THREE EVENTS
MARCH 2023

Auckland’s Iconic Pasifika Festival is back at Western Springs in 2023. 

Saturday 18 March, 9am–6pm 
Sunday 19 March, 10am–4pm

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This year we’ve extended the festival to get you celebrating Pasifika more than ever before. Get a run up to the festivities with the Pasifika Village Games on Saturday 4 March, then chill out with great tunes at the Sunday Soul Session on Sunday 12 March. 

Once Pasifika Festival weekend arrives, explore 8 villages representing the unique culture, food, and people of 11 Pacific Island nations.

An exciting new Pacific Bowls programme is also set to debut in 2023, exhibiting our pacific culture. Stay tuned for further details here.

 

 

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History of Pasifika Festival

30 Years of Pasifika Festival

Pasifika Festival is one of the longest standing cultural festivals in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and in 2022 it celebrates its 30th anniversary. 

Reimagined for the current Covid-19 environment as Taste of Pasifika, this year the festival features Pasifika Festival favourites and highlights alongside new hybrid events taking place at various Auckland locations. 

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