Amorsolo and Philippine art at UP's Vargas Museum

Sleeping on the UP Diliman campus puts you among the trees, the Vargas Museum and the round church, away from the avenues. Kapit-Balay serviced apartments on Guerrero corner Dagohoy are meant for visiting academics and university guests, while University Hotel on Aglipay corner Guerrero takes regular bookings. Book by…

UP Fair is an annual week of music nights at UP Diliman's Sunken Garden, run by student groups, with OPM acts, food stalls and advocacy booths. Each night has its own theme and stage, and tickets are sold online per night. The fair is traditionally held around Valentine's week in February, but the 2026 edition ran in…

Quezon City's official Pride Month celebration is called Love Laban, with a Pride March and festival on a Saturday in late June, Pride Villages across the city and a colorful umbrella display at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The venue has moved: the 2024 festival was at the Circle, the 2025 one at UP Diliman. Check the…

Tago Jazz Cafe on Main Avenue in Cubao is a small jazz room where veteran Filipino players and newer artists play hard bop, Dixieland and Latin jazz. Shows usually run Friday to Sunday evenings, so do not turn up midweek. Arrive early for a table near the stage, order food with your drinks and check the cafe's social…

The Church of the Holy Sacrifice on the UP Diliman campus is a round church by National Artist Leandro Locsin, with a thin concrete dome and 14 entrances but no doors. Inside are stations of the cross by Vicente Manansala and a floor mural by Arturo Luz. It is a working parish, so shoot between services, keep your…

The Bantayog ng mga Bayani on Quezon Avenue honors people who resisted the martial law years, with a 35-foot Inang Bayan monument, a Wall of Remembrance and a small museum upstairs. The city listing gives Monday to Friday only, with group visits by appointment, so a Saturday or Sunday trip may find it closed. Museum…

The Ateneo Art Gallery in the Arts Wing at Areté on Katipunan Avenue grew from Fernando Zobel's collection in 1960 and is billed as the first museum of Philippine modern art. The permanent works are arranged by theme, and the third floor shows contemporary pieces. It sits inside the university, so enter through a…

Araneta Center-Cubao has an MRT-3 station and an LRT-2 station, and they are not one gate. The transfer is a walk through Farmers Plaza and the Gateway side of Araneta City, usually 10 to 15 minutes and longer on crowded weekends. Each line charges its own fare, so a transfer is not free. Allow extra time before a…