SINIGAYAN FESTIVAL

Sinigayan Festival held every 3rd week of March is an annual

celebration and thanksgiving in honor of their patron St. Joseph.

Sinigay sa Sagay is an expression of art and culture of the hardworking and God – fearing Sagaynons displayed and exhibited during

the Annual Sinigayan Festival as eloquent assertion of thanksgiving

on the past year.

It is a native dance evolved from the religious rituals of our

forefathers passed down from generation to generation enriched

by the intermingling of diverse Filipino customs and traditions,

now to become part of the beautiful Sagaynon culture.

History

The city of Sagay was originally known as Arguelles in 1860 a place that was f

ounded by Teniente Francisco Rodriguez and Basiliio Cordova in the mouth

of river today as known Bulanon River. Later, by the order of a Spanish leader

the town proper was transferred to a bigger settlement the old Sagay site known

as Pueblo de Magallanes.

During the administration of the second president of the

town Quintin Katalbas he officially changed the name of

the town into Sagay in 1906, derived from the word “sigay”

a semi-spherical shape of shell that can be found in the

shore of the town. By the end of the World War II, the center

of government was transferred to the present site, Dalusan

because of its accessibility to land transportation but the

name remain the same.