Singapore-based singer-songwriter lullaboy will bring his Hotels & Heartbreaks Tour to Manila on July 17 at Teatrino Promenade in San Juan. The artist has surpassed 200 million streams and built a regional fanbase through songs about love, loss, and healing.
Filipino city pop band Alyson will stage its first major concert, AFTER OURS: Live and in Full!, on July 17 at Aster Events Place in Mandaluyong. The five-piece group will perform its sophomore album in full with orchestral accompaniment, blending Manila Sound, Japanese city pop, and jazz.
Theater group Porvenir is staging a Filipino adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke, retitled El Fuego del Alma. The play reimagines Alma Ortega’s conflict between devotion and desire within a Philippine setting, running July 17 to Aug. 23 in Cubao.
The Binibining Pilipinas 2026 Grand Coronation Night will take place on July 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Miss International 2025 Catalina Duque Abréu will appear, with the pageant crowning the country’s next international representatives.
The National Museum of Fine Arts will close its 15-year exhibition of Tampinco family sculptures on July 19. The collection features late 19th to early 20th century religious and classical works, with free admission until the final day.
Historian Ian Christopher Alfonso will discuss the role of dogs in wartime narratives on July 18 at the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati. The talk draws from his book Dogs in Philippine History and includes a signing session.
The Born to Shine Grand Fans Day and album launch will occur on July 18 at SM Center Muntinlupa. Lead stars Zephanie and Michael Sager will appear alongside OPM veterans and P-pop group YUMI for a free 3 p.m. event.
Theater artist Nic Chien will headline Never Really Through, a cabaret evening on July 18 at the UG Lounge in Makati. The performance features songs charting his development as a storyteller, with direction by Victor Lirio.
Gajah Gallery Manila will host a panel on Southeast Asian sculpture alliances on July 18 as part of its Forging Ahead exhibit. The show highlights experimental bronze, aluminum, and glass works by regional and international artists through Aug. 9.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has announced the Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino 2026 schedule. Events begin July 18 with SeaPop at SM Manila and culminate Aug. 1 with a composition prize concert at the Metropolitan Theater.
PUMA’s Philippine Half Marathon Series 2026 continues its six-city run with stops in Davao, Cebu, Clark, Cagayan de Oro, and Manila. Runners completing all legs earn a legacy medal, with registration open for remaining races.
The touring musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is showing at The Theatre at Solaire until July 26. Daniel Plimpton and Cohen Toukatly lead the cast in a Broadway-style production with illusion and spectacle.
9 Works Theatrical presents On Your Feet! at the Proscenium Theater in Makati until Aug. 2. The musical follows Emilio and Gloria Estefan from Cuba to global fame, with Molly Langley and Kayla Rivera alternating as Gloria.
PETA’s Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live sa Cheter! runs at the PETA Theater Center until Aug. 16. Eugene Domingo returns in a stage satire of Filipino theater production, directed by Maribel Legarda.
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila offers printmaking workshops every Saturday through November for ages 12 and up. A framing talk follows on July 25, with several gallery exhibits ongoing at its BGC location.
The 9th Ortigas Art Festival has opened at GH Mall in Greenhills, San Juan, as a multi-sensory showcase of visual and performing arts. Featured participants include National Artists Virgilio Almario and Salvador Bernal alongside regional collectives.
