The Kabkaban Festival in Carcar is one of the more popular festivals in Cebu. Carcar is a  municipality known for inexpensive but durable shoes.

The Kabkaban Festival was traditionally meant to sweep away bad luck and bad spirits. 

      The word kabkaban is derived from the name of a specie of grass called kabkad that    grows  abundantly in Carcar.

The tradition was inspired by Val San Diego and is a celebration that showcases the town’s   history, product and arts.  

The festival is the highlight of Carcar’s fiesta celebrations in honor of town’s patroness        Catherine de Alexandria.

Carcar is also known for other creative things like bolo making, weave making, wooden        furniture manufacturing and antique reproduction.

Kabkaban Festival is a ritual dance believed to be a way of driving away the bad spirits.   The term is taken from a kind of grass that is so abundant in the place.

It is a cultural catalogue of the town’s historical past.