Det sker i Avarua (Rarotonga), Cook Islands året igennem

Travlt — New Zealand summer holidays, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.), New Zealand summer holidays (19. dec. – 27. jan. (normalt))

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Travlt — Te Mire Ura Nui (Dancer of Year)

• Festival

  Te Mire Ura Nui (Dancer of Year)

  1.–31. maj · normaltKunstfestivalTætpakket

  The national dance competition's international final, run by the Ministry of Cultural Development at the National Auditorium in Avarua, usually held the last week of May. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Sovereign's Birthday, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Sovereign's Birthday

  1.–7. jun. · normaltNational helligdagLukninger

  A single public holiday on the first Monday of June, shared with New Zealand; shops and government offices close for the day but it barely dents a visit. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Te Maeva Nui, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Humpback whale season

  15. jul. – 15. okt. · normalt

  Humpbacks come in close to the reef edge off the north coast between July and October. From the shore road you can often pick out a blow without going anywhere. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Te Maeva Nui

  25. jul. – 4. aug.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Ten days of constitution celebrations that fill the National Auditorium with island-by-island dance and song. It is the week the diaspora comes home, and the beds go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Te Maeva Nui, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Humpback whale season (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Te Maeva Nui (25. jul. – 4. aug.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Humpback whale season (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Gospel Day (Nuku)

  25.–27. okt.Religiøs højtidLukninger

  26 October marks the arrival of the missionaries in 1821. Village churches stage it as drama and choir, the town keeps the holiday, and Sunday closing is stricter than usual around it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Humpback whale season (15. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Vaka Eiva

• Risiko

  Cyclone season

  1. nov. – 30. apr.

  November to April is the South Pacific storm season, with the peak between December and February. Most years pass without a hit; the airport and the ferries move first when one is near. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Vaka Eiva

  20.–27. nov.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  A week of outrigger racing that brings crews from across the Pacific and New Zealand. The lagoon fills with vaka, the town is at capacity, and the after-parties run all week. Kilde ↗

Travlt — New Zealand summer holidays, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  19. dec. – 27. jan. · normaltSkoleferieTætpakket

  Rarotonga is where New Zealand goes for a warm Christmas, so the Auckland flights and the beachfront rentals go early. The fortnight either side of New Year is the dearest of the year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)