Pav-vurulun Festival is a week long celebration that usually ends on
August 16 annually. Pav-vurulun is an Ibanag word which means get-together or a
sense of belonging. It is in this context that the city annually celebrates its
patronal fiesta in honor of St. Hyacinth, the patron saint of the city. It
gathers Tuguegaraoeños to a week long festivities culminating with a mass and
procession of the patron saint on August 16. The week long celebration is a
festival of activities marked by parades, beauty contests, Pancit Batil-Patung
eating contest, street dancing competition, music festival, sports fest, and
trade
