San Fernando · Philippines
San Fernando Giant Lantern Festival
A celebration of lantern-making in San Fernando, Pampanga. Let the seasonal craft tradition introduce the destination, with time to understand the local work behind the spectacle.
Destination background
The Giant Lantern Festival is an annual festival held in mid-December in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant parol lanterns. Because of the popularity of the festival, the city has been nicknamed the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines".
Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Giant Lantern Festival, CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.
Explore nearby World Heritage
Approximate straight-line distances between representative map points, not travel distances or a claim that this experience is within a UNESCO property.
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines — 42.8 km
Make it your own journey
Seasonal programmes, access and availability vary. Check the official source before arranging travel.