Polyfest Australia

Greetings! Talofa, Fakalofa Lahi Atu! Polynesian Festival are pleased to announce the launch of Polyfest Australia coming April 2023!
Polynesian Festival launched in 2019 featuring highschools around Queensland representing an array of Polynesian culture.
This interschool festival set the platform for friendly competition, encouraging & nurturing the vital role cultural identity plays in the lives of our youth.

As well as showcasing culture & highlighting the beauty of diverse multiculturalism currently in highschools, Polyfest Australia strive to instill unity, inclusion, cultural awareness & connection for individuals and the community as a collective.

From Gold Coast, Central & Eastern Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay to Sunshine Coast - if you are passionate about sharing and/or learning about Polynesian roots, get ready!
The opportunity for parents/ex students and current students to preserve & pass down culture is here. Band together your family & friends who are keen to share the knowledge & beauty of Polynesian cultural performance through dance.
We are excited to provide a platform for future generations & can't wait to see what schools will be bringing in April 2023!😁
Registrations opening soon, cant wait to see what you will bring! Watch this space!

"Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together..."
- Suzy Kassem

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Polynesian Festival 2019

2023 is coming......

‼️Talofa Lava Everyone‼️

📣As much as we tried everything to make this happen, due to the ongoing uncertainty with the current circumstances, we have taken the advice of all involved and decided to postpone this event to April next year😔

Keep practising and we look forward to bringing a bigger and more explosive event in April😊
Sincerest apologies everyone.
Look forward to seeing you in April 2022!!!

Fa'afetai lava

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Polynesian Festival QLD 2021🌺

🔥🔥REGISTRATION ON NOW!🔥🔥

The Polynesian Festival (PF) team would like to acknowledge and thank you our previous participating schools in a display of inspiring and memorable performances🙏

Let's infuse positivity to a challenging pandemic through dance, culture and celebration of identities.

We look forward to You and Your school joining us in this multicultural initiative to unite us more than ever.🙌

For participating schools competing or non-competing, please complete

‼️Registration Form on this link‼️👇🏾

https://bit.ly/3xxl8RY

and we'll contact you including a copy of PF Info Pack 2021 sent to your registered email.

If you prefer email, please message us with your email address and we'll send form direct for your convenience so we can evaluate submission and provide access to PF Info Pack 2021.

Thank You🙏

The Polynesian Festival🌺 2021 venue South Bank is Brisbane’s premier lifestyle and cultural destination.

Located on the southern banks of the Brisbane River, its 17 hectares of lush parklands, world-class eateries, stunning river views and hundreds of delightful events all year round make it the perfect place to relax, unwind and showcase our multicultural richness to the world through our participating schools🙌👏👏

We look forward to celebrating together and invite you to join us:

DATE: Saturday, 9th October 2021
VENUE: South Bank Piazza | 410 Stanley St, South Brisbane QLD 4101
TIME: 8am – 5pm
TICKETS & PRICING: 1,500 (incl 300 performers) **TBC

STALLS: *TBA
EOI School Registration Link: Goes 'LIVE" Friday, 6 August 2021.

Key:
*TBA – To Be Advised based on COVID-19 Health Regulations final approval.
**TBC – To Be Confirmed based on COVID-19 Health Regulations final approval.

The Polynesian Festival team look forward to announcing our sponsors and partners in making this event possible.🙏



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we are ˈkʌmɪŋ/ adjective | due to happen | 🤞💃🕺🤗

Prayers and wishing our communities love, health, safety and blessings🙏

📸 | Matangi Tonga🇹🇴

Leadership is not a noun, leadership is a verb.

Woodcrest State College's 40 performers in the 2018 Samoan category inspired us and created proud memories❤️👏👏👏


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Polynesian Festival 2021 | Brisbane QLD | 9 October 2021.

🎥📸 Credit: Jahmal Levi🙏

If the love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will🙏


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Polynesian Festival 2021 | Brisbane QLD | 9 October 2021.

Polynesian Festival🌺 has been working tirelessly for the upcoming launch of it's Pathway Programs in our upcoming event 9 October 2021 focusing on:

1. Youth Career Programs
2. Personal Development Programs
3. Multicultural Discovery Programs

Our goal is:
👉 to provide a platform to celebrate culture and embrace multicultural harmony
👉 to provide access to tools that will assist youth who face barriers in education and/or gaining employment to build rewarding careers
👉 to help young people be well and stay well mentally, spiritually and physically
👉 to inspire our youth to continue to dream, learn and lead.


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Prayers for Fiji 🇫🇯🙏❤️

🔴522 New positive cases
✝ 3 Deaths | 93yr old woman, 60yr old man and 56yr old woman.
✅108 New recoveries
📈 4,909 Active cases
📈 6,161 Total cases recorded in Fiji
📋 317,461 First Dose received
📋 52,001 Second Dose received
MOH Vaccine Dashboard on this link http://bit.ly/3h2JfCZ✅

Shout out to the women who are tired, sleepless, scared of the unknown in the fight for a better life, BUT you get up everyday, smile and refuse to quit🙌

Stay strong Queen‍👑


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“They say home is where the heart is…we say home is wherever your art is,” is an adage that truly reflects our passion.

Polynesian Festival QLD | Home of Culture is a non-profit community initiative established in 2018 producing an annual Invitational High School Cultural Competition celebrating the rich heritage of the Pacific Islands - Aotearoa, Fiji, Rarotonga, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga, a celebration of connection with it’s roots inclusive of indigenous Australia and the multicultural world focusing on harmony, unity and respect.

Polynesian Festival QLD is about real passion, real people and real experiences presented in live performances by the best South East Queensland high schools who meets our selection criteria which includes a dedicated curriculum that empowers cultural identity and a commitment to collaborate on pathway programs that inspires career aspirations, personal development and leadership.

Polynesian Festival QLD has the following objectives:

· Promote the rich cultural heritage of the Pacific, Indigenous Australia and global multiculturalism

· Increase awareness of cultural identity and how it can create unity, harmony and respect in a global community

· Develop pathway programs that empowers future leaders with career aspirations and personal development

We thank you for your continued support, as a community we look forward to celebrating culture together whilst empowering strong young men and women to be the best they can be in career aspirations and in life.

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