The dominant view is that the 2013 festival in Vigan was the first world costume festival .
There is a report of a similar costume festival that was held in Davao City in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in 2001 .
The dominant view is that the 2013 festival in Vigan was the first world costume festival , although there is a report of a similar costume festival that was held in Davao City in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in 2001 .