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Next: 17 to 25 Jan 2027

Sinulog

Cebu's dance procession for the Santo Nino, with drums, costumes and a ritual two-steps-forward, one-step-back dance.

Sinulog
Photo: Herbert Kikoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Sinulog in 2027?

Sinulog 2027 runs from 17 to 25 January 2027. Other years: 2026, 18 to 26 January 2026; 2028, 16 to 24 January 2028.

About Sinulog

The Sinulog festival, held each January in Cebu City, honours the Santo Nino, the image of the infant Jesus given by Ferdinand Magellan to the Cebuano queen at her baptism in 1521. Its name comes from the Cebuano sulog, meaning a current, referring to the dance's flowing steps: two steps forward, one step back, to the rhythm of drums. Nine days of novena masses build up to the grand procession on the third Sunday of January, in which troupes in bright costumes dance through the streets of Cebu, while devotees carry statues of the Santo Nino. Smaller Sinulogs are held across the Visayas. The Ati-Atihan festival of Kalibo has a similar mix of drum and faith.

Sinulog dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearSinulog date
202618 to 26 January 2026
202717 to 25 January 2027
202816 to 24 January 2028

What is eaten

  • lechon
  • puso
  • danggit

Traditions of Sinulog

Ati-AtihanThe related festival in Kalibo.

Also part of it, and being written: Santo Nino de Cebu (The image honoured.), Cebu City (The home of the main celebration.).

About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Sinulog festival" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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