Saint Andrew Festival

The Saint Andrew Festival in Vanuatu is a Christian festival blended with local indigenous traditions. Locals from Rah and Mota Lava have been coming together in the Banks region for more than a century to celebrate the life of Saint Andrew, the Apostle. Locals and foreigners alike attend the three-day festival, which includes massive celebrations and feasts with cuisine cooked using geothermal energy. The festival honors Saint Andrews, who was a fisherman before becoming an Apostle for Jesus Christ.

Saint Andrew Festival is taken place in November 30th. Traditional fishing and a church service will be incorporated in the future to commemorate Saint Andrew's life as a fisherman and subsequently as a Good News courier. Some of the highlights of the day activities include Local fishing net, Fishing Baking, Church Service, Public Lunch/ Speech, Sea Snake Dance.

Date: November 30th