| Sinulog Festival | |
|---|---|
 Carrying the Holy Child Jesus, locally known as Santo Niño, this Festival Queen praises the Holy Child with her contingent. | |
| Official name | Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival |
| Also called | Sinulog |
| Observed by | Cebu City |
| Type | Religious / Cultural |
| Date | Third Sunday in January |
| 2023 date | January 15 |
| 2024 date | January 21 |
| 2025 date | January 19 |
| 2026 date | January 18 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | January 20, 1980 |
The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival (as known as Sinug and Sulog) is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, with the center of the activities being in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño Christian celebrations in the Philippines.[1]
The festival is considered to be the biggest festival in the Philippines, with every celebration of the festival routinely attracting between 1 million and 1.5 million people each year.[2] Aside from the religious aspect of the festival, Sinulog is also famous for its street parties, usually happening the night before and the night of the main festival.[3] The festival is nicknamed the "Grandest Festival in the Philippines."[4]
Other places in the Philippines also celebrate their own version of the festival in honor of the Santo Niño, both within Cebu like Carmen, and outside Cebu, including Tondo, Manila, Kabankalan, General Santos, Maasin, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, Pagadian, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and Don Carlos, Bukidnon.
- ^ "Sinulog Festival in Cebu City: A Feast for the Senses". Suroy.ph.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gavilan, Jodesz (January 16, 2016). "FAST FACTS: Things to know about Sinulog". Rappler. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Top Sinulog Parties!
- ^ "Cebu's Sinulog: The Grandest Festival in the Philippines | Sugbo.ph". January 6, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2022.