Guides & News
Weekend roundups, venue guides, and event news — everything you need to plan your next gala around the Philippines.
Concerts in the Philippines — July 2026: Full List, Tickets & Venues
14 concerts, gigs, and music festivals happening in the Philippines in July 2026 — full list with dates, venues, and ticket prices.
5 Things to Do in Metro Manila & Beyond This Weekend (July 4–5)
5 events worth leaving the house for this weekend in Metro Manila & Beyond: Canva Fundamentals Workshop, EXO Planet #6 EXhorizon in Manila, Dances of Universal Peace (DUP) - Manila in July 05, 2026 and more — dates, venues, and ticket prices.
Things to Do in Batangas: Beaches, Anilao Diving and Taal
A guide to Batangas — the nearest real coast to Metro Manila. The beaches at Nasugbu, Laiya and Calatagan, world-class macro diving at Anilao, Taal Heritage Town, and how to plan the drive.
Kadayawan Festival Guide: Davao's Harvest & Tribal Celebration
Davao City's Kadayawan Festival every August is a thanksgiving for the harvest and a tribute to the region's indigenous cultures. Here's what it is, when it happens, and how to get to Davao.
Things to Do in Puerto Princesa: Underground River, El Nido and Palawan
A guide to Puerto Princesa and Palawan — booking the Underground River permit, Honda Bay island hopping, getting to El Nido and Coron, and how long you actually need.
Peñafrancia Festival Guide: Naga's Fluvial Procession, Dates & What to Expect
A guide to the Peñafrancia Festival in Naga City — one of the largest Marian devotions in Asia. The September dates, the Traslacion and fluvial procession on the Naga River, and how to plan a visit.
Music Festivals in the Philippines: How the Scene Works
A guide to the Philippine music festival landscape — the kinds of festival that run here, where they happen, what a ticket gets you, camping versus day passes, and how to prepare for heat, rain and a long day.
Things to Do in Vigan: A Guide to the UNESCO Heritage City
A guide to Vigan, Ilocos Sur — Asia's best-preserved Spanish colonial town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calle Crisologo, kalesa rides, Vigan empanada, and how to get there.
PWD, Senior and Student Discounts for Events in the Philippines
How the statutory 20% discount and VAT exemption work for cinemas, concerts and theatre in the Philippines — who qualifies, what ID you need, why it often cannot be claimed online, and how student and group rates differ.
Things to Do in Bacolod: The City of Smiles, Inasal & MassKara
A guide to Bacolod, the 'City of Smiles' — home of the MassKara Festival, legendary chicken inasal, The Ruins, and nearby heritage Silay. What to see, eat, and how to get there.
Things to Do in Legazpi and Albay: Mayon, Cagsawa & Bicol Food
A guide to Legazpi and Albay — the Mayon Volcano viewpoints, the Cagsawa Ruins, ATV rides on the lava field, whale sharks at Donsol, and where to eat the region's coconut-and-chilli cooking.
Things to Do in Camiguin: Volcanoes, Springs and the Lanzones Festival
A guide to Camiguin — the island born of fire, its hot and cold springs, White Island sandbar, the Sunken Cemetery, the October Lanzones Festival, and how to get there from Cagayan de Oro.
Samsung Performing Arts Theater Guide: Shows, Seating & How to Get There
A guide to the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati — a modern, acoustically superb venue for concerts, ballet, and stage productions. Seating, how to get there, and tickets.
Things to Do in Naga City: Bicol's Pilgrim City, Food and Mount Isarog
A guide to Naga City in Camarines Sur — the Peñafrancia shrine and basilica, CWC and the wakeboarding at Lake Bato, Mount Isarog, and where to eat Bicol's coconut-and-chilli cooking.
Music Museum Guide: Shows, Seating & How to Get There
A guide to the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan — the intimate concert institution that has hosted OPM's biggest names since 1988. Seating, how to get there, parking, and tickets.
Things to Do in Sagada: Hanging Coffins, Caves and the Sea of Clouds
A guide to Sagada in Mountain Province — the hanging coffins and Echo Valley, Sumaguing Cave and the cave connection, the Kiltepan sunrise, and how to make the long journey from Manila or Baguio.
OPM: A Beginner's Guide to Original Pilipino Music
What OPM actually means, the eras that shaped it from the Manila Sound and Pinoy rock to the current wave, the artists worth starting with, and where to hear it live in Metro Manila.
Kia Theatre (New Frontier Theater) Guide: Shows, Seating & How to Get There
A guide to the Kia Theatre — also known as the New Frontier Theater — in Araneta City, Cubao. A mid-size concert and events venue: seating, the easy MRT/LRT route, and tickets.
Ibalong Festival Guide: Legazpi's Epic Heroes, Every August
A guide to the Ibalong Festival in Legazpi, Albay — the August street pageant retelling the Bicolano epic of Baltog, Handyong and Bantong, and how to combine it with Mayon and the rest of Albay.
Things to Do in La Union: Surf Town, Cafes & the Elyu Weekend
A guide to La Union — northern Luzon's surf capital. When the waves work at San Juan, learning to surf, the cafe and hostel scene, and how to plan the drive from Manila.
Conventions, Comic Cons and Anime Expos in the Philippines
A guide to the Philippine convention scene — comic cons, anime and cosplay expos, toy fairs, esports events and trade shows. Which venues host them, what tickets cost, cosplay rules, and how to survive a con day.
Higantes Festival Guide: Angono's Giant Papier-Mâché Parade
A guide to the Higantes Festival in Angono, Rizal — the November parade of giant papier-mâché figures honouring San Clemente, its origins as a protest against Spanish landlords, and how to get there from Manila.
Things to Do in Pampanga: Food Capital, Lanterns, Clark & Mount Pinatubo
A guide to Pampanga — the culinary capital of the Philippines. Where to eat sisig where it was invented, the San Fernando Giant Lantern Festival, Clark, and the Mount Pinatubo crater trek.
Sandugo Festival Guide: Bohol's Blood Compact, Every July
A guide to the Sandugo Festival in Tagbilaran, Bohol — the July celebration of the 1565 blood compact between Datu Sikatuna and Miguel López de Legazpi, its street dancing and re-enactment, and how to plan a visit.