- Mt Hagen Show – August: Major tribal gathering with traditional performances, costumes, and rituals.
- Enga Cultural Show – August: Highlands festival showcasing Enga traditions, singsings and crafts.
- Hiri Moale Festival – September: Port Moresby event celebrating Motuan seafaring culture and Hiri tra>de voyages.
- National Mask Festival – July: Rabaul event featuring elaborate masks, dances, and Tolai/Kainantu traditions.
- Kundu & Canoe Festival – November: Alotau celebration of Milne Bay’s canoe building, kundu drumming, and maritime culture.
- Coffee Festival – May: Goroka event honoring PNG’s coffee culture with tastings and highlands traditions.
- Morobe Show – October: Lae’s agricultural and cultural show with livestock, produce, and sing-sings.
- Kundu & Canoe Festival – November: Alotau celebration of Milne Bay’s canoe building, kundu drumming, and maritime culture.
- Coffee Festival – May: Goroka event honoring PNG’s coffee culture with tastings and highlands traditions
Tourism in Papua New Guinea covers: tribal culture and 800+ languages, major festivals like Goroka Show, Hagen Show & Hiri Moale; Kokoda Track trekking; diving in Kimbe Bay, Rabaul & WWII wreck sites; climbing Mount Wilhelm & volcano tours at Mount Tavurvur; surfing in New Ireland; wildlife like birds-of-paradise in Varirata National Park; markets with carvings & beadwork; islands, rainforests, and highlands. c