Tapati Rapa Nui

Easter Island's most important cultural festival transforms Hanga Roa into a stage for Rapa Nui singing and dance competitions plus traditional sporting events like swimming, outrigger canoeing, horse racing and the haka pei banana-trunk sled race. The 2026 edition, the 58th, is themed 'Vai Maŋaro' in tribute to ancestral Rapa Nui water-management engineering. (Date shown is estimated from the event's typical annual timing — confirm with the organizer closer to the date.)