Onggoyan Festival - Surigao del Norte Events

Onggoyan Festival

May 15 | Malimono, Surigao del Norte

The Onggoyan Festival is celebrated with much gaiety and funfare. It features an agro-industrial fare, a beauty contest, a sports festival. One of the highlights of the festival is the street dancing event where dancers depict the movement of monkeys.

 

The term "onggoyan" is derived from "unggoy", the Filipino term for monkey.

 

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