Pacific Dance Festival
05 Jun - 16 Jun, 2026
Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
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Call to Wallis:
Friday 5 June, 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday 6 June, 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Moana Showcase:
Tuesday 9 June, 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Triple Bill Show:
Thursday 11 June, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Marewen Kiribati Youth
Friday 12 June, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
'The Circle' by Shifting Centre
Monday 15 June, 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Tuesday 16 June, 8:00pm – 9:00pm -
$38.38 - $39.18
Festival Director Iosefa Enari MNZM says: “Pacific Dance Festival 2026 is a declaration of who we are now - a diverse, global, future-focused Pacific. Our artists are innovators, storytellers and cultural leaders. This year we honour the full Moana, from Micronesia to Polynesia, and we do it from South Auckland- the home of Pacific creativity.”
Returning to South Auckland, the cultural heart of the Pacific diaspora, the 2026 programme brings together artists from Wallis & Futuna (ʻUvea), Kiribati, Rotuma, Samoa, Aotearoa, and the Indigenous Pacific diaspora of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Across six performance events and workshops, including Samoan Language Week Workshops, Call to Wallis choreographed by Justin Haiu, Moana Showcase, Kamataga x In the Fale x Vignette of the Frigate [Bird] – Triple Bill, Marewen Kiribati Youth Group Show and Shifting Centre – The Circle choreographed by Sefa Tunupopo, the festival spans traditional, contemporary and street-based practice, showcasing established, emerging, and youth voices.
Call to Wallis tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/call-to-wallis/auckland
Returning to South Auckland, the cultural heart of the Pacific diaspora, the 2026 programme brings together artists from Wallis & Futuna (ʻUvea), Kiribati, Rotuma, Samoa, Aotearoa, and the Indigenous Pacific diaspora of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Across six performance events and workshops, including Samoan Language Week Workshops, Call to Wallis choreographed by Justin Haiu, Moana Showcase, Kamataga x In the Fale x Vignette of the Frigate [Bird] – Triple Bill, Marewen Kiribati Youth Group Show and Shifting Centre – The Circle choreographed by Sefa Tunupopo, the festival spans traditional, contemporary and street-based practice, showcasing established, emerging, and youth voices.
Call to Wallis tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/call-to-wallis/auckland
Triple Bill tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/triple-bill-show/auckland
'The Circle' by Shifting Centre tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/the-circle-by-shifting-centre/auckland
Moana Showcase and Marewen Kiribati Youth on sale soon.
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