Hibiscus Festival to Return After Five-Year Hiatus

The Hibiscus Festival is likely to return this year.

This was confirmed by Suva City Council special administrator Tevita Boseiwaqa.

A committee has been formed to draft a framework to host the grand event. Mr Boseiwaqa said that after a lapse of five years, the event was in its pre-planning stages.

“So, the main purpose of that is to come up with a kind of plan, more or less a frame to work on. And once we have a clear direction, then we’ll be inviting major stakeholders to the working committee to make things happen,” Mr Boseiwaqa said.

“We are looking forward to gathering stakeholders’ cooperation in reviving this annual event.”

The festival is usually hosted during the second term school holidays in August and is one of the longest-running festivals. It was put on hold due to the pandemic, among other issues.

The Hibiscus Festival features public parades involving contestants vying to be crowned as the King, Queen, Lady, and, for the younger set, Teen, Prince, and Princess. The last time the festival was held was in 2018.

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