The Devotee City opened formally on Friday, January 16, 2026.

The Devotee City is a place to shelter temporarily the devotees, or pilgrims, from the Province of Cebu and from neighboring provinces for the Fiesta Señor 2026 celebration.

The Devotee City located at the Plaza Independencia in downtown Cebu City seeks to provide clean and decent shelter to devotees and micro entrepreneurs, such as candle vendors, who have no other place to stay for the duration of the Fiesta Señor celebration.

According to Cebu City Councilor Nice Archival, one of city officials who manages the Devotee City, the area has at least 30 container vans that can accommodate about a thousand individuals.

Food and water are provided free of charge at the Devotee City until morning on Monday, January 19, or after the Fiesta Señor celebration.

The Cebu Provincial Government has assisted in providing food and sleeping kits.

The Devotee City has comfort rooms, shower rooms, and trash bins to ensure cleanliness.

Aside from police visibility, as well as the presence of barangay tanods (village watchmen), a CCTV camera is also mounted at the Devotee City to ensure orderliness.

The City Health Office also offers free check-up, medicines, and vitamins.

As for the devotees’ transportation, two electronic vehicles are made available.

A vehicle will ferry them from Plaza Independencia to the City Hall and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, and on to the North Reclamation Area for those going to the north side of Cebu.

Another vehicle will ferry them to a mall at the South Road Properties (SRP) for those headed toward the south side of Cebu.

The vehicles can accommodate from 28 to 35 passengers and will ply their routes from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.