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The Firedance Festival is a special showcase of Baining culture in the East New Britain Province.
Guests are transported to Gaulim village deep in the mountains of East New Britain. Here they are welcomed with rare performances capturing Baining tribal myth and lore. Tribes from all over Baining will be a part of this rousing event.
As night descends on Gaulim, towering bonfires will be lit for one of the most spectacular dances ever witnessed in Papua New Guinea, where initiated Baining men wearing extraordinary masks and enchanted by forest spirits dance evocatively through the flames and embers.
The Firedance Festival is organised by South Sea Horizons in partnership with the Baining community of East New Britain. South Sea Horizons proudly offer Responsible Tours that encourages the protection of the unique cultures we have in PNG.
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Join the local women artisans of Milne Bay for an exciting showcase of their incredible woven crafts at the Women Weavers of Milne Bay Fashion & Culture Show.
The event is held annually in Alotau, Milne Bay Province at the Wanigili Centre overlooking the picturesque bay.
The public are invited to experience a unique mix of contemporary and traditional arts and crafts proudly created by Milne Bay women.
The highlight of the event is the fashion show where the most inspiring fashion outfits woven from local fibers and materials grace the local catwalk.
Visit the Milne Bay Tourism Bureau travel website ‘Magical Milne Bay’: www.milnebay.travel
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The 4th Karkar Island Bilum Festival will be be held at Taur Sportsground on Karkar Island, Madang Province – promoting the theme: “My culture. My identity. My pride.”
Highlights of the festival include: traditional bilum pageant, singsings, live string bands, cultural knowledge showcase such as displays of bilum weaving, artwork and Karkar Island artefacts.
Meet the women of Karkar Island who are known throughout the region for their traditional bilum weaving skills. On display will be beautiful traditional bilums that follow cultural and modern designs.
Karkar Island is located 30km from the Madang Province mainland and is home to about 70,000 people.
Local transport is available to take festival goers to the event. Festival organizer’s advise visitors to take the number 17 bus from the Madang Town, Puma Station to Kubugam boat shed (bus fare is about 7 Kina). From Kubugam take a 40 minute dinghy boat ride across to Karkar Island (30 Kina per person).
For bookings and further information contact Mr. Pholas Yongole, email: pholas.yongole7@gmail.com or call: +675 7254-3382 / 7085-1831 / 7372-1549 / 7942-4777
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🪶 Celebrate one of Papua New Guinea’s most culturally and environmentally rich festivals in the heart of the Southern Highlands Province.
The Kutubu Kundu & Digaso Festival is an annual gathering that honours the cultural heritage of the Kutubu people — especially the traditional kundu drum and digaso oil, a sacred red oil derived from local tree bark. Held from 15–17 September 2025, the festival takes place across two stunning locations: Lake Kutubu and Pimaga Station.
Surrounded by the untouched beauty of the Kikori Basin — home to rare wildlife such as the world’s longest land-living eel and 12 endemic fish species — the festival brings together over 40 communities from Bosavi, Kikori, Hela, Enga, and beyond. It’s a vibrant celebration of tradition, storytelling, biodiversity, and peace-building.
Since its inception in 2011, the festival has served as a platform for:
Cultural exchange and preservation
Promoting sustainable tourism and local economies
Raising awareness on education, environmental issues, and climate change
Under this year’s theme, “Strongim Pasin Tumbuna na Kalsa Bilong Yumi” (Strengthen Our Ancestral Ways and Culture), visitors can look forward to a truly immersive experience, including:
Traditional sing-sing performances
Digaso oil and sago extraction demonstrations
Bilum weaving and traditional arts & crafts
Canoe races and Lake Kutubu cultural tours
Visits to the iconic Kutubu long haus
The festival warmly welcomes both local and international guests to connect with the spirit of Lake Kutubu — through dance, dialogue, and deep cultural knowledge.
For further information, email the Kutubu Kundu & Digaso Festival committee: festivalkuts017@gmail.com or call +675 7066-0057 / 7119-5699
🪶 The 2025 Hagen Show will be staged at Kagamuga showground, Mount Hagen town in the Western Highlands Province – August 16th to 17th.
The Hagen Show is an exciting ‘singsing‘ involving cultural groups from across the Western Highlands and other parts of the country perform traditional dances, ritual performances and feasting.
The event was first staged in 1961 before PNG’s Independence as an event to unify tribes.
Local entertainers from the modern music scene will also perform at the show. Arts and crafts will also be on display.
Don’t miss out on this exciting cultural event in one of the Highlands region’s biggest commercial townships.
For further information, email: service@pngtours.com
Join us in Port Moresby for the PNG Mini Cultural Show!
The PNG Tourism Promotion Authority brings you an exciting cultural celebration featuring the main cultural groups from the 22 provinces of Papua New Guinea, including Huli wigmen, the Sili Muli of Enga, Garamut dancers of Manus Province and more!
There will also be live band performances and cultural photo opportunities.
Entry is Free.
Download our PNG Mini Cultural Show Program for our APEC PNG 2018 delegates.
For further information, email: ppd@papuanewguinea.travel or call +675 320-0211
🤠 The Largest cultural display of agriculture, industry and community in the Country!
The Morobe Show is on during Papua New Guinea’s Independence Week celebrations in Lae, Morobe Province this year!
Over two days, Lae becomes a hub of activity as it plays host to cultural performances, community pride, and displays of hard work through big harvests in agriculture from subsistence farming through to industrial farming from the coasts, to hinterlands of Morobe Province and its border-sharing provinces.
The Morobe Show brings together an estimated number of 80,000 visitors annually. Guests can wander the crafts and food markets of Lae city and the surrounding historic and natural wonders and tourist sites.
The national airline, Air Niugini, travels five times into Lae city from the capital of Port Moresby.
Enquiries for tourist packages can be found at Air Niugini offices, online on the Air Niugini website and on the Morobe Show Page.
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For tickets and further information, contact the Morobe Province Agricultural Society: email info@morobeshow.org.pg or call: +675 78673508 or 430-4085 or 430-4042 or visit the Morobe Show website. Follow the Morobe Show Facebook page for updates.
🪶 Join the people of Enga as they celebrate 32 years of their extraordinary annual festival showcase – the Enga Cultural Show, now set for the 7th to 9th August 2025.
Wabag Town in Enga Province will be the venue of this exciting annual event. Witness dozens of cultural performances from tribes across Enga, as well as the Highlands region. Singsings, rituals, crafts and produce will be on display – come and experience the best of Enga!
Visitors will be privileged to see a spectacular display of culture unique to Enga, especially the amazing Engan dancers with their iconic black-painted faces and unique headdresses.
For further information, email: contact@engashow.com / engaculturalshow@gmail.com
🐊 The Sepik River Crocodile Festival is a three-day cultural celebration staged annually in Ambunti, East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.
Experience one of East Sepik’s popular and most exciting cultural festivals.
The Sepik River Crocodile Festival highlights the importance of the crocodile and its cultural significance to the people of the Sepik River.
The Sepik River is one of the largest rivers in the Asia-Pacific region and is home to some of the world’s largest freshwater and saltwater crocodile populations.
In Sepik culture men and crocodile share a special bond. The Crocodile symbolizes strength, power and manhood. Skin-cutting initiations continue in Sepik River communities where men proudly wear scars cut into their skin during the rite of passage. These scars, resembling the back of a crocodile, run from the shoulder to the hip.
Crocodiles are significant to the Sepik culture where they have cultural traditions, beliefs and legends based on this ancient animal.
The festival is held every year, August 5th – 7th.
The Karimui Show in Simbu Province celebrates the natural wonders of the Mt Karimui Conservation Area Project.
In its fourth year running, this special festival brings together local communities in the Karimui District in an effort to encourage awareness and appreciation of their natural environment.
Experience the colourful ‘singsings’ (cultural dances) and unique rituals of the Simbu people of Karimui – famous for their cane walkers, unique head-dresses and striking ceremonial face-paints.
The 2021 Karimui Show is a three-day event that will take place November 17-19.
For further information contact the Karimui Show Committee Mr. Ken Mondiai or Mr. Chris Jamie, email: karimuishow@pwmpng.org.pg or phone +675 323-6344
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