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Creative Things to Do in Marikina, Rain or Shine

Beyond the mall: creative things to do in Marikina on a free day, including indoor ideas for rainy afternoons and evening plans.

"Things to do in Marikina" usually returns the same three answers: the river, the shoe museum, the mall. All fine. Here are some that involve making, noticing or learning something.

When the weather is good

• Walk or bike the river park early, and write three lines about it afterwards. See our journaling prompts for a Marikina walk.
• Sketch the old town. The church, the heritage houses, the shoe shops.
• Do a café crawl by barangay. Use the Marikina coffee shop directory or its coffee shops near the river park list.

When it rains

Marikina knows rain. Have indoor plans ready.

• Try a craft. Clay, watercolour, wire or resin at a studio. See art workshops in Marikina.
• Read in a book café. The directory's book cafés guide lists where.
• Make a zine about the rain. One sheet of paper is all you need.
• Start a junk journal with the receipts in your bag. How to.
• Learn four guitar chords. Here they are.

In the evening

• A late coffee. There is a list of late-night cafés in Marikina.
• An open mic or café event. Check the events calendar.
• A small jam session. See jam sessions for shy singers.

With no money

• Sit by the river.
• Visit the city library.
• Window-shop for shoes and describe the strangest pair in your notebook.
• Fold a zine from a sheet of bond paper.

A full-day version

We wrote a five-stop plan in document a day in Marikina, built around a notebook.

If you want to spend part of the day at our studio, message us first. We are a home, so visits are by arrangement.