Heilala Festival June 27 to July 9 [1]
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 15:44. Updated on Friday, May 27, 2016 - 09:55.
It’s going to be a busy time in Nuku’alofa come June to July with the annual Heilala Festival, church conference and school celebrations.
The Heilala Festival is set to run for two-weeks from June 27 to July 9 in a draft program released today, by the Heilala Festival Committee.
Cultural events will start the festival from the traditional Tau’olunga competitions by various age groups to Hiva Kakala singing competition in a number of categories, among other cultural performances to be held at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall.
The annual One Tonga Glorifying God in Song hosted by Western Union/Fexco will be held on Sunday, 3 July.
A highlight of the festival, the Miss Heilala Pageant competition will start on Monday July 4, a public holiday to commemorate the birthday of HM King Tupou VI.
The one-week pageant ends on Friday, 8 July with the crowning of the new Miss Heilala 2016-17 before the festival concludes on Saturday, 9 July with the Miss Heilala and community parade.
The current Miss Heilala is Brittne Fuimaono.
The 150th Anniversary of Tupou College to be held from June 18-24 and the Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference from June 19-27, side events held during this period is expected to bring hundreds of Tongans from throughout Tonga and abroad.