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Heilala Festival

Traditional and popular parties · Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Heilala Festival — poster / official photo
Official poster or photo of the festival (fiche Festival TV ).
Dates
End of June to beginning of July (in 2026: June 22 to July 5)
Venue
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Genres
Traditional and popular holidays

The festival

The Heilala Festival is Tonga's largest festival, the last Polynesian kingdom: one to two weeks of celebrations in Nuku'alofa, the capital, around the king's birthday, July 4 — in 2026, from June 22 to July 5. Named after the heilala, the national flower that flourishes this season, it aligns parade with tanks, fanfare and singing contests, traditional Tongian night, great ball and, as a point of view, the Miss Heilala contest, whose winner becomes Miss Tonga.

A kingdom festival, between royal protocol, festive villages and diaspora returned to the country.

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