SEP19
Festival · Sat, Sep 19 · from ~3:30 PM (~5 hours)
Pasifika Made (Brisbane Festival)
Free multi-stage Pasifika program at South Bank — ceremony, dance, Aaradhna, workshops, marketplace.
Brisbane, Australiawww.brisbanefestival.com.au
Events Calendar
What’s Happening on the Mainland?
Live music, hula, and entertainment, lūʻau, hōʻike, kanikapila, competitions, markets, workshops, civic days, and Pacific festivals on the U.S. mainland and abroad. Dated and curated. Featured nights keep a page after the date. Past events live in the archive. Events in Hawaiʻi stay in the islands; this book does not list them.
5 upcoming events
OCT4
Festival · Sun, Oct 4–5 · 8:30 AM–3:30 PM daily
Pasifika Vibes Festival 2026
Two-day SE Queensland Pacific Island and Māori culture festival at Pine Rivers Showgrounds.
Lawnton, Australiapasifikavibesfestival.com
OCT10
Civic · Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM AEST
Fiji Day on the Coast 2026
Free inaugural Sunshine Coast Fiji Independence Day celebration.
Meridan Plains, Australiaevents.humanitix.com/fiji-day-on-the-coast-2026-sunshine-coast
OCT24
Festival · Sat, Oct 24–25
Pasifika Summer (Liverpool NSW)
Sydney west Pasifika festival of music, dance, and ʻohana.
Liverpool, Australiawww.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-west/events/pasifika-summer-0
DEC5
Festival · Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Melbourne Pasifika Festival 2026
Annual first-Saturday-in-December Pasifika day at Banjo Paterson Park.
Lynbrook, Australiawww.melbournepasifikafestival.org