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Norfolk Island Events and Activities

7 January 2024: Heiva

Organised by the Council of Elders and Polynesian Foremothers group, this is a day of Community to honour our Polynesian Ancestry.
 
Held on the shores of beautiful Emily Bay lagoon.  This is a day for all the family and everyone is welcome. Fish Fry, sausage sizzle, events and canoe racing. 
 
12 to 16 February 2024: Veterans Golf

The Veterans Golf Tournament is a great way to combine your love of golf with a late summer holiday. Participants must be 50 years or over with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to be won.

17 to 24 February 2024: South Pacific Pairs Lawn Bowls

Join us for the Norfolk Island South Pacific Pairs Lawn Bowls Tournament from 17 to 24 February 2024. Come for the bowls, friendship and Norfolk Island Bowls Club hospitality – and enjoy a late summer holiday too.

3 to 10 March, 2024: History Lovers Week

Join Australian History Research and step back in time and immerse yourself in Norfolk Island heritage for a history love holiday. 

5 to 11 March 2024: First Fleeters Week

Enjoy this fabulous time of year on Norfolk Island with added interest of Foundation Day celebrations.

6 March 2024: Foundation Day Holiday

On 6 March 1788 Lieutenant Philip Gidley King arrived with the first settlers –  a party of fifteen convicts, 9 males, 6 females and 7 free men, to take control of Norfolk Island so the Island didn’t fall into the hands of the French who were also interested in the South Pacific.

Foundation Day celebrates this historical occasion & attracts many visitors especially those who are researching their family heritage. The re-enactment & celebrations all take place at Kingston, the World Heritage area of Norfolk Island.

20 to 27 April: Anzac Day 

Dawn Service Commemorations for ANZAC Day on Norfolk Island are the first to be held in Australia. As the sun rises over Emily Bay, in view of the Island’s own Lone Pine, the Norfolk Island RSL leads a poignant community ceremony of remembering that individually connects and unites.

26 April to 3 May, 2024: Line Dancing Festival

2024 is already sold out! Register your interest for the 2025 Line Dancing Festival! Line-dance your way to Paradise on Norfolk Island during this week filled with dancing workshops, socialising fun and entertaining antics.

4 to 11 May 2024: Bounty Fours Bowls Tournament

Norfolk Island Bowling Club and Norfolk Island Travel Centre invite visiting lawn bowlers to participate in the Bounty Fours Bowls Tournament in May 2024. A longstanding and very popular event in the Norfolk Island Bowls calendar.

11 to 18 May, 2024: Castaway Pairs Baunti Tours Golf Tournament

Get your golf partner ready! Join friendly locals over 3 days at the Norfolk Island Golf Club for the Castaway Pairs Invitational Tournament.

23 to 30 May 2024: Red Hatters Extravaganza

Norfolk’s Red Hatter Chapter led by Her Royal Highness Queenalee Rosalie Radiant Rose of Divinity, who rules over her ‘Bounty Babes’, invites you and your Chapter to experience Norfolk Island in May 2024.

8 June 2024: Bounty Day (celebrations to be held 10 June 2024)

Anniversary (Bounty) Day on the 8th of June celebrates the anniversary of the arrival of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island. The Pitcairners were the descendants of the infamous English sailors of mutiny on the Bounty fame and the Tahitian women who, under their leader Fletcher Christian began a new life on isolated Pitcairn Island.  After outgrowing tiny Pitcairn the community, Queen Victoria gave Norfolk Island to the 8 island families, 194 islanders arrived on the Morayshire in 1856.

The celebrations are held in the World Heritage area of Kingston which includes an re-enactment, parade, wreath laying, singing of hymns and a community picnic highlighting traditional food.
Visitors are welcome to observe.

14 to 22 June 2024: Ballroom Dancing Week

Get in early for your spot at the legendary Norfolk Island Ballroom Dancing Week The secret is out! Join us for a stand out week at this historically sell-out event. Enjoy a South Pacific Holiday while making new dancing friends and learning new routines.

17 June 2024: King’s Birthday (public holiday)

20 to 27 July 2024: Graham Rodger Country Music Week

Join acclaimed country music songwriter and performer Graham Rodger for a special week of country music performances and touring

1 to 10 August, 2024: Ian Rolfe Southern Landscapes Photography Workshop

Join Ian Rolfe in 2024 for his 20th trip to Norfolk Island! Ian will take you to all the best local spots, following the sun and stars to get that ‘perfect shot’.

17 to 24 August, 2024: NIO Classic Triple Bowls Tournament

Lawn bowlers will have triple the fun participating in the NIO Classic Triples Bowling tournament in August 2024. The tournament will host men’s or ladies teams with a minimum of five qualifying rounds.

24 to 30 August 2024: Grant Burge Pro-Am Golf Classic

Amateur and professional golfers not only play for an attractive prize pool every August, they experience golf Norfolk Island style.
The tournament is challenging yet highly friendly and social, local players join visiting pros and amateurs to compete in the four day comp.

Third Wednesday every month:  Government House Charity Open Day 1pm to 3.30pm

Norfolk Island’s historic Government House – built in 1829 and handsomely restored – is generally not open to the public. However, on a number of occasions each year, its formal rooms are open for public inspection.

This is to allow opportunities for people to visit and gain an appreciation of Government House’s place in the rich history of Norfolk Island as well as to raise funds for Norfolk Island’s volunteer charity and service organisations.

The Government House Open Day program is subject to the possibility that scheduled Open Days may be cancelled or changed at short notice because of operational requirements or bad weather such as when it is wet or windy. Visitors must be advised of this fact.

October 2024: Norfolk Island Theatre Festival

A great week of short plays performed by Amateur Theatre groups from Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Presented by  NORFOLK AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY, Inc. (NATS)

10 October 2024: Royal A & H Show 12 Noon to 4pm

The Royal Agriculture and Horticultural Show is a highlight on the Norfolk Island calendar. This is a fun day out for the whole community.

Wednesday 27 November 2024: Thanksgiving Day Public Holiday

Norfolk Island is one of the few places outside of America to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, a legacy from the American whaling ships, which would make frequent stops to the island during the late 1800’s.

They brought with them American style recipes like pumpkin pie and cornbread. The day is celebrated by attending Church services and enjoying a traditional lunch with family and friends. 

23 December 2024: Christmas Pageant and Street Parade
 
This is a fun night for the whole family and one not to be missed!

There’s the Christmas Pageant street parade, late night shopping, entertainment, cafes are open, a bar service and extra food stalls.