Annual Pacific Islands-themed festival in Auckland, New Zealand
Pasifika Festival
Cook Islands dancers at the Pasifika Festival
Genre
Pasifika arts and culture
Frequency
annual
Location(s)
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Established
1993
Attendance
200,000
Activity
traditional cuisine and performances from Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Hawai'i and Māori
Organised by
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited
Website
https://www.aucklandnz.com/pasifika
The Pasifika Festival is a festival celebrating Pasifika New Zealanders and their pan-cultural identity, held annually in Western Springs Reserve, Auckland. Celebrated since 1993, it is the largest festival of its type in the world and attracts over 200,000 visitors every year.[1]
The event is owned and hosted by Auckland Council.
The festival presents a wide variety of cultural experiences, including traditional cuisine and performances from Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Tangata Whenua (New Zealand Māori).
^Tapaleao, Vaimoana (8 March 2008). "Thousands attend Pasifika". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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