Pasifika Festival is one of the largest Pacific cultural festivals in the world and a much-loved annual event in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Held at Western Springs Lakeside Park, it celebrates the cultures, languages and traditions of Pacific communities through village spaces, live performance, food, crafts and community storytelling. For many Aucklanders and visitors, it is one of the most vibrant cultural weekends on the city calendar.
The festival is known for its village format, where different Pacific communities present their own distinctive identity through music, dance, ceremony, food and art. Across the site, audiences can move from stage to stage and from one village to another, experiencing everything from traditional performance and contemporary Pacific music to market stalls and family activities.
Pasifika is more than a festival outing. It is a major expression of Pacific identity in Aotearoa and a gathering that reflects the depth of Auckland’s Pacific communities. For visitors wanting to experience the living cultures of the Pacific in one place, Pasifika offers an energetic, welcoming and deeply community-led celebration.