What to do in Cebu City when it rains
A wet day in Cebu City is no write-off: spend it among the museums and galleries, browse an indoor market, or linger over coffee somewhere cosy.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Fort San Pedro 7WR4+X7J, A. Pigafetta Street, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Casa Gorordo Museum 35 Eduardo Aboitiz St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- National Museum of the Philippines - Cebu A. Pigafetta Street, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Yap-San Diego Ancestral House 155 Mabini St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Museo Sugbo 731 M. J. Cuenco Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary And Art Gallery 7VR7+9WJ, J.N Julian Jumalon St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary And Art Gallery 7VR7+9WJ, J.N Julian Jumalon St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Illuminati Cafe + Art Gallery 3rd Floor, 058 Salvador St, Labangon, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Qube Gallery Cross Roads, Gov. M. Cuenco Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- ANTHILL Fabric Gallery Pedro Calomarde St, Cor Acacia St, Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- BANGKETO Art & Meals 210 R. Landon Ext, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Manila Art Frames & Gallery 8W62+3FX, E Benedicto St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Magellan's Cross 7WV2+CQG, P. Burgos St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Casa Gorordo Museum 35 Eduardo Aboitiz St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Heritage of Cebu Monument 7WX3+GCP, Sikatuna St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Yap-San Diego Ancestral House 155 Mabini St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- South Road Properties Welcome Hill Tower 7VPP+RRW, Cebu South Coastal Rd, Antuwanga, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Colon Obelisk & Philippine Historical Marker Colon St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Carbon Market 59 M. C. Briones St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Taboan Public Market Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Carbon Night Market 7VRX+FQ8, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Sugbo Sentro IT Park Salinas Dr, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- lahug Market 964d Cebu Veterans Dr, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Cheerman's Flower Shop 68 Don Gil Garcia St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- IL Corso Filinvest Malls IL Corso Filinvest Malls, City di Mare Visitor Center, 6000 Cebu South Coastal Rd, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Bintana Coffee House Brgy, 181K Elizabeth Pond St, Camputhaw, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Bonifacio District — Faustina Center F. Cabahug St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Mabolo Royal Hotel 8W77+G84, M. J. Cuenco Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- COOEE General Maxilom Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Tamp Cafe & Co. KASAMBAGAN 12 President Aguinaldo Street, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- SM City Cebu Juan Luna Ave. cor. Cabahug and Kaoshiung Streets, Cebu Port Center, North Reclamation Area, Mabolo, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Ayala Center Cebu Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- SM Seaside City Cebu Cebu South Coastal Rd, Antuwanga, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Ayala Malls Central Bloc Central Bloc, I. Villa St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- Robinsons Galleria Cebu Gen. Maxilom Avenue Extension, Sergio Osmeña Jr Blvd, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
- JY Square Mall 1 Salinas Dr, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
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