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Cultures·Papua New Guinea
Verified by Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority

Papua New Guinea

In the Papua New Guinea Highlands, scores of peoples gather in feather, paint and shell to dance their identity — the densest meeting of living ceremony anywhere.

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witness journals

The season ahead in Papua New Guinea

  • Mount Hagen Cultural Show
    Limited witness
    Papua New Guinea· Oceania
    August 14, 2026

    Mount Hagen Cultural Show

  • Goroka Show
    Limited witness
    Papua New Guinea· Oceania
    September 18, 2026

    Goroka Show

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Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority

All events listed for Papua New Guineaare reviewed and verified by the official cultural authority. Their endorsement carries the same weight in the visitor's contract as the host community's own.

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