# What's On Manila > What's On Manila (whatsonmnl.com) is an independent editorial guide to Metro Manila, Philippines. Editors who live in the city choose the events, concerts, theatre, exhibitions, markets and festivals, and write about restaurants, bars, cafes and neighbourhoods across Makati, BGC, Quezon City and the rest of the metro. Event pages show the date, venue, area, ticket link and a price only when one has been confirmed. Every page has a canonical URL; please cite and link the page you used. Dates and times are Manila time (UTC+8). Listings are updated daily. Data is free for non-commercial and AI assistant use with attribution and a link. ## What's on - [Today in Manila](https://whatsonmnl.com/today): everything on today, updated through the day - [This weekend](https://whatsonmnl.com/this-weekend): Friday to Sunday, the most asked question - [This week](https://whatsonmnl.com/this-week): the next seven days - [All events](https://whatsonmnl.com/events): every upcoming event, soonest first - [Concerts](https://whatsonmnl.com/concerts): upcoming gigs by month, with ticket links - [Theatre](https://whatsonmnl.com/theatre): plays, musicals and ballet - [Calendar](https://whatsonmnl.com/calendar): a month by month view, also as an iCalendar feed ## Places - [Eat and drink](https://whatsonmnl.com/eat-drink): restaurants, cafes and bars - [Nightlife](https://whatsonmnl.com/nightlife): bars, listening rooms and late nights - [Culture](https://whatsonmnl.com/culture): museums, galleries and cultural spaces - [Things to do](https://whatsonmnl.com/things-to-do): ideas for any day - [Neighbourhoods](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhoods): the city by area - [Map](https://whatsonmnl.com/map): every place on one map - [Taguig](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/taguig) - [BGC](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/bgc) - [Makati](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/makati) - [Rockwell](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/rockwell) - [Poblacion](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/poblacion) - [Salcedo](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/salcedo) - [Legazpi](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/legazpi) - [Ortigas](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/ortigas) - [Pasay / MOA](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/pasay-moa) - [Quezon City](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/quezon-city) - [Pasig](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/pasig) - [Mandaluyong](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/mandaluyong) - [Alabang](https://whatsonmnl.com/neighborhood/alabang) ## Guides - [Manila's Listening Bars & Speakeasies](https://whatsonmnl.com/guide/manila-listening-bars): Five rooms across Makati, Legazpi and Poblacion where the rig comes before the bar, and what each one is for. - [The Best Tables in Manila Right Now](https://whatsonmnl.com/guide/best-tables-in-manila): Nine tables worth the evening, from the country's only two-star counter to a Poblacion bistro and a cult sourdough bakery. - [Cafés to Actually Get Work Done](https://whatsonmnl.com/guide/cafes-to-work-from-manila): Seven rooms that hold up for a working day, by area - [Galleries & Museums Worth Crossing Town For](https://whatsonmnl.com/guide/manila-galleries-museums): Fourteen galleries and museums across Makati, BGC and Intramuros, with a Chino Roces walking route that fits one afternoon. ## Stories - [Halloween in Manila 2026: Where the Grown-Ups Are Going](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/halloween-in-manila-2026): A rave in an Alice in Wonderland nightmare, a rooftop open bar in Cubao, a haunted-mansion rave in Poblacion and a two-day street party in Intramuros. Here is Halloween 2026, night by night, with what each one costs and how to get home. - [Halloween With Kids in Manila 2026: Trick-or-Treats and Costume Parties](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/halloween-for-kids-manila-2026): The family Halloween parties with confirmed 2026 dates, from Okada's carnival and Kingsford's movie-themed party to SM's trick-or-treat on the day itself, plus what to bring. - [Christmas Bazaars in Manila 2026: Every Confirmed Date, in Order](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/christmas-bazaars-manila-2026): Christmas bazaar season picks up on 14 October in Quezon City and runs almost without a break to the week before Christmas. Here are the dates organisers have actually confirmed, what each bazaar is best for, and how to get there. - [What's On in Manila: October 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/whats-on-manila-october-2026): Three free film festivals, a textile fair in Makati, whisky in BGC and a Halloween weekend in Intramuros and Poblacion. Here is the month, sorted by what you are into. - [Undas 2026: How to Plan the Long Weekend in Manila](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/undas-long-weekend-manila-2026): All Saints' Day falls on a Sunday and All Souls' Day is an extra day off, so Undas is a three-day weekend from 31 October to 2 November. Here are the official dates, what to expect on the roads, and calm ways to spend the time around the family visit. - [Concerts in Manila to the End of 2026: The Big Shows Still On](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/concerts-in-manila-end-of-2026): Regine's farewell, LANY and My Chemical Romance in Bulacan, Kings of Convenience at PICC and Jose Mari Chan's Christmas show. Every date checked in early October against the promoter, the ticket seller or news reports quoting them, with what has moved left out. - [Musicals and Theatre in Manila, October to December 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/musicals-and-theatre-manila-end-of-2026): Two Filipino musicals about women of the revolution open on the same November night, a disco musical built on Hotdog songs is in its last weeks, a tense two-hander plays in Circuit Makati and The Nutcracker arrives in December. Dates, venues and ticket prices for what is on stage until Christmas. - [Art in Manila This Season: The Shows to See Before They Close](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/art-exhibitions-manila-autumn-2026): October is Museums and Galleries Month. From Olafur Eliasson at MCAD to Turning Tides at the Ayala Museum, here are the exhibitions worth your time, closing soonest first. - [What's On in Manila: November 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/whats-on-manila-november-2026): Two long weekends, two new musicals about revolutionary women, QCinema, and the first Christmas bazaars. Everything confirmed for November so far, with dates and prices from the organisers. - [Muli: The OPM Musical Our Readers Keep Asking For](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/muli-opm-musical-bgc-arts-center): An original musical from the team behind Sa Wakas, about a woman who gets to try the lives she did not choose. It is on at BGC Arts Center until 27 September, and there are two weekends left. - [This Season in Manila: What's Worth Your Time](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/this-season-in-manila): A short, useful guide to the strongest cultural nights across Metro Manila from June to August 2026, for the reader who wants to pick a few and pick well. - [The Best Cafés in Manila to Actually Work From](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/best-cafes-to-work-from-manila): The Manila cafés that actually hold up for a working day, compared on wi-fi, power, noise and hours. Plus the coworking spaces for the days a café will not do. - [The Rise of Manila's Listening Bars](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/manila-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. - [A Perfect Weekend in Manila](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/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. - [How to Escape Manila for a Weekend](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/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. - [Where to Train in Manila](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/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. - [What's On in Manila: June 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/whats-on-manila-june-2026): The concerts, shows, expos and festivals worth your June, grouped so you can scan straight to what you care about. - [What's On in Manila: July 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/whats-on-manila-july-2026): A loaded month of concerts and stage shows, grouped by what you actually want to do, with every ticket link in one place. - [Races Worth Training For: The Philippine Endurance Calendar](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/races-worth-training-for): 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. - [What's On in Manila: August 2026](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/whats-on-manila-august-2026): A full month of arena shows, a theatre comedy in its final weeks, and a city that spends August in love with its own language. - [A Weekend in Subic](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/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. - [Bouldering and Climbing in Manila](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/bouldering-climbing-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. - [Eating Your Way Through Pampanga](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/pampanga-food-trip): The shortest food escape from Manila, built entirely around one full day of eating in the country's culinary capital. - [The Concerts Lighting Up Manila This Summer](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/manila-concerts-summer-2026): From K-pop arenas to OPM legends and Mitski's first Manila show, here is the summer concert calendar worth planning your weekends around. - [The Manila Running Guide: Clubs, Routes and Crews](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog/running-clubs-manila): Where to run and who to run with in Metro Manila, with honest notes on the cool windows and the routes that are actually pleasant. - [All stories](https://whatsonmnl.com/blog) ## For machines - [llms-full.txt](https://whatsonmnl.com/llms-full.txt): the next 30 days of events and every published place, as plain markdown - [Events API](https://whatsonmnl.com/api/v1/events): JSON, filter by from, to, category, area and q - [Places API](https://whatsonmnl.com/api/v1/places): JSON, filter by area, category and q - [Calendar feed](https://whatsonmnl.com/events.ics): upcoming dated events as iCalendar - [MCP server](https://whatsonmnl.com/api/mcp): read-only, streamable HTTP, no sign-in. Tools: events_this_weekend, events_between, search_events, get_event, search_places, get_place - Markdown copies: add /md before any event, place or story path, for example https://whatsonmnl.com/md/event/ - [Developer notes and terms](https://whatsonmnl.com/developers) ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://whatsonmnl.com/sitemap.xml) - [Search](https://whatsonmnl.com/search?q=jazz): site search, change the q parameter - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/whatson.mnl/)