Culture

Visit Central Luzon > Places > Culture

Culture sits at the heart of the Central Luzon experience. Let its endless stories blow you away. You’ll feel right at home.

 

Join in on the fun at these local festivals.

  • Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan (Angeles City, Pampanga)
  • Hot Air Balloon Festival (Pampanga)
  • Pasidayaw Festival (Aurora)
  • Giant Lantern Festival (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)
  • Pawikan Festival (Bataan)
  • Singkaban Festival (Bulacan)
  • Kanlahi Festival (Tarlac)
  • Mardi Gras (Olongapo City)
  • Sinukwan Festival (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)
  • Dinamulag Festival (Zambales)
  • Pulilan Carabao Festival (Pulilan, Bulacan)
  • Camaru Festival (Magalang, Pampanga) 

 

Waltz back through time at these historic architectural sites.

  • Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (Bagac, Bataan)
  • Tagpuan sa Lumang Gapan Heritage Houses (Gapan, Nueva Ecija)
  • Angeles City Heritage District (Angeles City, Pampanga)
  • Barn Houses (Clark Freeport Zone)
  • Kamestisuhan District (Malolos City, Bulacan)
  • San Fernando Heritage District (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)

Feel history come alive at these historical sites and museums

  • Biak-na-Bato National Park (San Miguel, Bulacan)
  • 00 KM Death March Marker (Bagac, Bataan)
  • Capas National Shrine (Capas, Tarlac)
  • World War Il Tunnels (Bamban, Tarlac)
  • Surrender Site Marker (Balanga City, Bataan)
  • Ermita Hill (Baler, Aurora)
  • Museo ning Angeles (Angeles City, Pampanga)
  • Museum of Philippine Arts and Culture (MOPAC) (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)
  • Kanlahi Museum – Diwa ng Tarlac (Tarlac City, Tarlac)
See how culture colors Central Luzon life with our traditional crafts and artisanal products.
  • Sabutan Weaving (Baler, Aurora)
  • Willy Layug’s Betis Galleria (Guagua, Pampanga)
  • Pampanga Pottery (Santo Tomas, Pampanga)
  • Puni Palm Weaving (Malolos City, Bulacan)
  • Borlas de Pastillas (San Miguel, Bulacan)
  • Kulitan Calligraphy (Angeles City)
  • Diarabasin Coffee Farm and Production (Dipaculao, Aurora)
  • Barrameda Cacao Farm (Dipaculao, Aurora)
  • Philip Torres’ House of Pidayit (Angeles City)
  • Clay Avenue (San Narciso, Zambales) 
pexels-sd-creatives-ph-287419999-18377976
Bataan
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

Stay Connected

Ground Floor, Clark Center Two – 2,
Clark Center, Jose Abad Santos Avenue,
Bertaphil – II, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
(045) 499 – 0497
dotr3@tourism.gov.ph
https://www.facebook.com/R3DOT
https://www.facebook.com/visitcentralluzon
© 2026 Department of Tourism Region III. All Rights Reserved.