Fiji boasts a beautiful cultural fabric enriched by many festivals and events that honor its history, culture, and social life. As any other tourism destination, Fiji also has many travelling features such as cultural festivals, music arts and many more. Therefore, in this article, we will keep you interested in a number of festivals and events that can help the visitors to the island country enjoy the way of life and hospitality offered by the people of Fiji.
Traditional Festivals:
Bula Festival (Nadi): Everybody is a Fijian for the Bula Festival that is held in Nadi and trust me, this is the best time to experience what Fijian hospitality is all about. Connect with the Fijian people through cultural presentations, craft fairs, and food kiosks. Festivals filled with artistic activities are composed with great entertainment and good food.
Hibiscus Festival (Suva): Participate in Hibiscus Festival Happening in Suva, the capital of Fiji, focusing on a grand parade, variety entertainment, and cultural contests. As beauty contests, as this week long extravaganza brings the best of Fijian culture and talent in the form of various competitions.
Festivals of Religion:
Diwali: Experience the grand celebration of Diwali also known as the festival of lights, embraced by the people of Indian origin in Fiji. Rejoice in the warmth of homes adorned with lights, the brightly colored streets, and the sounds of fireworks celebrating the victory of good over evil, light over darkness by all the Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.
Easter Celebrations: available and the matriads therein churches, processions and communal activities depict this occasion. Take part in traditional practices and observances with the locals or hunt for Easter eggs and have fun with family on the beach.
Fairs and Festivals Describing Activities related to Food and Drinks:
The Fiji Food and Wines Festival: All the food lovers are invited to taste where chefs, wine-makers, and other culinary fans come together to appreciate the goodness of Fijis culinary practices. Aside from the heavenly Fijian cuisine and seafood, there are a little bit of food from all parts of the world – served with the best wines and spirits available.
The Sugar Festival (Lautoka) : Sugar abundance and torture are simply fables; the history and strain of the industry Fijis sugarcane oriented nation offers has a delighted comprehension at the Sugar Festival, Lautoka, which features the participation of sugar cane producers, millers, and their people, drawing from this background to ethin sociocultural declaims. Other activities include live bands, dancing, ethnic artistic displays, and various edible sugar derived commodities inclusive of frothy beverages and sugary cakes.
Music and Arts Festivals
Fiji Music Festival : enjoy the deep-rooted rhythm of Fijian music at the annual Fiji Music Festival where local and foreign performers take centre-stage in various music styles ranging from reggae, hip-hop to local Fijian music. It is on this unique Television channel that you can enjoy dancing the through the night with the sunrise and the real warm Pacific Ocean all around you.
Fiji Arts Festival: if at all there is any festival, that pays a great tribute to arts and cultural dynamism of Fiji, it has to be the Fiji Arts Festival. Engage in viewings, activities and events celebrating the make, that includes activities such as exhibitions and performances giving life to the diverse Fijian narrative.
Athletic activities:
Fiji International Golf Tournament: Aloha mai e nā poʻe a pau, welcome to the Fiji International Golf Tournament where the best golfers from different countries come to fill the fairways and greens of Fiji. Savour the Fijian shores as an active participant or as a spectator in this unsurpassed event that guarantees thrill and excitement.
Rugby Sevens Series: Experience Fiji’s foremost sporting activity at the Rugby Sevens Series, where fast exhilarating games are played by teams from all over the globe. Engage in strenuous activities of supporting the Fijian national rugby sevens team while on its worldwide tournament displaying an energetic and vigorous performance to the populace.
Seasonal Festivals:
Christmas in Fiji: Enjoy the festive season in the proper Fijian way with Christmas in Fiji that has bbqs on the beach, singing of carols, home decorations, and sale of goods to mark the occasion. Feel the love of the local people as they open their doors welcoming strangers during the Christmas period and actually invite them to their homes and places of Christians.
Fiji Day: Participate in the national festivities that will be held on Fiji Day dedicated to the independence of the state and its territorial integrity. Eachstate gives a few hours for cultural activities and at the end stands comprises of local people with some dressed in ‘cultural’ attires depicting their nationality carrying out various activities within the state.
Community Events:
Village Festivals: Come closer to their culture by taking part in one of these village festivals at which the people have weddings, traditional dances and feasts. Help yourself with the kind attitude of the local people in the village as you engage in their activities and mingle with the villagers.
School Fetes: As a resident of this area, you may wish to attend local school fetes where the activities such as fundraising, games and performances are focused on students, parents and residents alike. And feel the ecstatic atmosphere that each community in turn has as you window shop, relish homemade goodies and partake in various activities.
Arts and Crafts Fairs:
Fijian Craft Fairs: Explore craft fairs and exhibitions featuring the skills of various artisan’s hand-made crafts, decorated objects, and pieces of art that are available for purchase as souvenirs. Also visit local young artists who have a lot to tell about old practices and shop for interesting keepsakes during your inexpensive vacation to Fiji.
Fiji Retails Market: The Fiji Made Market also helps local entrepreneurs and business people showcase their cordially designed and manufactured types of apparel to fashion accessories homewares and appetizing goodies basing in Fiji. The market links the various creative industries in Fiji and helps to support tourism activities that benefits the local populations.
Conclusion:
Festivals and events in Fiji provide the visitors the best chance to get acquainted with the inner workings of the society on the island nation and the way of life of its people. There can be colorful cultural shows or there can be music and art shows; There is always something going on – exciting and adventurous waiting for you in fiji, calling out to have you join and have the time of your life creating indelible experiences. So get your stuff ready, book your ticket and prepare to return back and enjoy the festivals and events that fiji has in store for you, firsthand.