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2019 Tafesilafa’i Pacific Islander Festival

Tafesilafa'i Pacific Islander Festival

Photo credit: Tafesilafa’i Pacific Islander Festival

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

My name is Heather and “I’m just a little Hawaiian and a homesick island girl.” I am a proud and thankful mom, daughter of an authentic Kodak hula dancer and an old school local longboarder, sunshine enthusiast, Titan, and a Trojan. READ MORE...

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