Whats Happening 2022
Not sure of when to plan your trip to Rarotonga?
Here's a guide of some events that are happening in 2022. Some great sporting and cultural activities most months of the year.
JANUARY
BEACH GAMES 10 - 22 January
MARCH
PURSUIT IN PARADISE AITUTAKI MARATHON 21 - 24 March
APRIL
MANA TIAKI (culture and heritage) WEEK
DANCER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS (Te Mire Ura) Scheduled for April
MAY
OLDIES RUGBY FESTIVAL 7 - 10 May
JULY
Whale Watching Season begins (July - October)
TE MAEVA NUI 29 July - 4 August
SEPTEMBER
ROUND RARO ROAD RACE (AND OTHER RUNS) 22 - 28 September
COOK ISLAND GAMES 30 Sept - 15 October
NOVEMBER
TE MIRE TIARE (FLOWER) FESTIVAL WEEK
RARO 7s 4 - 5 November
DECEMBER
BSP NETBALL IN PARADISE 2 - 8 December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND GOSPEL DAYS
The following are PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Every Sunday
Good Friday and Easter Monday
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
New Year's Day and 2nd January
Anzac Day, 25th April each year
Queen's Birthday (HRH Queen Elizabeth II): first week of June
Ra O Te Ui Ariki (House of Ariki) public holiday: first week of July
Constitution Day - 4th August
*Not Palmerston which celebrates the birthday of the late Queen Victoria instead
*also see https://www.cookislands.org.uk/calendar