Tabaco Albay's Tabak Festival

Begun in 2002, the year after the creation of the City of Tabaco by virtue of Republic Act 9020, the TABAK FESTIVAL, is an annual celebration of everything Tabaknon every March. Through its Tabak Festival street dancing, the prestigious Mutya ng Tabak and Tabakla pageants, cultural performances by various social sectors, Padyak and Sibidan races, trade fair and exhibit, Karawat Bicolnon, and Baile de Amor, this two week-long celebration captures the insatiable festive spirit of Tabaqueños as it attracts tourists and investors to the City of Love.