Fiche festival
Oceania
Te Maeva Nui
Traditional and popular parties · Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Dates
July 25 to August 4, 2026
Venue
Rarotonga, Îles Cook
Genres
Traditional and popular holidays
The festival
Te Maeva Nui, "the great celebration", is THE Cook Islands National Rendezvous: almost two weeks, from July 25 to August 4, 2026, where delegations from all over the archipelago converge towards Rarotonga for competitions of dance (singing and percussion (singing) of rare intensity, at the National Auditorium Te Are Karioi Nui of Avarua. The festival culminates on August 4, the day of the Constitution, which commemorates the country's autonomy in free association with New Zealand since 1965.
Tank parades, craft markets and feasts make these days the beating heart of kuki airani identity.