| 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.