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Langub Festival 2018 in Mabinay – Video

Mabinay is known as the Cave Capital of the Philippines. With this, It is just but right to celebrate the Langub Festival or Cave Festival! Watch Video here!

Langub Festival 2018 in Mabinay

Langub Festival 2018 in Mabinay was nothing else but a huge success! Both the street dancing and the showdown were performed with utmost glee and positive spirits in the municipality of Mabinay. Click here to read more and view gallery!

Miss Mabinay 2018

One highlight includes the search for Miss Mabinay 2018. The coronation night was held last January 22 2018 at the covered court of Mabinay, where in nine lovely candidates battle their way to the crown and title. Read more and see gallery here!

Langub Festival 2018 in Mabinay – Schedule of Activities

The Langub Festival 2018 is an important annual celebration in the municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental. As the “Cave Capital of the Philippines” the Langub Festival plays an important thanksgiving celebration to their patron saint Santo Niño (Child Jesus). Check out Schedule of Activities here!

Langub Festival 2017 – Mabinay – Negros Oriental

The Langub Festival 2017 was held on January 24 in the cave capital of the Philippines. Check out our galleries of this colorful event.

Langub Festival 2017

if you have never been to Mabinay, the Langub Festival 2017 is the perfect time to celebrate with them and also explore some of the caves.

Langub Festival 2016 – Street Dancing

The Langub Festival 2016 street dancing competition in Mabinay was once again the highlight of the fiesta celebrations in the cave-capital of the Philippines.

Mabinay Langub Festival 2016

Mabinay’s Langub Festival is celebrated on January 24 as the second of the Festival year in Negros Oriental after the Hambabalud Festival in Jimalalud. The celebrations start already a week before the actual festival date with many events.

Langub Festival 2015 in Mabinay

The Langub Festival in Mabinay highlights the celebrations of the town fiesta. The word Langub originates from the local phrase for “cave”. Mabinay is well known as the cave capital of the Philippines with estimated 400 caves. 45 have been explored and seven are open to the public to visit. Thousands of spectators were lining the streets of Mabinay to watch the street dancing competition of the Langub Festival 2015. Eight competitors were showing their dances to the cheerful visitors and the watchful judges.

Langub Festival - Street Dancing

Many political “heavyweights” followed the invitation of Mabinay Mayor Ernie Uy to join the festival and enjoy the Showdown held at the Market. We spotted Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr, Negros Oriental Rep. George Arnaiz, Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, Sibulan Mayor Maning Diputado and many councilors from different towns and cities of Negros Oriental.



Mabinay - Langub Festival 2015

Langub Festival 2015 Clusters & Judges


Langub Festival in Mabinay

Langub Festival 2015 – Official Results

Street dance
1st Cluster#6 – Tribu Paabba
2nd Cluster#4 –Tribu Ati-a
3rd Cluster#1 – Tribu Dhagpas


The Miss Mabinay 2015

Miss Mabinay 2015

Following the invitation of Mabinay’s Tourism Officer Gary Caseres we went to the Cave Capital of the Philippines for the annual fiesta. The Miss Mabinay 2015 pageant was the event on the day of our arrival. Nine contestants were competing for the title at the municipality stage. The doors of the venue opened at 7:00pm, however, it was past 10:00pm when the event finally started with the prayers, national anthem and the production round.

Miss Mabinay 2015 Production Number

Production - Miss Mabinay 2015



After the production number the candidates had a lot of time to change as all judges, sponsors, VIPs, VUPs, and “God-knows-who-else” needed to be introduced as well as some short speech and the contest rules were read of the script. Anyway here some pictures of the VIPs, guests of honor and intermission numbers.

intermission at Miss Mabinay 2015

Miss Mabinay 2015 in Swim Wear

Other than in political correct Dumaguete, the Miss Mabinay 2015 pageant was not afraid to have the lovely candidates wearing bikinis; certainly the most famous round of any beauty pageant in the world… at least with 50% of the world’s population.

Miss Mabinay - Bikini

Talent Round at Miss Mabinay 2015

The talent round followed almost immediately after some minor technical issues with the usual dancing, singing and interpretative acting.

Miss Mabinay

Last, but most anticipated round showed the nine competing candidates for Miss Mabinay 2015 in their evening gowns. “White” was the theme at Miss Mabinay’s beauty pageant.

Miss Mabinay 2015

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