Shariff Kabunsuan Festival

Shariff Kabunsuan Festival
Mindanao's Grandest Festival
Cotabato City
December 15-19

About the Festival... The grandest festival commemorating the arrival of shariff Kabunsuan, an Arab-Malay missionary from Jahore, Malay Peninsula who propagate Islam mainland Mindanao. It an important historical and cultural event in the country not only to the people of Cotabato City and Region XII but the whole Mindanao.

How to get there...
BY AIR
Manila is one hour and forty-five minutes flight. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air service daily.

BY SEA
Aboitiz & Sulpicio ply routes from Manila, Iloilo, Zamboanga, General Santos City servicing areas of Cotabato City and Cotabato Province.

BY LAND
Weena Buses ply the route daily from Davao City via Kidapawan City or Taxis/vans ply the route daily from Iligan City via Malabang, Lanao del Sur (ARMM)

Major Highlights:
Guinakit Festival Parade, Quar'an Reading Contest "KUYOG" Street Dancing & Showcase Yamang Kutabato Trade Fair INAUL FESTIVAL, Cultural Presentations, PAGANA, Battle of the Bands

Stay Overnight at Cotabato City and visit...
Takumi Butai Memorial Shrine, Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, ARMM Compound, and the Kutangbato Cave, ( City Government Of Cotabato & Department of Tourism)