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AUGUST
JULY
Aug
Hibiscus Festival
Jul Suva, Fiji
Kiwanis Race Week Pacific arts and craft, traditional and
Port Vila, Vanuatu contemporary dances, sports and many fun
Vanuatu’s only annual race meeting with a and exciting activities culminating in a beauty
Race Ball and lots of colour, excitement, competition for the Miss Hibiscus title.
and fashions in the field. hibiscusfiji.com
worldtravelguide.net
4-24 Aug
22 June - 11 Jul 1 Jul Darwin Festival
Heilala Festival Scenic Rim Winter Harvest Festival Northern Territory
Tonga Aratula, Queensland This dry-season festival brings Darwin to
A celebration of the flowering of the heilala, Taste the food, meet the producers, watch the life with local and internationally renowned
Tonga’s national flower, including parades of cooking demonstrations and feast from the theatre, outdoor concerts, cabaret, comedy
floats, processions, and music festivals. Scenic Rim’s smorgasbord of fresh produce. and visual arts.
tonga-travel.travel queensland.com darwinfestival.org.au
24 June 16 Jul Aug
Heiva Rimai 47th Annual Ukulele Festival South Pacific Games
Tahiti Honolulu, Hawai‘i Nouméa, New Caledonia
Experts from the five island groups of French The largest ukulele festival of its kind in the The biggest sporting event in the Pacific
Polynesia offer a month-long exhibition of their world, with a ukulele orchestra of over 800 calendar will see 22 countries of the South
handicraft products. students, mostly children. Pacific participate in 28 sports.
artisanat.pf ukulelefestivalhawaii.org worldtravelguide.net

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