The Enga Cultural Show

The Enga Cultural Show, in the western Highlands, is PNG’s highest province. Each year in August in the province’s capital of Wabag, they put on a festival showcasing dozens of cultural performances from tribes all across the province. Discover Engan's famous sand painting, which is unique to the area, or watch one of the many dances and performances displayed nowhere else except for this region.

These include the Engan dancers with black-painted faces and unique headdresses.Tania Nugent, who helped organize the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, says: “In the 1930s, Enga Province was the last of PNG’s provinces to be contacted by the outside world. Traditional customs, rituals and ways of living are still practiced daily here.

“In the face of modernisation, the Enga Cultural Show was established to preserve and celebrate traditional knowledge. Here you can really immerse yourself in one of the world’s last frontiers of continuous and surviving indigenous culture.”

When: August
Where: Enga, Highlands Region, Guinea