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Diary of events<br />
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Tourism <strong>Fiji</strong> Diary of Events for 2010<br />
January<br />
The Suva Rugby Festival<br />
The event will kick off a week of exhilarating<br />
rugby action and entertainment with the<br />
Suva Rugby Union on January 18. There are<br />
188 rugby teams scheduled to participate in<br />
the festival, in addition to the 64 teams from<br />
touch rugby and netball.<br />
July<br />
Bula Festival (annual)<br />
The main festival of the year in <strong>Fiji</strong>, the Bula<br />
Festival takes place in Nadi on Viti Levu.<br />
Everyone dresses up and the event features a<br />
Pacific dancing contest, a Bollywood night and<br />
plenty of music and marching parades. There<br />
is also a Miss Bula competition for which<br />
contestants dress in traditional <strong>Fiji</strong> costumes.<br />
August - September<br />
Sugar Festival (annual)<br />
Sugar cane is one of <strong>Fiji</strong>’s major crops and it is<br />
all the fun of the fair in Lautoka, the main hub<br />
of production. This annual festival features a<br />
Miss Sugar competition, brass bands and a<br />
sugar cane parade<br />
October<br />
The Rising of the Balolo<br />
For two nights in the last quarter of the moon<br />
in October and November a marine delicacy rises<br />
to the surface of the sea to spawn. Known as<br />
the ‘Caviar of the Pacific’ these writhing sea<br />
worms attract the locals who canoe out to sea<br />
with nets and torches to scoop them up in their<br />
thousands. A fun event to watch - when the<br />
<strong>Fiji</strong>an reefs come alive.<br />
8th-10th - <strong>Fiji</strong> Ocean Swim Festival<br />
(annual)<br />
People love to swim in the Pacific and this is<br />
just one of the many swimming events that<br />
takes place all over the region. Both men and<br />
women compete in this prestigious event that<br />
takes place on Malolo Lailai island in a series<br />
of 1.5km and 3km events which culminate on<br />
Sunday with a 10km race around the island.<br />
Diwali (annual)<br />
Diwali is a major event in the Hindu culture<br />
the world over. In <strong>Fiji</strong> the island’s many Hindus<br />
celebrate just like everywhere else with a Festival<br />
of Lights featuring stunning lights and candles<br />
that light up the night.<br />
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