Tiare Festival
Dec. 3-Dec. 6
The Women Solidarity Group organizes each year a contest of floral decoration with the Tahiti national flower "Tiare".
Rotui Green Triathlon, 6th Edition
Dec. 30
Sporting event of 3 disciplines (400m or 800m Swimming, 8km or 20km Biking and 4km or 6km Running) in Moorea.
Christmas in Tahiti and Her Islands
Hotels and restaurants offer special menus and entertainment both days. Merry Christmas!
Individual Canoe Races
Dec. 6-Dec. 19
December 6: "Ataiarapu", one paddler marathon in Bora Bora.
December 6: "Vaimato Race", all categories, one paddler marathon in Tahiti.
December 15: "Raroata Nui", one paddler marathon in Tubuai.
December 19: "Hoe Raa Turama", one paddler marathon in Papeete.
New Year's Eve
31 Dec - National
New Year's Eve's celebration is organized at each hotel. All of Polynesia is celebrating. Happy New Year!
All of French Polynesia celebrates the New Year. The long-standing tradition is to spend New Year's Day driving around the islands visiting friends and relatives. Children's games are held in town on most islands.
New Year "Kaina" Island Tour
Date to be advised - Tahiti
This celebration features a guided "circle island" tour on board "Le Truck" with a traditional "Kaina" musical band on board. Visitors are invited to see the sights and meet our friendly people.
International Festival of Oceania Documentary Film - FIFO Tahiti
Jan. 27-Feb. 1 - Tahiti
The fifth Pacific International Documentary Film Festival of Tahiti (FIFO Tahiti) will take place at the ‘Maison de la Culture' (Te Fare Tauhiti Nui) in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.
This event is open to all filmmakers who have produced a documentary on the Pacific within the last three years . An international Jury will award the Jury Grand Prize and three special prizes. There will also be an Audience Prize. All the awards include a cash prize.
During the Festival, there will be opportunities for professionals to meet, talk and develop projects together.
This professional and public event is intended to be a meeting place for lovers of the Pacific, our vast region, which boasts such a varied and thriving cultural heritage, synonymous with dreaming, mystery and exploration. This vast maritime continent will emerge in images over the four days of the event. The Festival will offer an enriching, sometimes astonishing, often surprising experience ranging over characters, identities, history and current affairs.
Padi Dive Festival
February -March , 2009 - Bora Bora
The Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, TOPdive, and the PADI Diving Society will be holding the PADI Dive Festival on the island of Bora Bora.
Valentine's Day
14 Feb - Tahiti
Tahiti is known as the "Island of Love," so what better place to celebrate Valentine's Day? This world-famous holiday is celebrated with relish throughout Tahiti and Her Islands. Visitors will find entertainment in the streets of Papeete and throughout Tahiti.
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