2019 Tafesilafa’i Pacific Islander Festival
Date: Friday, July 26 & Saturday, July 27, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM – 10:00 pm (Fri), 10:00 AM – 10:00 pm (Sat)
Cost: FREE Admission
Parking: Onsite and neighborhood, free
Location: Recreation Park
4900 E 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90804
Contact: Manaia Petaia, Executive Director
Email: Manaia@Tafesilafai.org
Website: tafesilafai.org
About this event: The 23rd Annual Tafesilafa’i Festival celebrates the art, architecture and ambience
of California’s Pacific Islander Communities. Held in Long Beach, this week-long event includes traditional worship, prayer and dance, a chance to “Sleep with the Fish” at the Aquarium of the Pacific, and culminates in a Festival at Recreation Park.
Sunday, July 21
- Family Sunday
- Time: 2pm
- Location: 655 Cedar Avenue Long Beach, CA 90802
Monday, July 22
- 24 Hour Prayer Marathon
- Time: starts at 12noon
Tuesday, July 23
- 24 Hour Prayer Marathon Concludes
Wednesday, July 24
- Community Forum
- 7:00pm – 9:30pm
- Performance: Community “Siva” Dance
- Donation: $35
Thursday, July 25
- Sleep With the Fishes
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- 5 pm – 6 am (the next day)
- Donation: $25
Friday, July 26 – Day 1
- Tafesilafa’i Festival
- Recreation Park
- 2 pm – 10 pm
- Admission: FREE
Saturday, July 27 – Day 2
- Tafesilafa’i Festival
- Recreation Park
- 10 am – 10 pm
- Admission: FREE