SEP17
Festival · Thu, Sep 17–18 · sessions ~9:30 AM–3:00 PM
Te Kahu Tōpuni Kapa Haka Festival
Non-competitive primary-school kapa haka at Auckland Town Hall — waiata, haka, poi, mōteatea.
Auckland, New Zealandwww.aucklandlive.co.nz
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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
OCT31
Festival · Sat, Oct 31
Pasifika Festival in the Bay (10th)
Tenth year of Pasifika culture and community in Tauranga.
Tauranga, New Zealandpasifikainthebay.co.nz/celebrate-10-years-of-culture-community-at-the-pasifika-festival-in-the-bay
DEC1
Competition · Tue, Dec 1–2 · see organizer
Tainui Waka Primary Schools Kapa Haka Festival 2026
Competitive primary-school Tainui kapa haka at GLOBOX / Claudelands, Hamilton.
Hamilton, New Zealandtainuihaka.co.nz
FEB22
Competition · Mon, Feb 22–27
Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027
Aotearoa’s national kapa haka pinnacle at Hopuhopu — pōwhiri, pools, and finals.
Hopuhopu, New Zealandwww.tematatini.co.nz
MAR13
Festival · Sat, Mar 13–14
Pasifika Festival Auckland 2027
Auckland’s largest free multi-village Pacific cultural festival.
Auckland, New Zealandwww.aucklandnz.com/pasifika