Aklan Festivals & Events

Kalibo Ati-Atihan - (every 3rd weekend of January), Kalibo, Aklan. A celebration in honor of the Sto. Niño. Marked by a frenzied merriment on the streets. Revelers in colorful costumes and bodies painted black and their faces made up grotesquely, dance uninhibitedly to drumbeats.

The Boracay Int'l Fun Board Cup - (January 29 - February 4), Bulabog Beach, Boracay, Malay, Aklan. The country's biggest windsurfing event drawing participants from all over Asia.

Buling-Bulingan - (every 30th of April), Banga Aklan. A celebration highlighting the ascension of Datu Manduyog as leader of the Confederation of Madya-as and the establishment of his seat of government in the 13th century in what is now known as Banga.

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