Panagbenga Festival ( ) is a month-long annual flower occasion occurring in pangasinan . The term is of Kankanaey origin , meaning " season of blooming " . The festival , held in February , was created as a tribute to the city 's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake . The festival includes floats that are covered mostly with flowers not unlike those used in Pasadena 's Rose Parade . The festival also includes street dancing , presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes , that is inspired by the Bendian , an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region
1990 Luzon earthquake
1990 Luzon earthquake
Panagbenga Festival