In two weeks, Papeete will be celebrating. For Matari’i i ni’a, the country, Tahiti Tourisme, the Maison de la culture, and the Bank of Tahiti are joining forces again to honor the season of abundance. On the program for November 20, craft workshops, a parade of flower-adorned floats, fireworks, and musical stages along the seafront. These free events open to all will be centered on the theme “Tāpa’o Tumu: the signs of the sky, the earth and the sea.”
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The season of abundance will once again be celebrated with music, flowers, and color in Papeete. A parade of floats, a street ball, concerts, and fireworks: Matari’i i ni’a returns to animate Papeete’s seafront on November 20. For this second edition, several free activities open to everyone are planned around the theme “Tāpa’o Tumu: the signs of the sky, the earth and the sea,” referencing traditional observations that herald the onset of the abundance season. Matari’i i nia is thus linked to the rising of the Pleiades, to harvests, and to the resumption of major fisheries.
These traditions will frame the day. After an ʻava ceremony at the Paofai Gardens at 8:30 a.m., the festivities can begin. From 2:00 p.m., Vaiete Square will host a village of artisans and be animated by workshops such as crown weaving, essential to align with the day’s floral dress code: Tahiti of yesteryear. The opening ceremony, in the presence of country and state officials, will follow at 3:30 p.m.
2 500 défilants attendus sur le front de mer
A highlight of the day, the parade will start at 4:30 p.m. from the maritime station. About a dozen flower-decorated floats and some 2,500 participants are expected for this colorful procession, which will traverse the seafront for nearly two hours, reaching the Jacques-Chirac roundabout. If last year’s edition drew almost 7,000 people to Papeete, the organizing committee is aiming for 10,000 this year, following the success of the first edition, “a grand rendezvous populaire et festif,” recalls Vaihere Lissant, general director of the GIE Tahiti Tourisme.
After the parade, it’s time for music. At nightfall, as last year, three free musical stages will be open in Papeete. Singer Nohorai will perform at the Vaima Center, the band Akatoka will be on Gauguin Street, and a grand public ball led by the Royal Band will fill Vaiete Square. To top it off, at 9 p.m., a fireworks display over Papeete’s harbor will close the festivities.
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