A float parade along Hala Taufa'ahau, followed by a talent quest, art and craft competition and a tourist facilities banner competition concluded the second and final day, of a national cultural festival on Tuesday, December 8 at Pangai Lahi.

The national festival was launched last year by the Ministry of Tourism with the objective of highlighting the Tongan culture to attract visitors to Tonga.

The theme for this years National Cultural Festival is "Celebrating our Unique Cultural Heritage".

The two days of Cultural Festival which was staged at Pangai Lahi, was the beginning of the National Cultural Festival. The 'Eua festival will be from December 10-11, Ha'apai on December 15 then Vava'u from December 17-18.

The guest of honour at the final day, yesterday of the Tongatapu Festival was the Hon. Fatafehi 'o Lapaha Tuita and the program for the day included a talent quest, art and craft competition and tourist facilities banner competition.