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2002 Festivals and Special Events

in the COOK ISLANDS - SOUTH PACIFIC

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	DATE	EVENT	LOCATION	ISLAND
JANUARY 2002
	1st	New Years Day Festivities	all	Rarotonga

MARCH 2002
	MARCH Thru JUNE	2 Cook Islands Rugby League - 2002 Domestic Season
	29	GOOD FRIDAY
		EASTER WEEKEND

APRIL 2002
	1ST	EASTER MONDAY		Rarotonga
	22	Papa'a Dancer of the year Competition -Visitors & Expatriates		National
	25th to 26th	National Dancer of the Year Eliminations, heats, and Finals Junior & Intermediate Sections	National Auditorium	Rarotonga
		Contact: Events Management Pacifica - For information
	25th	Anzac Day Service		National
	25th	Rarotonga Tin Man Triathalon		Rarotonga


MAY 2002
	2 & 3	National Dancer of the Year Eliminations, heats, and Finals Seniors & Open Section
	18th	World Day of Athletics		Rarotonga
	22	Athletics Vaka Challenge		Rarotonga

JUNE 2002
	3th	Queens Birthday - Kumete Sports - Local village sports Competition		National
	5th	Canoe Regatta - Te Tupu O Te Manava
	14 to 21	Cross Country Run
		Contact: Events Management Pacifica - For information
	27st	Olympic Day Fun Run
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JULY 2002
	8 - 12	Pacific Island Conference for Nature Conservation and Protested Areas	National Auditorium
	25th Sun	Gospel Day Services - Arrival of Christianity		Rarotonga
	26th to 04Aug	Te Maeva Celebrations Parades, floats, cultural performances, drumming competition	National Auditorium & other venues	All Islands
	26	National Cross Country Championship

AUGUST 2002
	5	Constitution Day
	26th to 04Aug	Te Maeva Celebrations Parades, floats, cultural performances, drumming competition
	weekly	Road Race series Every Thurs		Rarotonga

SEPTEMBER 2002
	Sept-Dec	Soccer-Football Domestic Season
	15h	Westpac Rarotonga Half-Marathon		Rarotonga

OCTOBER 2002
	13th	Beer Festival	Pubs & Tavern	Rarotonga
	20th	Open Squash Championships	Edgewater Courts	Rarotonga
	26th	Gospel Day & Nuku Celebrations
	6th	Westpac Round Rarotonga Road Race	Maire-Nui Boulevard	Rarotonga
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	15th Oct -14Nov	International Tivaevae Exhibition Traditional - Modern - Exhibition - Demonstrations - Local and International lectures - Competition	National Auditorium	Rarotonga
	26th	Westpac Bank - Round Rarotonga Road Race		Rarotonga

NOVEMBER 2002
	1st	Turama - "All Souls Day"	Churches & Cemeteries	National
	18-23th	Tiare Week Festival of Flowers - Miss Tiare Pageant	Various venues	Rarotonga Mangaia
		Contact: Events Management Pacifica - For information
	TBA	Food Festival		Rarotonga

DECEMBER 2002
	7 - 8	TELECOM INTERNATIONAL SEVENS		Rarotonga
	TBA	JINGLE BELL RUN		Rarotonga
	25th	Christmas Day Celebrations		National
	26th	Boxing Day - Public Holiday
	31st	New Years Eve		National
JANUARY 2003
	1st	New Years Day Welcoming Celebrations		National
	1st	TRADER JACKS - Annual Ist Day Celebration - Breakfast - - Brunch -- Lunch -- Dinner = with continuous entertainment
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