Haladaya Festival is one of the highly praised festivals in the Cebu Province for its colorful costumes, unique interpretative dance steps and its historical significance concerning the town’s glorious past.

The Municipality of Daanbantayan hosts yearly fiesta celebration every 30th day of August in honor of the town’s patron saint, St. Rose of Lima. The highlight of the celebration is the extravagant Haladaya Festival.

Daanbantayan is a 1st class municipality of Cebu province as of December 3, 2008. It is situated in the northern-most tip of Cebu Island, approximately 128 kilometers from the Cebu Provincial Capitol.

Under its jurisdiction is the total land area of 10,455 hectares with 20 barangays: 2 islands, 13 are coastal barangays and 5 inland barangays. Alphabetically stated, these barangays are Agujo, Bagay, Bakhawan, Bateria, Bitoon, Calape, Carnaza Island, Dalingding, Lanao, Logon (Malapascua), Malbago, Malingin, Maya, Pajo, Paypay, Poblacion, Talisay, Tapilon, Tinubdan and Tominjao.