The capital town of Siquijor is located southwest of the island, bounded by Tañon Strait, the towns of Lazi in the southeast, Larena in the northeast and San Juan in the south. Certain stores in Siquijor offer assorted pastries and native gift items. Siquijor celebrates its annual town fiesta every 4th of October in honor of its patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi. The Dilaab Festival or Fire Festival falls to commemorate Siquijor as Isla de Fuego as what it is called before  by Spanish conquistadors.

Siquijor Port is the main gateway of tourists since ships and fast crafts travelling from Dumaguete City anchors here.

Once part of the sprawling town of Siquijor as a village called Capilay, San Juan came on its own as a municipal unit on November 6, 1863. San Juan rivals Lazi and the beaches of Maria in the grandeur of its diverse natural attractions. San Juan is the tourism center of the island.

Bugwas Festival highlights the town fiesta every 28th of August, the feast of the town’s patron saint, St. Augustine. Bugwas means a gush of water from the ground, symbolizing a fruitful harvest for the farmers and a rich catch for the fishermen of San Juan.

At the southern end of Siquijor lies the captivating town of Lazi. Founded by the Recollect friars in 1857, the town was originally known as Tigbawan, a name derived from a plant known to grow along its bays. It is the second town south of the capital, after San Juan.

Lazi is blessed with the marvelous confluence of its natural wonders and the artistry of its people. Known to the locals as the Music Town, this once sleepy pueblo has awakened from its slumber with the rousing ensemble of its first concerto in a family of musicians, the Lumacads. Named the Grand Old Man of Music in Lazi, the late Telesforo Lumacad, a former mayor and councilor of the town and the patriarch of the Lumacad family, formed the town’s very first orchestra: the Island Swing Orchestra in the 1950s. Since then, music has been part of the heart of Lazihanons.

The town fiesta falls on May 15 honoring St. Isidore the Farmer. It is also the occasion of the Saging (Banana) Festival, a street parade showcasing the usefulness of the fruit in the lives of the people.

In a certain village in the island, there lived a beautiful woman called Kangmenia. Aside from her beauty, she was well-loved by the people for she was so kind. It was in her honor that they named the village after her. A parochial town was constituted by the Recollects in 1880 within the village and dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the name of Our Lady of Divine Providence. That same year, the name Kangmenia was changed by the Spanish friars to Maria in honor of the Blessed Virgin, a change that the people did not find hard to accept.

Maria celebrates the Lubi Festival, a lively and colorful cultural tradition held every third week of May, showcasing the various products and uses of coconut-anything from its fruit to its palms and sturdy trunk.

Once a barrio of the municipality of Larena, the town got its name from a former governor of Negros Oriental, Governor Enrique Villanueva, who was instrumental in creating the municipality on January 1, 1925. Formerly known as Talingting, the place is home to a specie of bird, fish and tree that all bear the name Talingtingon.

If you are lucky, you can catch the Pamukad, a fish-harvesting activity of the local fishermen that seemingly takes on a ritualistic dimension. Pamukad comes from the Visayan word, bukad which means to catch fish. At the end of the Pamukad, the fishermen are welcomed in the shores by waiting men, women and children to share in the catch. Enrique Villanueva also offers native rice cakes called bibingka from Pari-an and the homey pan bisaya (native bread) of Camogao and Libo.

Formerly known as Canoan, the Municipality of Larena was the seat of government of the Province of Siquijor. The province’s major port is located here making the town as the center of commerce and trade. The presence of big commercial establishments, banks and the Siquijor State College makes Larena vibrant and going.

Larena celebrates Cano-an Festival every 1st of May thru a culinary festival dubbed as “Kan-anan ni Juan”. The following days May 2 & 3 is the town’s annual fiesta in honor of St. Vincent Ferrer.