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List of Bohol Town Fiestas

They say that the island of Bohol sinks about an inch in May due to the thousands of Bol-anons who come home to attend the many town and barrio fiestas celebrated during the month. You can almost feel this once you disembark from those overloaded ships docking at the Tagbilaran Port in May.

Fiestas in Bohol are occasions of great joy and merry-making, as well as lots of free food. Almost every household in town or in the barrio is on a welcome mode and, yes, you can literally go to any house, even if you do not know the owner, and eat your heart out.

Experience this to believe. The following is a list of Bohol town fiestas in chronological order and with their corresponding patron saints.

January 16 - Cortes - Santo Niño
January 16 - Pres. Garcia - Holy Child
January 16 - Valencia Sr. - Santo Niño
January 17 - Carmen Saint - Anthony de Abbot
January 29 - Ubay - Holy Child
Last Saturday of January - Getafe - Holy Infant
February 11 - Dagohoy - Our Lady of Lourdes
April 27 - Corella - Nuestra Señora del Villar
May 1 - Tagbilaran City - Saint Joseph the Worker
May 4 - Alburquerque - Santa Monica
May 4 - Mabini - Santa Monica
May 4 - Sagbayan - San Agustin
May 8 - San Miguel - Saint Michael
May 10 - Calape - Saint Vincent Ferrer
May 15 - Bilar - Saint Isidore the Farmer
May 15 - Trinidad - Saint Isidore
May 15 - Tubigon - San Isidro Labrador
May 19 - Candijay - Saint Joseph
May 29 - Talibon - Blessed Trinity
June 13 - Sikatuna - Saint Anthony de Padua
June 24 - Garcia Hernandez - Saint John the Baptist
June 29 - Loboc - Saint Peter the Apostle
June 30 - Inabangga - Saint Paul
July 16 - Balilihan - Virgin of Carmel
July 25 - Batuan - Saint James
July 26 - Alicia - Saint Joachim
August 15 - Dauis - Our Lady of Assumption
August 28 - Sagbayan - San Agustin
August 28 - Panglao - San Agustin
First Saturday of September - Guindulman - Our Lady of Consolation
September 8 - Loon - Our Lady of Light
September 10 - Dimiao - Saint Nicolas de Tolentino
September 29 - Clarin - Saint Michael
September 29 - Jagna - Saint Michael
October 7 - Buenavista - Santo Rosario
October 7 - Lila - Holy Rosary
October 11 - Pilar - Virgen del Pilar
Last Saturday of October - Antequera - Virgin of the Most Holy Rosary
November 24 - Maribojoc - Saint Vincent
December 8 - Baclayon - Immaculate Conception
December 8 - Catigbi-an - Immaculate Conception
December 8 - Duero - Immaculate Conception
December 8 - Sierra Bullones - Immaculate Conception
December 12 - Sevilla Virgen - of Guadalupe
December 30 - Danao - Holy Family
Movable - Anda - Holy Infant
Movable - Bien Unido - Holy Child
Movable - Loay - Santisima Trinidad
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