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Kinabayo Festival

July 23-27 · Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte

An annual observance of Dapitan City's fiesta in honor of Saint James the Greater. Features the Sinug veneration and the Kinabayo dramatization of the triumph of Catholic faith, enriched with modern allegorical dance drama presentations.

Philippines Festivals Kinabayo Festival

Month

July

Province

Zamboanga del Norte

Region

Zamboanga Peninsula

Category

Regional

Date

July 23-27

Patron

Saint James the Greater

Festival Themes

religious cultural heritage

Location

Kinabayo Festival is held in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines. The celebration is centered in Dapitan City itself.

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