Heilala Festival 2015
The Heilala Festival is an annual event celebrating the King’s birthday through various shows and events. One of the highlights being the Miss Heilala beauty pageant, where by contestants from various places come together to showcase the tradition and unique culture of Tonga through talent, beauty and knowledge
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The Festival is named after Tonga’s national flower, the Heilala, which is the highest in the hierarchy of the Tongan flowers. The Heilala plant is very difficult to propagate and has to be closely nurtured to survive.
The Heilala Festival was first organised in 1980 by the Tonga Visitors Bureau (Ministry of Tourism) to celebrate the birthday of His Late Majesty’s King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV. It has since then become the highlight of the year for Tonga.
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HEILALA FESTIVAL 2015 TENTATIVE PROGRAM
CELEBRATING 34th ANNIVERSARY
22nd June – 11th July, 2015
“tangane! TONGA”
Monday 30th June – Friday 03rd July MISS HEILALA ORIENTATION WEEK
Monday, 22nd June
5:00pm – 12: 00am Tonga’s Got Talent (Reference: Ruby Ma’afu)
Venue: Digicel Square Nuku’alofa
Tuesday, 23rd June
5:00pm – 12: 00am Brass Band Show
Venue: Queen Salote Memorial Hall
Wednesday, 24th June
5:00pm – 12: 00am Cultural Event – Miss Junior Tau’olunga Competition
Venue: Queen Salote Memorial Hall
Thursday, 25th June
5:00pm – 12: 00am Real Tonga Coronation Golden Kava Bowl Singing Competition- Sivi Hiva Kalapu Kava Tonga sponsor by Real Tonga- Elimination Round
Venue: Queen Salote Memorial Hall
Friday, 26th June
7:00pm International Night Sponsor by TCC
Venue: (tbc)
Real Tonga Golden Kava Bowl- Sivi Hiva Kalapu Kava Tonga sponsor by Real Tonga- Finale
Venue: (tbc)
Saturday, 27th June
10:00am Royal Kava- Ceremony Taumafa Kava
Venue: Pangai
Sunday, 28th June
7:00pm ONE TONGA (Sponsor by Western Union/Fexco)
Venue: (tbc)
Monday, 29th June
Tuesday, 30th June
Miss Heilala Orientation Day
Venue: tbc
Wednesday, 01st July
All day Miss Heilala Program
Venue: (tbc)
10:00am- 12noon Education Day
Venue: Teufaiva Stadium
Thursday, 02nd July
All day Miss Heilala Program
Venue: (tbc)
2:30pm Traditional Entertainment
Venue: Pangai
Friday, 03rd July
All day Miss Heilala Program
Venue: (tbc)
6:30pm – 8:00pm Official Welcome Reception
Venue: Fa’onelua Convention Centre
Saturday, 04th July His Majesty King Tupou VI’s Coronation Day
10:00am Coronation Service and Ceremony
Venue: Free Wesleyan Church, Centenary Church
Evening Welcome Reception for Miss Heilala
Venue: (tbc)
