2027 Pacific Games

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.

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.

Host selection

Six countries and territories expressed interest in bidding for the games. 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, also indicated their interest in hosting the games. As a result of their unsuccessful bids for the 2011 and 2015 Pacific Games, American Samoa and Vanuatu also expressed interest.

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. 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. On 25 June, both Tahiti and Vanuatu presented their official bids for the Games hosting rights.

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

Development and preparations

Venues

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. Listed are the 25 confirmed venues for the Games.

Tahiti

Mo'orea

Raʻiātea

The Games

Sports

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. 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. 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.

Ceremonies

Opening ceremony

Closing ceremony

Participating nations

All 24 countries and territories (22 member federations and 2 associate members of the PGC) are expected to send delegations. As of 18 October 2025, the following three Nations are qualified:

• Fiji (24)
• Papua New Guinea (24)
• Tahiti (120)[a] (host)

Note

Calendar

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

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

All dates are French Polynesia Time (GMT-10)

See also

• Pacific Games held in French Polynesia 1971 South Pacific Games – Papeete, Tahiti 1995 South Pacific Games – Papeete, Tahiti 2027 Pacific Games – Tahiti-Moorea-Raiatea

• Olympic Games events held in French Polynesia Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Teahupo'o, Tahiti