Binulu Festival 2026

📌 On November 14, the 21st Binulu Festival will be held in Porac, Pampanga, featuring a morning street dance parade and Apag Binulu, where bamboo-tube dishes are shared together.

The Binulu Festival is a festival in Porac that celebrates "binulu," a traditional dish in which rice and side dishes such as fish, pork, and chicken are put into a bamboo tube (bulu) and cooked over a wood fire. It is a tradition popularized by the Aeta people of Porac, and it began in 2005 as one of the patron saint's feast day events.

The day's program starts with a street dance at 6 a.m. Dancers in colorful gold and yellow costumes, with leaf skirts and star-shaped headdresses, march through the streets from Babo Sacan through Cangatba to Poblacion, carrying bamboo tubes and a statue of the saint.

Then, from 8 a.m. to noon, the main event takes place at the New Municipal Grounds, where the festival's highlight, Apag Binulu (the Binulu feast), features bamboo-tube dishes prepared together by each barangay and shared with everyone. The city of Porac invites both residents and visitors, and says that anyone can join in enjoying the food together.

To see the street dance, it's best to arrive early, and since times and locations may change at the last minute, check the official announcements from the city of Porac once more.

• Date and time Saturday, November 14: street dance at 6 a.m., main event from 8 a.m. to noon
• Venue New Municipal Grounds, Circumferential Road, Cangatba, Porac, Pampanga (the street dance route runs from Babo Sacan to Cangatba to Poblacion)
• How to join Open to all residents and visitors, who can also take part in the Apag Binulu food sharing
• Organizer City of Porac (Porac Tourism)