The festival’s name “Wagayway” is a Filipino term that means wave, display or unfurl something that is folded such as a flag or banner. Wagayway Festival hopes to recognize National Flag Day and Imus as a new tourist destination with the same caliber as Cebu’s Sinulog Festival, Bacolod’s Masskara Festival and the like.
The event also highlights the bravery and patriotism of the revolutionaries against the Spanish forces. Unlike other festivals which are religious in nature, this is a festival with historical and nationalistic theme. It is being celebrated highlighting the bravery and patriotism of the revolutionaries who won the Battle of Alapan despite tremendous odds.
