What to do in Iloilo City

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Iloilo City is a tourist hub where the best restaurants, museums, hotels, shopping districts, and nightlife in the province await. It is most known for the annual Dinagyang Festival, exquisite heritage sites, deliciously fresh seafood, and signature Ilonggo dishes. The city is also home to many Spanish-colonial churches, grand vintage houses, and old commercial and institutional buildings dating back to its heyday as the "Queen City of the South."

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12 Best Things to Do and Tourist Spots in Iloilo

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What to do and where to go in Iloilo? Start exploring with 12 of the best things to do and tourist spots in Iloilo.

Iloilo Festivals, Fiestas & Events

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Iloilo is a province of festivals, widely known in the Philippines and internationally for the Dinagyang Festival. Explore our compilation of major festivals and events in Iloilo grouped by month.

25 Things To Do in Iloilo City

La Paz Batchoy

La Paz, Iloilo City

Must Try Signature Dish of Iloilo

Molo Church

Molo, Iloilo City

Iloilo's Feminist Church

Iloilo River Esplanade

Mandurriao & Molo, Iloilo City

Riverside Promenade with Peaceful Views of the City

Dinagyang Festival

City Proper, Iloilo City

This is Iloilo's biggest festival, and one of the most popular religious and cultural celebrations in the Philippines. Join the merry-making with Ilonggos and dance to the hypnotic beat of the drums. Hala Bira Iloilo!

Smallville Nightlife & Dining

Mandurriao, Iloilo City

Premiere Nightlife District & Dining Hub

Lizares Mansion (Angelicum School)

Jaro, Iloilo City

One of Iloilo City's Grandest Heritage Mansions

Nelly Garden (Lopez Mansion)

The White House of the Lopezes

Sanson y Montinola Antillian House

Sanson y Montinola Antillian House located along E. Lopez St. is one of the most recognizable old heritages houses in Jaro District Location Map of Sanson y Montinola Antillian House [gmap]

Iloilo Central Market

The Iloilo Central Market is located in Downtown Iloilo City, bounded by Iznart – Guanco – Aldeguer – Rizal Streets. Its art deco style main entrance / portal is one of the protectedÂ heritage buildings of the Calle Real Heritage Zone. The Iloilo Cent

Celso Ledesma Mansion (Eagle House)

The Ledesma House (sometimes called “Eagle House”) is an imposing Gothic Renaissance inspired heritage house located at the corner of Rizal and Ortiz Street in Downtown Iloilo City. The house features sculptures of eagles perched on top of its front fe

El Dorado Waterpark at Westown Hotel

El Dorado Waterpark at Westown Hotel is the newest addition to the very popular Smallville, Iloilo’s entertainment and dining center. The Waterpark features a beautiful South American inspired swimming pool and a few poolside rooms. It has become a day

Villa Beach

Villa Beach is a long gray sand beach in Arevalo (Villa) District located at the Southern Coast of Iloilo City. The area is popular weekend destination in the city for its row of restaurants offering affordable fresh seafoods. During the early 1990s, p

Muelle Loney (Iloilo River Wharf)

Muelle Loney (pronounced as Mool-ye) refers to Iloilo’s River Wharf and the street at the western side of the river. It is being used today as a port for inter-island vessels such as ferries and “Roll-on Roll-off” (RORO) boats plying the Iloilo to Baco

Deco’s La Paz Batchoy

Lapaz, Iloilo City

Serving Iloilo's Signature Dish

Jaro Plaza

The Jaro Plaza, now called the Graciano Lopez Jaena Park, is the center of activity in Jaro, which is most prosperous among Iloilo City’s 6 districts. Even during the late 1800s, Jaro used to be a city (separate from the city of Iloilo). It was in Jaro

Fort San Pedro

City Proper, Iloilo City

Beautiful View of the Sunset and Guimaras Island

Paraw Regatta Festival

Villa Beach, Iloilo City

A festive race on colorful native sailboats

Old Iloilo City Hall (UPV Iloilo City)

City Proper, Iloilo City

Heritage Site and Former Iloilo Municipal Hall

Iloilo Customs House (Aduana)

Also called as Iloilo’s “Aduana”, the Customs Building in Iloilo was built during the American colonial period. It is the second biggest Customs House after Manila’s. The architecture of the Iloilo Customs house is a copy of the Immigration building in

Museo Iloilo

City Proper, Iloilo City

Stopover for Iloilo History and Culture

La Paz Church

La Paz, called Lobo, Llaunon or Ilawood, then Iznart after Gov. Manuel Iznart, was a newly established as a parish in 1868. In 1847, Fr. Candido Gonzales built a temporary church and convento of wood, bricks and tabique pampango. The present church was

Arroyo Fountain

The Arroyo Fountain is a prominent landmark located at the heart of the city, in front of the old Iloilo Provincial Capitol (a heritage site once called as “Casa Real”). Not only does it symbolize an opulent history it is also used as a gauge to measur

San Jose Church

City Proper, Iloilo City

Birthplace of the Dinagyang Festival

Plaza Libertad

City Proper, Iloilo City

Historic Plaza in Iloilo City's Heritage Core

Jaro Cathedral and Belfry

Jaro, Iloilo City

Most Visited Heritage Church in Iloilo City