Festivals

Samoa holidays include a wide range of festivals and activities that fall into a variety of categories. Tourists can participate in traditional, cultural, sports, and religious activities throughout the year. The International Game Fishing Tournament is one of Samoa's most well-known festivities. During the month of April, Samoa hosts the International Game Fishing Tournament. From the end of April to the beginning of May, the festival takes place over the course of a week. Because of its bright skies, picturesque rivers, and challenging game fish species, Samoa is an ideal setting for this renowned competition. They invite everyone to come down to their clubhouse and take in the beautiful view of the harbor while chatting with their members about fishy tales, and perhaps even jump on one of the Samoa International Game Fishing Association (SIGFA) boats during their monthly Fish to the Max and Junior Fish to the Max Tournaments.

Another well-known festival in Samoa is the fascinating Fire Knife Festival. It takes place in May and is held in conjunction with the much more well-known Samoa Festival. The event, which takes place at the Polynesian Cultural Center, is available to both adults and high school students. Throughout the festival, there will be a variety of traditional cultural displays. One of Samoa's most well-known celebrations is the Fire Knife Festival.

The blazing knife is an ancient Samoan cultural item that is utilized in ceremonial dances. It was created out of a machete with towels wrapped around both ends and a section of the blade exposed in the middle. While dancing, tribal fire knife dancers whirl the knife and perform other acrobatic acrobatics. The towels are lit on fire during the dances, hence the name.