Guyum-Guyuman Festival:
The Municipality of Pontevedra celebrates the “Guyumguyuman Festival the official festival of the municipality celebrated during the Month of May. There purpose is to promote and exhibit their different products and most the seafoods in their municipality. Capiz is said as a seafood capital of the Philippines and Municipality of Pontevedra is the part of it! There's a lot of products from seas, all sea shells and big fresh fishes, crabs different kinds of shrimps octopus etc.
Hataw sa Kalsada:
Is a part of the Guyum-Guyuman festival. Be a part of From-Dusk-Till-Dwan street disco and merry making in the renowned "Hataw sa Kalsada" Every 15th of May.
Balintawakan Festival:
Balintawakan
is a simple gathering, mostly of senior citizens of Pontevedra, Capiz
who are sentimentally bound together to an unwritten commitment to
preserve a simple tradition which began long ago and was only
interrupted by WWII. Every December 31 people hold a Binayle at the
town’s public market. Its highlight is the search for Miss Balintawakan
as the Festival Queen. The event is capped by a Rigodon de Honor. The
Filipino costume called Balintawak is the official attire of the
womenfolk participating in the affair.
