Pangisdaan Festival

If there is one festival in Navotas that many tourists surely know about, it’s the Pangisdaan Festival that transpires every 16th of January. As a tribute to every bountiful catch of fish in this Fishing Capital of the Philippines, people prepare various programs like Mardi Gras or street dance, different contests and food presentations. This is Navotas’ way of showing that their main source of income, which is fishing, is given much importance through the Pangisdaan Festival.

The usual street dance competition is being joined by different schools across this city. This year, seven schools battled for championship for the street dance competition. Other activities held were parades, fairs and boat races.

Major television networks are even doing coverages of this popular festival. This way, the event is being known by many people even more. It’s a good way of promoting a significant event in one city because it boosts Navotas’ tourism rate.

Aside from the Pangisdaan Festival, there are also other things what this city is famous of. You can buy the tastiest anchovies, fish paste and squid here. Even better, because Navotas is the main point of seafood business, you can buy all these at a very affordable price!

Pangisdaan Festival is just one of the best things that give pride to the city of Navotas. If you have time for a nice sight-seeing the following year, don’t miss out visiting this grand way of paying tribute to Navotas’ main source of income!