hopia and witness other Chinatown events on Chinese New Year celebrations.

Tikoy: usually given away on Chinese New Year

Things you can do in Manila Chinatown not just during the Chinese New Year:

Visit Binondo Church
Light incense sticks at Sto. Cristo de Longos
Chinese Temples: Te Ya Kong Temple, (or Seng Guan Si Temple near Tutuban)
Shop for fruits on Carvajal Street
Buy hopia at Eng Bee Tin, Ho-Land and Polland
Eat at Estero eateries (turo-turo style)
Sample fresh dumplings at Dong Bei on Nueva St (now Yuchengco St.)
Partake fried chicken of Sincerity Cafe on Calle Nueva
Buy old-fashioned tablea at La Resureccion on Ongpin St.
Sip vacuum brewed coffee at Lido's Panciteria on T. Alonzo
Partake fresh lumpia at Po Heng Lumpia House on Quintin Paredes St.

These are just some of the various come-ons of Manila Chinatown that beckon curious tourists, food-trippers and people going to Binondo on a whim.

Stay tuned to get to know where Tutubi did on Valentines Day :P

Related Posts:

Chinese New Year Tikoy Symbolisms
Tutuban Mall
168 Shopping Mall

Labels: Binondo, Fiestas, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region

For people with no time and budget to witness the upcoming Sinulog Festival in Cebu; Ati-atihan festival in Kalibo, Aklan; Dinagyang festival in Iloilo, or other similar colorful street-dancing festivals scattered all over the archipelago, there's another festival in Tutubi's hometown of Paete, Laguna celebrated on the 3rd and 4th Sundays of January: the Salibanda.

Salibanda 2010 is scheduled on January 17 and 31 of this year, the third and fifth Sundays of the month (January 2010 has five Sundays). It's a devotion to the Sto. Nino by the people of Paete where the image of the child Jesus is paraded around town, with water splashed on the Sto. Nino, dancing revelers and sometimes on curious onlookers.

A mass schedule at 10am in Barangay Quinale, followed by watery parade around 1pm at Paete Church (San Santiago Apostol/St. James the Apostle Parish).

It's been years since Tutubi witnessed/participated in the Salibanda that's why you can't find any post on this blog about it, but this time he will be in Paete hopefully with some bloggers (including Sidney Snoeck of My Sarisari Store) in tow.

If you can make it to Paete on the 31st, please leave a comment. Tutubi may be able to show you around his hometown or at least point you in the right direction. You may also email your cellphone number to tutubi AT backpackingphilippines DOT com

last notes: protect your cameras and cellphones from water damage and bring extra clothes wrapped in plastic or ziplock bags. Do NOT wear red clothing to avoid getting wet (though it's not a guarantee so be prepared). Tutubi intends to use just his waterproof Olympus point-and-shoot camera to take photos of the fiesta.

Links:
Salibanda History
Salibanda Schedule

Labels: Fiestas, Laguna, Paete, Southern Tagalog

For the information of people going to Quiapo and Luneta on January 9 for the annual Black Nazarene procession or people figuring out how to avoid horrendous traffic on that day.

This year's theme: "Tunay na deboto, matuwid at masunuring katiwala ng Poong Hesus Nazareno (The true devotee is honest and an obedient trustee of the Lord, Jesus the Nazarene)."

The grand procession of the Black Nazarene on January 9 would start at 7:30 am from the Quirino Grandstand after the 6 a.m. concelebrated mass by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales.

Quiapo Black Nazarene Mass Schedule:

0600HRS celebrated by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta (Rizal Park)

Quiapo Black Nazarene Procession Route:

From Quirino Grandstand, the Black Nazarene would turn left to Katigbak Drive through Padre Burgos St., left to Taft Avenue through McArthur Bridge, right to Palanca St., left to Estero Cegado, right to Carriedo, left to Evangelista St., right to Puyat St./Raon, right to Quezon Blvd. thru Quezon Brdge, left to Palanca St., left to Globo De Oro St., left to Gunao St.

From Gunao St., the image would turn right to Arlegui St., right to Fraternal St., right to Vergara St., left to Duque de Alba St., left to Castillejos St., left to Farnecio St., right to Arlegui St., left to Nepomuceno St., left to Aguila St., right to Carcer St., right to Hidalgo St. through Plaza del Carmen then left to Bilibid Viejo through Puyat St.

From Bilibid Viejo, the image will be brought to left of Guzman St., right to Hidalgo St., left to Barbosa St., right to Globo De Oro through Quezon Bridge under, right to Palanca St., then right to Villalobos St., through Plaza Miranda.

Quiapo Church Mass Schedules:

Hourly masses on January 9 begin at 3 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m

Traffic Advisory:

At 5 a.m. onwards, southbound of Quezon Blvd from Andalucia/Fugoso to Plaza Miranda, stretch of Lerma from P. Campa to westbound Quezon Blvd and the route of the procession will be closed to all vehicles.

On January 8, the Pahalik will start at 1 p.m. followed by a band parade at 3:30 p.m., and mass and healing service at 5 p.m.

Source: Inquirer.net

Labels: Fiestas

Ever aware of the Manila Day's non-working holiday's historical error, Tutubi passed by City of San Juan en route to Makati but was met by closed roads particularly N. Domingo where he passed by everyday in order to avoid EDSA. It was only when he saw people on Araneta Avenue after SM Centerpoint that made him remember that it's the dreaded "free water" and "free car wash" in San Juan celebrating the feast of San John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista) that gave birth to the water splashing tradition.

On knowing he can't turn left on N. Domingo to get to F. Blumentritt going to Kalentong and Shaw Boulevard, Tutubi didn't try to turn right to N. Domingo to get to F. Manalo and instead made a U-turn to get back to Aurora Boulvard which was also slow moving. What Tutubi for the first time with his own eyes were "rabid" celebrators of the tradition that doesn't distinguish people who actually don't want to be delayed with their official business.

It's a good thing that Tutubi always has a camera ready with him, this time his trusty old Canon Ixus 30 that he was able to take a few pictures (thru the car dash dashboard) of San Juan residents splashing water on hapless and sometimes unsupecting passers-by to the wet world of San Juan.

The west-bound lane of Aurora Boulevard where fiesta people wait for their victims on-board open jeepneys and buses to splash water. (it's quite dark due to the coming typhoon Feria) plus the shadow of LRT 2)
an unsuspecting motorist stopped by San Juan residents "armed" with pails and laddles, who waited for their prey near Lambingan Bridge. Tutubi saw the rudeness of some people in front of his car. A news reported was there to document the event.

Someday, Tutubi can document the event more using his waterproof Olympus camera and when June 24 will fall on a weekend :P

Traffic Advisory every June 24 (the feast day of San Juan bautista):
Avoid the streets of San Juan unless you want to join in the festivities. There he saw people who would be going somewhere got wet. Truck drivers with windows lowered got wet at every corner, some people even tried to board buses (or G-Liner and RRCG) from Cainta going to Quiapo but were ready for them. Tutubi's officemate who lives in San Juan didn't report to work for he can't come to the office in dry clothes.

Lastly, every the last Sunday of January, the streets of Paete, Laguna also celebrates a similar water-splashing festival in honor of the Sto. Nino but people there distinguish revelers from onlookers and passers-by, unlike the people of San Juan.

Related Post:
Manila's Foundation Day

Labels: Fiestas, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, San Juan

Turumba Fiesta (or Pistang Turumba)is the longest fiesta/festival celebration in the Philippines, something not witnessed by Tutubi in its entirety even if he grew up in the adjacent town of Paete.

For those interested to get to Pakil to participate or witness the fiesta celebration, herewith is the 2009 schedule of Lupi.

Schedule of Lupi and Turumba Fiesta 2009

Unang Lupi Biyernes de Dolores April 3
Ika - 2 Lupi Pistang Martes April 14
Ika - 3 Lupi Pistang Biyatiko April 20, 21 & 22
Ika - 4 Lupi Pistang Biyernes May 1
Ika - 5 Lupi Pistang Linggo May 10
Extra Lupi Pistang Pakilena May 12
Ika - 6 Lupi Pistang Pag-akyat May 22
Ika - 7 Lupi Pistang Pagpanaog May 31
Ahunan sa Ping-as/Santacruzan/Misa May 30
Our Lady of Sorrows/Domingo de Dolores September 20

Others: Pakil Town Fiesta is celebrated on October 19 (that Tutubi used to go to every year with his father)

Ping-as is the hill of Sierra Madre mountain in Pakil with a cross on the hilltop, similar to Paete's 3 Crosses (Tatlong Krus). Pakil used to be a barrio of Paete, by the way, before the "hating Pakil" was put into law.

Note: during times of Turumba and Lupi in Pakil, the Paete-Pakil road (JP Rizal St. in Paete) is closed to vehicular traffic except motorcycles and tricycles). Use the national highway (Manila East Road) or pass by Paete
town center (Quesada st. from Plaza Edesan, Paete Church, town plaza, Paete Municipal Hall (munisipyo) and public market then right turn on Manila East road going to Pakil. You may encounter difficulty looking for parking space for your car in Pakil due to narrow streets and many people flocking to the place.

Pakil Turumba Festival 2009, Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora delos Dolores de Turumba, Our Lady of Sorrows of Turumba

How to get to Pakil, Laguna:

Labels: Calabarzon, Fiestas, Laguna, Southern Tagalog

On various occasions, Tutubi receives gifts from friends and officemates and the Chinese New Year, based on the lunar calendar, is no exception. He received at least two tikoys from his Chinese friends.



Why do the Chinese give away the traditional tikoy on Chinese New Year?

First, it's round to look like money hence means wealth

Second, it's made from sticky rice for luck to stick to you. It also pulls everything that is dear to you together

Third, the red-colored packaging is believed to drive away evil

The best way to prepare the tikoy it is to slice, steam for five minutes, dip in beaten egg yolk and pan fry with little oil.

Other symbolisms of the Chinese New Year according to Tutubi's Chinese friends:

Loud drums to drive away spirits

Birds are messengers of good news so the bigger the bird, the better the news thus you see the Peking duck or other birds on the menu.

The word lapu-lapu translates to profit that's why eating Lapu-lapu on New Year's day means profit every year

Shrimps: jumping, moving and they seem to be smiling when closely looked. Shrimps must also be part of the menu for happiness

Scallops: for one’s house to be filled with money since they are round

Shell fish of any sort brings good and robust health

Lotus for sweetness in life

Happy Chinese New Year!

Labels: Fiestas

Paete, the artistic town in Laguna has an authentic link to Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero. It was in Dapitan where Dr. Rizal was exiled when Jose Caancan, a woodcarver from Paete, sought him out to learn woodcarving.

Jose Caancan returned to Paete armed with teachings from the exiled Rizal and later helped create the Rizal Monument at Paete town plaza in 1903, one of the first monuments in honor of Rizal predated by the Rizal Monument in Daet Camarines Norte by a few years.

Every year on the eve of Rizal Day (December 29), the Miss Rizal Day celebration is held at the town plaza, followed by wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal monument early the morning of December 30, and capped by a parade that winds around the narrow streets of Paete with students, senior citizens and other organizations supported with colorful floats of candidates...

herewith are just some of the photos:

Tutubi wasn't able to document the wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal monument due to his laziness to get up early on the cold December morning. :P

Labels: Fiestas, Laguna, Paete

In his student days, Tutubi avoided Quiapo during the Nazareno fiesta due to heavy traffic and instead pass by Sta. Cruz via Avenida from Sampaloc, where he lived, on his way to the university where he graduated.

This time, the usually crowded procession will take a different route to avoid problems of too many people squeezing themselves in such a small area in Quiapo.

herewith is the information on Quiapo's Nazareno procession route and schedule of activities:

2009 Black Nazarene Theme:

“Poong Hesus Nazareno, lumalapit kami sa inyo sa aming kababaang loob at kahirapan [Our Blessed Black Nazarene, we come to you in all humility].”


Quiapo Church Mass schedules and other Black Nazarene activities


Daily Novena masses from December 31, 2008 to January 8, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.
Street masses at 7:00 p.m. from January 2 to January 7

January 7: procession of the Replicas of the Black Nazarene 2 p.m.

January 8: Healing Mass at 5pm January 8 (Thursday) followed by the traditional “Pahalik sa mahal na Poong Nazareno [A Kiss for the Black Nazarene]” and vigil

January 9:

7:00 a.m. A concelebrated mass by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales

8:30 a.m. Procession of the image of the Black Nazarene from Luneta to Quiapo Church

Black Nazarene procession route:

Starting point: Quirino Grandstand at the Luneta (Rizal Park)
to pass through Burgos St. (in front of Manila City Hall and Mehan Graden)
McArthur Bridge, through Plaza Lacson towards Rizal Avenue (Avenida), right turn on Claro M. Recto, right to Legarda (Mendiola), Arlegui St., Quezon Boulevard, Palanca St., Villalobos, Plaza Miranda, and then to Quiapo Church.

Safety reminder:
be wary of your belongings, including your wallets and cellphones and digital cameras as the place, even if it's a religious festivity, is littered with pickpockets. :(

Labels: Fiestas

Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont

Up, up, and away...


Tutubi didn't turn German, he just remembered the 80's song by German group Nena, "99 Luftballoons" and The Fifth Dimension's "Up, Up And Away" when he made a trip to Clark Field (formerly Clark Air Base and now Clark Economic Processing Zone (CEPZ)), Pampanga.

12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Pictures:

The fiesta saw 21 hot air balloons fly to the sky in the early morning and last day of the 12th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Participating ballooners from 12 countries came with their colorful propane-powered flying machines.

the flag raising (or was it flag-descending ceremony where a skydiver delivered the Philippine flag from the sky

the propane gas-powered balloons and a "wicker basket" for the pilots

Wish you were blue, but "The color of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey" --10000 Maniacs, The Color of the Sky
It's just bad that the weather didn't cooperate. 'Twas cloudy and quite windy, good thing Tutubi can stand the chilly wind due to his spending long hours inside the datacenter, typical of people in the IT industry
the hot air balloon that looks like an octopus reminds Tutubi of the robot of Little John, member of the Voltes V quintet :P
One of the last balloons to fly. (wanted to take pictures of all hot air balloons in flight but limited by the kitlens' ability to zoom in closer. This will change, however, in a few weeks) :P

Photographing the Photographer: look at how photographers try to find the perfect shot

After the balloons disappeared on the horizon, kites by fiesta goers filled the sky, skydiving, helicopter flights and airplane acrobatics ensued but Tutubi and band of bloggers (catchlyts, orange and yam) just went to some restaurants at 10:30 for something like an Angeles City food trip to again sample the famed Kapampangan cuisine and pasalubong.

More on that next time...

Looking forward to the 13th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

Links:

Angeles City Food Trip
Orange's Hot air balloon post

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Notes:

Tutubi was able to secure a VIP pass to the area reserved for organizers, media and photographers (made to cough up P350 each), courtesy of J's friend manning the entrance (a DOT employee). He was also able to spot several bloggers and photographers up close.

How to get to Clark, Pampanga:

Directions by car: the best way to go there from Manila is via the NLEX (north luzon expressway), DAU exit. turn right, cross the bridge then left at the end of the street (MacArthur Highway). On reaching Caltex gasoline station, turn right. You will see SM City Clark and directions to the place so it's easy to find. Travel time is around one and a half hours from Quezon City.

Commute: Philtranco Bus to Clark, Angeles City, Pampanga is available at SM Megamall Bldg A, Fare is around P300 and P350 from Pasay City terminal. For trip schedules, visit Philtranco official website. Philtranco is also the same bus company ferrying passengers to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) that budget carriers Air Asia and Tiger Airways use.

Labels: Angeles City, Central Luzon, Festivals, Fiestas, Pampanga

Lucban, a quiant agricultural town in Quezon Province, east of Manila, is famous for the Pahiyas Festival, in honor of San Isidro Labrador, where colorful kiping (rice flour concoction molded from leaves and colored with multiple hues for such perfect photography subjects) decorated houses are featured every year on May 15.

these pictures, taken with Canon Ixus 30 highlights the festival as not only a harvest festival of the townspeople but also showcases art and culture.







How Kiping is made:

Kiping making starts by selecting leaves of trees (kabal, coffee or talisay) to serve as molds. Rice is then soaked for two hours before grounding into a paste and mixed with desired food colors and sprinkled with rock salt. The resulting rice paste (galapong) is spread on leaf molds, steamed for about 30 minutes, dried and peeled off.


Other places to see in Lucban:

Kamay ni Hesus
Kainan sa Palaisdaan (Tayabas)
Buddy's Restaurant
San Isidro Labrador Church (Lucban Church)
Church of Saint Louis of Toulouse
Pancit Habhab, popularly known outside as pancit lucban
Crystal spring waters of Ulbok
Marcos Tigla Park
Caprichosa Park
Rizal Park (formerly Plaza dela Revolution
scenic Mt. Banahaw

Lucban Pasalubong: Abcede's Langgonisa (lucban longganisa), broas,

Try also to visit neighboring town of Sariaya, Quezon for the Agawan Festival on the same date (May 15 annually)

Where to Stay in Lucban (Hotels, Inns, accommodations, usually fully-booked during Pahiyas Fiesta on May 15):
Patio Rizal (Tel. No: +63.42.540.2107)
Batis Aramin Hotel Resort
Palaisdaan Hotel (Tayabas)
Gran Veranda


How to get to Lucban:

How to Commute to Lucban, Quezon: take buses going to Lucena City and connecting jeepneys to take you to Lucban.

In Laguna, Sta. Cruz town or Pagsanjan town plaza, there are large jeeps going to Lucban.

Driving directions to Lucban: from Quezon City it's easier and faster to go there via Rizal route going to Laguna town of Pagsanjan. In Pagsanjan, Lucban is about an hour away. You thus avoid the traffic of SLEX and long drive via Lucena.

Labels: Calabarzon, Festivals, Fiestas, Quezon, Southern Tagalog