The La Torta Festival

The La Torta Festival, which replaced the Pitlagong Festival in 2011, is the municipality’s local food festival in honor of St Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of Argao. La Torta Festival happens every September 28th and 29th to celebrate Argao’s Tart Economy and the torta as an Argaoanon delicacy, as well as cultural heritage from the Spanish period, which includes the tradition of making the torta.