Dia de Zamboanga
February 26
Charter Day of the City. A roster of special activities are lined up annually to mark the occasion.
Holy Week
March/April (movable)
A city procession known as the Santo Entierro (Holy Funeral) on Good Friday highlights the observance of the season of Lent. Celebrated in barangays Sta. Maria, Tetuan, and the Immaculate Conception Parish, the Santo Entierro is a procession of Christ's images, many of the Stations of the Cross, along the city's main streets, depicting his last hours before, during, and after the Crucifixion.
Flores de Mayo
May 1 - 31
A religious feast celebrated in all Catholic Churches in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Little children in white gala dresses walk up the altar to offer flowers to the image of the Blessed Mother.
In some parts of the city, the traditional Santacruzan is also held. The Santa-cruzan is a procession of the Reyna Elena and other local beauties with their escorts, decked out in Maria Clara gowns and barong tagalogs, along major streets.
Isra Wai Miraj May 9
An Islamic event celebrating the nocturnal journey and ascension of the Holy Prophet Mohammad.
Eidil Fitri/Hariraya Puasa
An Islamic event commemorating the end of the Muslim fasting season.
Zamboanga Hermosa Festival (Fiesta Pilar)
October 3-12
Highlighted by the October 12 Fiesta Pilar in honor of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Pillar at the legendary Fort Pilar.
The festival features week-long novena masses, cultural shows, agricultural fairs, art/ photo/flower garden exhibits, a two-day mardi gras parade, the bandoreal, a regatta, torch parades, fireworks, and carnivals. It all ends with a solemn procession and a mass at the Fort.
With thousands of pilgrims converging in Zamboanga City, this is the peninsula's biggest, most-awaited, and entrancing fiesta!
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8
Feast day of Zamboanga City, commemorating the Blessed Virgin's Immaculate Conception; traditionally celebrated with a procession and a concelebrated mass highlighted by either First Communion or Ordination rites.
Maulidin-Nabi
December 27
An Islamic celebration honoring the birthday of the Holy Prophet Mohammad.
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