Paraw Regatta

Paraw Regatta Festival
Paraws during the sailing event
DateThird Weekend of February
Frequencyannually
VenueVilla Beach
LocationArevalo, Iloilo City
CountryPhilippines
Inaugurated1973 (1973)

The Paraw Regatta Festival, officially known as the Iloilo–Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival, is an annual maritime festival held every third weekend of February in the Arevalo district of Iloilo City, Philippines, particularly along Villa Beach. Its main event is a traditional sailboat race across the Iloilo Strait, featuring the paraw, a native Visayan double-outrigger sailboat. The festival is regarded as the oldest traditional craft sailing event in Asia and the largest sailing event in the Philippines.

The festival is one of Iloilo City’s major tourism events, alongside the Dinagyang Festival, Kasadyahan Festival, Chinese New Year celebrations, and the Jaro Fiesta.

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