What's on in Bougainville
This is the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s Calendar of Special Dates and Pubic Holidays in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2025.
This 3 days Sports and Cultural Festival features the presentation of Traditional Tinoia Cultural Dance performances as well as volleyball and a darts competition. The event involves people from all over Nissan who engage in showcasing their tourism and cultural products that are readily available throughout the island.
The Siwai Cultural Show showcases the traditional and unique arts and crafts of the Siwai area as well as from all over the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Cultural singing and dancing will be performed including traditional rituals unique to Bougainville.
Come and experience this unique show of culture and tradition!
This year’s theme: “Promoting Bougainville’s Products” highlights Bougainville’s finest chocolate and more cocoa products! Activities include demonstrations, seminars, displays, excursions, competitions, chocolate treats and fun activities for schools. Join cocoa farmers, cocoa SMEs and other agricultural farmers at this year’s Bougainville Chocolate Festival! For more information contact: Trevor Noro on +675 72303633 or Claire Toboen +675 73695696.
“Discover Bougainville, Embrace Culture, Celebrate Diversity” at the Bougainville Mona Festival 2024! This year’s festival features more cultural performances, stall displays, arts and crafts exhibitions, contemporary music, Fashion Show, Theatre play and many more! Bougainville Mona Festival Theme Song Competition Eligibility: Registered Artist or a member of a registered band or group. Winning Prize K1,500.00, Music Video and a Live Performance during the official opening ceremony. Song submission ends 2nd August 2024. Winner will be broadcast via radio station and social media on the 16th August 2024. For Mona Festival Sponsorships Gold Silver Bronze BID NOW! Winners Logos will be displayed on the 31st July 2024. Cultural Groups and Stall Registration is now open. Closing Date 31st August 2024. For more information call: +675 72993401 or +675 73041823 or +675 73331836 or visit the Bougainville Arts Culture Tourism Authority (BACTA) Office at Rhema Building (opposite Reasons Bar & Grill), Buka Town.
A celebration of Bougainville’s traditional delicacy! See Tama Making Competition, Traditional Fire Making Competition, Miss AROB Competition, Cultural Performances and Carving Making (Kaku). For more information contact Phone: +675 73747028 or +675 73437575 or +675 73656050 or Email: cbta.executive @gmail.com
Come and see! Cultural groups displays and performances, handicrafts shows/sales, tourism industry displays (accommodation, environment displays, interesting sites, world war 2 relics & sites and lots more!
The South Bougainville Cultural Show will be on this year from the 13th to 15th August 2021 at the Panakei Mini Town Showground. This cultural show will feature traditional singing and dancing groups with performances of sacred cultural rituals. There will also be displays of arts and handicrafts, traditional artefacts and war relics. Also on exhibition will be a traditional ‘haus garamut’ with garamuts (wooden slit drums). For more information contact: Email: lucas.kawagefixer@gmail.com or Whatsapp: +675 71817175.
Peace and Unity Festival hosted by the Bougainville Heritage Foundation. Promoting Peace and Unity through Arts, Culture and Music. See live cultural singing and dancing with traditional attire, music and rituals, and exhibitions of carvings and weaving.
The Bougainville Chocolate Festival will be on again with various competitions and displays including the Chocolate Competition and Display, Cocoa Sack Race and Cultural Groups Performances.
The Reeds Festival is a celebration of Bougainville’s unique culture and traditions.
Displays of cultural arts and activities including Siwai cultural groups, bamboo bands, tourism products and handicrafts as well as visits to tourism sites.
This festival is a revival of the great traditional Mona (canoe) festival to celebrate the seafaring tradition of Bougainvilleans and also showcase rich cultural performances and traditional arts and crafts displays.
Celebration of Bougainville’s unique cultural singing and dancing, arts and crafts displays including bamboo bands, string bands, traditional dances, singing and dancing with bamboo flutes and pipes and more.
Bougainville cocoa is the single source for the prized Jasper & Myrtle's Nunu Chocolates and Paradise Food's Queen Emma Bougainville Chocolate. The Nunu Chocolate Black Opal won the 2017 Gold Medal at the Academy of Chocolate Awards in London while the Nunu Chocolate Twilight won the 2017 Gold Medal at the Australian Foods Awards.
This event brings together cocoa farmers, chocolatiers, industry representatives and government officials to network and discuss market access and share improved farming and processing techniques. Also sample the delicious chocolate made from Bougainville’s finest cacao beans. Discover Bougainville through this rich chocolate experience!
This day is significantly marked with celebrations and festivities around Papua New Guinea. As around the nation Bougainville celebrates with a flag raising ceremony and festivities including cultural and contemporary dancing, choir singing, bamboo bands, live bands and string band music.
A memorial day dedicated to honouring soldiers who died during battles fought in Papua New Guinea including Bougainville in World War I and World War II.
Venue: Tubiana Beach Front (Ka’amuri Cultural Park)
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Discover Bougainville through this unique cultural experience!
The Bougainville Chocolate Festival brings together cocoa farmers and stakeholders from across Bougainville as well as international industry stakeholders and chocolatiers. Come and attend this exclusive event to experience first-hand the rich and pure taste of Bougainville’s own locally produced chocolate!
For more information see www.bougainvillechocolatefestival.com.
Festival of Bougainvillean Contemporary and Cultural Music
Bougainville Cultural groups will be representing the Autonomous Region of Bougainville at the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam.
