What's on in Manila: events, things to do, places and weekend trips for the people who live here
What's on
Collectors Plus (6th edition)
2263 Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension
Femme Hommage
MK Tan Centre
The Coconut Tree Methodology: Martha Atienza
2263 Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension
Cristina Mejías & García de Marina: Parallel Exhibitions at Casa Azul
Casa Azul
Filipiniana x Obra: Contemporary Philippine Garments Inspired by 20th-Century Filipino Artists
Central Atrium
The Drawing Room: Four Concurrent Exhibitions
Ground Floor
Concerts and festivals
The Concerts Lighting Up Manila This Summer
From K-pop arenas to OPM legends and Mitski's first Manila show, here is the summer concert calendar worth planning your weekends around.
Festivals Worth Your Weekend This Summer
The summer festivals worth planning a weekend around, sorted by what you actually love, from electronic dance and OPM to coffee, food, Pride, and pop culture.
Plan a weekend out of the city
How to Escape Manila for a Weekend
The honest truth is that the hard part is leaving and re-entering the metro, not the highway. Here is how to pick the right escape for the weekend you actually have.
A Weekend in Subic
The mixed group weekend where a beach, a marine park, a zoo and a wreck dive all sit inside one clean walkable zone.
Eating Your Way Through Pampanga
The shortest food escape from Manila, built entirely around one full day of eating in the country's culinary capital.
Where to train, and what to train for
Where to Train in Manila
The heat, the humidity and the traffic shape where and when this city moves, so start from the constraints and let them point you to the right discipline and the right place.
Races Worth Training For: The Philippine Endurance Calendar
Pick a target, count back from race day, and start training. Here is the year in road, trail, triathlon, and obstacle racing that a Manila resident can actually reach.
Bouldering and Climbing in Manila
Where to start as a complete beginner, where to chase real height and lead routes, and what a session actually costs across the metro.
Stories
Where Manila Eats Well Now
The Michelin Guide arrived in the Philippines in late 2025, and it confirmed what the city already knew. Here is where Metro Manila is cooking at its most serious, from a two-star tasting counter in Makati to a neo-Filipino bistro in Poblacion.
A Perfect Weekend in Manila
A two-day route through Makati for residents who want the good version of their own city: weekend markets, a gallery hour, a proper listening bar, and a dinner worth booking ahead.
The Rise of Manila's Listening Bars
Manila has built a small but serious circuit of hi-fi and vinyl bars, where the sound system is the point and the records set the pace. A guide to the rooms worth the trip.
The Best Cafés in Manila to Actually Work From
A short, practical guide to specialty-coffee cafés across Makati, BGC, Poblacion, and Quezon City that hold up for a few hours of laptop time. Good coffee, reliable wifi, real power, and enough quiet to think.
