Whats Happening 2023
Not sure of when to plan your trip to Rarotonga?
Here's a guide of some events that are happening in 2023. Some great sporting and cultural activities most months of the year.
JANUARY
BEACH GAMES 6 - 21 January https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=569295775203077&set=a.494139636052025
MARCH
PURSUIT IN PARADISE AITUTAKI MARATHON 20 - 23 March
APRIL
MANA TIAKI (culture and heritage) WEEK
DANCER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS (Te Mire Ura) 27 April - 12 May
MAY
RAROTONGA TRIATHLON 4 - 9 May
JULY
Whale Watching Season begins (July - October)
TE MAEVA NUI 28 July - 5 August
SEPTEMBER
ROUND RAROTONGA ROAD RACE 23 September
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
Kings 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/Events-calendar-2023