The Tilapia Festival is celebrated in San Pablo City during the end of summer. It is a celebration for stakeholders of the seven lakes of our City. Tilapia in English is called St. Peters fish. Tilapia originated from Africa and was brought to the Philippines for aquaculture.

The festival started with a fun run at 5:30 in the morning which was a fund raising event for the protection of the lakes. The competitions for the fisher folks which consisted of raft races, tug of war ( raft edition ) and many more raft-related activities started right after the fun run. Lunch was free of charge compliments of our city tourism office, The afternoon event became a forum about  what we all can do to save our lakes from threats of human activities.

In the end, the festival was a wonderful celebration for the fisher folks, environmentalist and all who were concerned . They went home happy knowing that they played a part in raising awareness for the lakes. The festival made the people more aware about the issues of our lakes and what they could do to bring our lakes back to its pristine condition for future generations.