Pasifika Festival
Pasifika Festival is one of the most significant cultural festivals in the Pacific region.
Festival Day (Saturday, 13 March) regularly attracts more than 200,000 people including over 1000 performers from Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Tangata Whenua (New Zealand Maori).
The festival celebrates the unique cultures and identities of the Pacific nations and New Zealand.
This year sees the start of an expansion to a multi-day event, with the inclusion of a number of new events, including:
- Pasifika Festival presents Fakakaukau (Pacific debate series)
- Pasifika Festival presents The Best of the Auditions
- Pasifika Festival presents Po; Beautiful Darkness
- Pasifika Festival Opening Night Concert
And much more - visit http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/pasifika
Pasifika Festival Day
Pasifika Festivals' "festival day" is when Pacific communities from Auckland, New Zealand and overseas come together to celebrate their rich cultures through food, dance, music and arts.
On the day, you can experience the resonating sounds of the beating of tapa, see the flickering of the pandanus strips woven into a mat, smell the mouth-watering scents of the succulent crackling pig and fresh tropical taste watermelon and pineapple with ice cream. And that's just the beginning.
Pasifika Festival brings together our diverse Pacific nations, celebrating their unity, and at the same time, their diversity.
Each Pacific nation is unique in terms of their history, language, culture and traditions, and festival day gives you a taste of each nation in its own "village", with traditional and contemporary performing arts, music and crafts.
The villages also feature the best of Pacific cuisine, such as raw fish, pineapple pies, fresh coconuts and much more to enjoy!
Western Springs Park and sports fields
10.00am - 5.00pm
Visit http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/pasifika
Phone Auckland City Council 09 379 2020
Member Profile
Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
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