What's on in Baguio, Philippines through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Philippines

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (15 Dec – 5 Jan)

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Panagbenga, the flower festival

• Festival

  Panagbenga, the flower festival

  1 Feb – 8 Mar · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  A month of it, building to the float parade and street dancing on the first weekend of March, when Session Road closes and the city takes about ten times its normal crowd. Source ↗

Still on: Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Panagbenga, the flower festival, Summer capital season

• Season

  Summer capital season

  15 Mar – 31 May · usuallySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  The months lowlanders drive up to get out of the heat. Rooms double, Kennon and Marcos highway back up on Fridays, and Burnham Park is standing room by mid-afternoon.

• Holiday

  Holy Week

  20 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyCrowdedBook early

  The single busiest week of the Baguio year — booked months ahead, with much of Manila in town and the churches full from Thursday. Source ↗

Still on: Panagbenga, the flower festival (1 Feb – 8 Mar (usually)), Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Summer capital season, Holy Week

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Summer capital season (15 Mar – 31 May (usually)), Holy Week (20 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)), Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Summer capital season, End-of-school-year break in Philippines

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Summer capital season (15 Mar – 31 May (usually)), Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually))

Busy — End-of-school-year break in Philippines, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Typhoon season

  1 Jun – 30 NovClosures

  The Cordillera wrings out anything that crosses Luzon, and Baguio holds the country's rainfall records for it. Landslides shut the mountain roads for a day or two at a time. Source ↗

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Busy — Term 1 wellness break in Philippines, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Nature

  Strawberry season in La Trinidad

  1 Nov – 15 May · usuallyHarvest

  The pick-your-own fields in the valley below town run through the cool months and peak around February. Out of season the stalls sell jam and not much else. Source ↗

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Philippines

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year peak

  15 Dec – 5 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  Coldest fortnight of the year and the one people come for; the city is full, Session Road is a crawl, and hotel rates are the highest they get. Source ↗

Still on: Strawberry season in La Trinidad (1 Nov – 15 May (usually))