EVENTS Calendar - Feb-Mar-Apr

When planning what to do and what to see while in Fiji during the months of February, March and April, here are some events you may wish to consider and to add to your list. MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Note: In April, there are three national public holidays during Easter: Good Friday 10 TH

Easter Saturday 11 TH

Easter Monday 13 TH

1ST — 2 ND

15 TH

21 ST — 22 ND

29 TH

Suva Marathon’s social run starts from the Suva Bowling Club. 10km Run: 6.30am start. 5km Run: 7.00am start. Register half an hour before run.

Tuna Levu Classic at Denarau Marina organised by the Denarau Game & Sport Fishing Club.

The Dinesh Chand Pro-Am will be played at the Lautoka Golf Club course in Lautoka. Entry fee: $30 (includes lovo lunch) Tee off: 10am-12pm.

Fiji Sports Awards at Vodafone Arena, Suva. Tickets, contact FASANOC: 3303525.

Fiji Bitter Nawaka 7s at Prince Charles Park, Nadi.

National Artistic Gymnastics FX Competition at the International School in Suva. 12pm-3pm. Organised by Gymnastics Federation of Fiji.

Annual Fiji Rugby Awards at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva. 6.30pm. Tickets on sale at Fiji Rugby.

Boxing bonanza - Fiji cruiseweight title fight to be contested by Filimoni Naliva Jr. and Alivereti Nakauyaca and the Fiji welterweight title between Ronald Naidu and Malakai Marama at AD Patel College in Ba.

The Melanesian Club Championship will be played between Papua New Guinea’s Snax Lae Tigers and Fiji’s Ravoravo Rabbittohs at Churchill Park in Lautoka.

MAR

9TH — 10 TH

14 TH

Holi – the Hindu “Festival of Colours” brings together those of the faith and others as the event signifies victory over evil and the arrival of spring. It is common to see people pelt coloured powder or pour coloured water on each other and share sweets and other food.

Suncoast Ocean Swim. Great for the entire family with distances of 500m, 1km, 3km and 5km - excellent for almost all swimmers of all levels. Starts 7am at Volivoli Beach Resort, Rakiraki.

Global Rapid Rugby Pacific Showcase Series – Fijian Latui vs China BOP. ANZ Stadium, Suva. Starts 3pm.

19 TH — 21 ST

Fiji Bitter Marist 7’s – dubbed the mecca of Sevens Rugby – at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. The 44 th edition will see competition among 48 men’s, 12 Under-20 and eight women’s teams. Starts 8am.

28 TH

Global Rapid Rugby Pacific Showcase Series - Fijian Latui vs Western Force. Churchill Park, Lautoka. 3pm.

Skipper Cup. (Rugby) All games begin 3pm. Nadroga vs Suva Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka. Naitasiri vs Lautoka Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Yasawa vs Nadi Churchill Park, Lautoka Namosi vs Tailevu Thompson Park, Navua

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APR

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10 TH — 13 TH

16 TH — 18 TH

Skipper Cup. (Rugby) All games begin 3pm. Naitasiri vs Nadi Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Suva vs Yasawa ANZ Stadium, Suva Lautoka vs Tailevu Churchill Park, Lautoka Nadroga vs Namosi Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka

Tennis Easter Open at the RTC in Lautoka. Contact Tennis Fiji on mobile 9771227.

The annual Coca Cola Games – the Fiji Secondary Schools’ National Athletics Championships. ANZ Stadium, Suva. 8am to 5pm.

Global Rapid Rugby Pacific Showcase Series - Fijian Latui vs Samoa. Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori. 3pm.

Skipper Cup. (Rugby) All games begin 3pm. Tailevu vs Nadroga Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Yasawa vs Lautoka Churchill Park, Lautoka Nadi vs Suva Prince Charles Park, Nadi Namosi vs Naitasiri Thompson Park, Navua

Global Rapid Rugby Pacific Showcase Series – Fijian Latui vs South China Tigers. Churchill Park, Lautoka

Skipper Cup. (Rugby) All games begin 3pm. Yasawa vs Namosi Prince Charles Park, Nadi Lautoka vs Nadi Churchill Park, Lautoka Nadroga vs Naitasiri Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Tailevu vs Suva Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori