Fiche festival
Oceania
Teuila Festival
Traditional and popular parties · Apia, Samoa
Dates
August 30 to September 5, 2026 (issue 2026 under the name of Measina Festival)
Venue
Apia, Samoa
Genres
Traditional and popular holidays
The festival
The Theuila Festival is the great cultural festival of Samoa, named after the theuila, the country's emblem of red ginger flower: a week of siva (dance), songs, va'a'a (pirogian) races, kilikiti (Samoan cricket) and the Miss Samoa competition, each evening in front of the government palace in Apia.
After 35 years of history, the 2026 edition, from August 30 to September 5, takes the name of the Meatina Festival — "Treasure" — under the theme "Celebrations of the Arts and Culture", with a strong emphasis on youth and the transmission of the Samoan Fa'a, the art of living Samoan.