Pasifika Festival

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).