Don’t miss the masquerade ball
The creativity and color of the traditional costumes are matched only by Brazil’s Carnival and Papua New Guinea’s Mt Hagen Cultural Festival.
Stay for the final day
The highlight of the festival takes place on the last day when groups don their most bizarre costumes and perform choreographed dances in an effort to get the crowd's attention.
Stay an extra week
Check out the sister festival of Dinagyang on a neighboring island, or use Kalibo as a jumping off point to the famed holiday island of Boracay.
Fly
The majority of travelers fly into Kalibo from Manila. Flights are more frequent surrounding the dates of the Ati-Athian.
Make sure you adhere to State Department warnings
Before traveling, update yourself on the current political situation in the Philippines.