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XVIII Pacific Games
Host cityPirae, Tahiti
CountryFrench Polynesia
MottoWelcoming everyone again
Nations24 (expected)
Athletes~4500 (expected)
Events356 in 24 sports
Opening24 July 2027
Closing7 August 2027
Main venueStade Pater
WebsiteOfficial Website

The 2027 Pacific Games (French: 2027 Jeux du Pacifique; Tahitian: 2027 Ha‘utira‘a no Pātifita), officially known as the XVIII Pacific Games, and commonly known as Tahiti 2027 or Pirae 2027 (Tahitian: Pīraʻe 2027) is an upcoming continental multi-sport event for Pacific Island countries and territories that is scheduled to take place in Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia from 24 July to 7 August 2027.[1]

It will be the third Pacific Games to be held in Tahiti after the 1971 South Pacific Games and 1995 South Pacific Games in Papeete.[2]

Host selection

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Six countries and territories expressed interest in bidding for the games.[3] American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Tahiti, Tonga, and Vanuatu were among them. When the competition was known as the South Pacific Games, Fiji, Guam, and Tahiti hosted it in the past. Tonga, who were the initial winning bidders for the 2019 Games but later withdrew as host,[4] also indicated their interest in hosting the games.[3] As a result of their unsuccessful bids for the 2011 and 2015 Pacific Games, American Samoa and Vanuatu also expressed interest.[3]

Fiji withdrew its bid earlier in 2021 owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and chose to concentrate on the 2031 Pacific Games instead.[5] The Pacific Games Council narrowed down the remaining candidate nations and territories, eliminating American Samoa, Guam, and Tonga from consideration as hosts in favor of Tahiti and Vanuatu.[6] On 25 June, both Tahiti and Vanuatu presented their official bids for the Games hosting rights.[7]

The 22 PGC members that participated in the teleconferenced PGC General Assembly on 6 November 2021, voted in favor of Tahiti's candidacy.[1][8]

2027 Pacific Games bidding summary
City PGA name Bid stage Decision
Pirae TahitiFinalYes
Port Vila VanuatuFinalNo
Pago Pago American SamoaFirstNo
Hagatna GuamFirstNo
Nuku'alofa TongaFirstNo
Suva FijiWithdrew

Development and preparations

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Venues

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Venues will be located in 12 municipalities across three islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea and Rai'atea which are part of the Windward Islands. Pirae, the official host city, will host the opening and closing ceremonies at the Pater Stadium.[8] Listed are the 25 confirmed venues for the Games.[9][10]

Tahiti

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Competition venues
City Venue Sport(s) Capacity
Papeete Salle Maco Nena Boxing
Terrain du Parc Paofa'i Beach volleyball, beach wrestling 1,000
Place To'ata 3x3 basketball
Bassins de Mama'o Swimming
Stand de tir Tere Garnier Shooting - pistol
Pirae Stade Pater Football 15,000
Stade de Squash Pater Squash
Parc Aorai Tini Hau Va'a, kayaking
Complexe sportif Fautau'a Basketball, rugby sevens, tennis +1,500
Complexe sportif AS JT Basketball
Complexe sportif AS Dragon Volleyball
Faʻaʻā Salle Omnisport du Collège Henri Hiro Badminton, table tennis 400
Arue Complexe sportif Boris Lèontieff Judo 600
Yacht Club de Tahiti Sailing
Mahina Complexe sportif AS Venus Football, taekwondo, wrestling 2,400+
Hitia'a O Te Ra Complexe sportif de Hitia'a Athletics 10,000
Punaauia Complexe sportif AS Phenix Tennis
Stade de la Punaru'u Football
Parc Vairai Cycling
Papara Golf International de Tahiti Golf, archery
Center technique de Surf Popoti Surfing
Paea Stade Manu Ura Football 1,200+
Teva I Uta Salle Nuutafaratea Weightlifting, powerlifting

Mo'orea

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Competition venues
City Venue Sport(s) Capacity
Moorea-Maiao Plage de Ta'ahiamanu Triathlon, open-water swimming, road cycling

Raʻiātea

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Competition venues
City Venue Sport(s) Capacity
Taputapuatea
Stand de tir de Faaroa Shooting - DTL

The Games

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Sports

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The 2027 Pacific Games are projected to feature competitions in at least 24 sports, including 17 "core" sports that have been part of the program since 2023. In its 2021 bid, the Tahiti 2027 Organizing Committee (OC) proposed nine optional sports for inclusion: badminton, cycling, handball, netball, powerlifting, shooting, squash, surfing, and wrestling.[11] In November 2023, the Pacific Games Council (PGC) approved seven of these sports, omitting handball and netball in line with its policy of introducing Games-specific disciplines to boost local engagement and development.[12] At the PGC annual general meeting in July 2025, it was confirmed that only two para-sports, para-athletics and para-table tennis, would be included in the program. In 2026, para-va'a became the third para-sport to be included on the program after it was approved by the PGC.

In February 2026, a total of 43 qualification systems for the 2028 Summer Olympics were published by the International Olympic Committee, and the qualification systems for sports that offer direct quotas from the 2027 Pacific Games include archery, athletics, shooting, swimming, taekwondo and weightlifting. Additional sports such as sailing and squash may be included if their respective regional sport's governing body's instead offer Olympic qualification though these Games.[13]

Ceremonies

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Opening ceremony

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Closing ceremony

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Participating nations

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All 24 countries and territories (22 member federations and 2 associate members of the PGC) are expected to send delegations. As of 28 October 2026, the following eight Nations are qualified:

Note
1. The number in parentheses indicates how many athletes confirmed.
2. ^[a] As host, Tahiti are guaranteed slots in all sports, hence, as of 3 April 2026 their total is the sum of maximum number of entries allowable for all team sports only.

Calendar

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The competition schedule was released by the Games Organizing Committee on 24 March 2026.[20]

Daily medal events for all sports are yet to be confirmed.

All dates are French Polynesia Time (GMT-10)
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions ●Contingency day 1Gold medal events CCClosing ceremony
July/August 2027 July August Events
24
Sat		 25
Sun		 26
Mon		 27
Tue		 28
Wed		 29
Thu		 30
Fri		 31
Sat		 1
Sun		 2
Mon		 3
Tue		 4
Wed		 5
Thu		 6
Fri		 7
Sat
CeremoniesOCCC
Archery ● ●
Athletics
Badminton ● ● ● ● ●
Basketball Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
3×3 Basketball ● ● 2 2
Boxing
Cycling Mountain biking
Road cycling
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Judo
Outrigger canoeing
Powerlifting
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shooting
Squash ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Surfing ● ● ● ● ●
Swimming
Table tennis ● ● ● ●
Taekwondo
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Triathlon
Volleyball Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting
Wrestling Wrestling
Beach wrestling
Total events
Cumulative total
July/August Sat
24		 Sun
25		 Mon
26		 Tue
27		 Wed
28		 Thu
29		 Fri
30		 Sat
31		 Sun
1		 Mon
2		 Tue
3		 Wed
4		 Thu
5		 Fri
6		 Sat
7		 Events

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Tahiti named host of 2027 Pacific Games". insidethegames.biz. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Schroeder, Justin (27 November 2025). "Jeux du Pacifique 2027 : Tahiti au cœur du plus grand rendez-vous sportif océanien". Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tonga one of six hopefuls to stage 2027 Pacific Games despite withdrawing as 2019 hosts". insidethegames.biz. 15 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games". insidethegames.biz. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fiji sets sights on hosting 2031 Pacific Games". insidethegames.biz. 3 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tahiti or Vanuatu set to be chosen as 2027 Pacific Games host next month". insidethegames.biz. 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "2027 Pacific Games Bid Proposals". Pacific Games Council. 15 September 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Bid book - Tahiti 2027 18th Pacific Games". TAH2027. 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Réné, Charlie (15 September 2025). "Le complexe sportif de Faa'a sera livré seulement trois mois avant les Jeux - Radio1 Tahiti". Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0DFt9hD6o
  11. ↑ "Tahiti to host 2027 Pacific Games". Radio New Zealand website. 8 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tahiti 2027 : le surf, le cyclisme ou le badminton feront leur retour aux Jeux du Pacifique". www.radio1.pf (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games Documents". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 "Polynesian Cup: Four teams qualify for 2027 Pacific Games". RNZ. 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "FSM Secure Historic FIBA Micronesian Cup Title, Advance to Tahiti 2027". FIBA. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Fiji crowned FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup champions after 57-44 win over PNG, while men's team settle for silver". 19 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Guam Crowned FIBA Women's Micronesian Cup 2026 Champions". FIBA. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Gold for men and silver for women in basketball". NBC PNG. 19 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "PNG basketball i qualifai long pilai long 2027 Tahiti Pacific Games". ABC Pacific. 22 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "TAHITI 2027 - COMPETITION CALENDAR I". Jeux du Pacifique - Tahiti 2027 (Official ). 24 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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