Festival

Moriones Festival

Holy Week · March–April Province-wide (Boac, Gasan, Mogpog)

Marinduque's world-renowned Lenten folk-religious festival. Penitents don elaborate, hand-carved Roman-centurion masks and costumes as "Moriones," reenacting the story of Longinus — the blind soldier whose sight was restored at the Crucifixion and who was later beheaded for his conversion. A week of street drama, the playful "pugutan," and riots of color make it one of the Philippines' most iconic cultural spectacles.

Good to know

Exact dates can shift year to year, especially for movable feasts tied to Holy Week and town fiestas. Confirm the current schedule with the Province of Marinduque or the relevant municipal tourism office before you travel.

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More celebrations

Festival Easter Sunday · March–April

Gasang-Gasang Festival

Gasan

Gasan greets the Risen Christ with the Gasang-Gasang — a joyful street-dancing festival of faith and thanksgiving named after the town. Barangay contingents in bright costumes parade and dance, turning Easter into a celebration of community and renewal.

Festival May (Flores de Mayo)

Bila-Bila Festival

Boac

Named after the local word for butterfly, the Bila-Bila Festival celebrates Boac's renowned butterfly-farming heritage with butterfly releases, street dancing and conservation advocacy — a colourful reminder that Marinduque is a major source of the Philippines' farmed butterflies.

Festival June

Pahiyas ng Dagat (Fishing Festival)

Gasan

A coastal thanksgiving where Gasan's fishing community decorates its boats and blesses the bounty of the sea. Brightly adorned bancas, a fluvial parade and the smell of fresh grilled catch honor the seafaring livelihood that sustains the town.