One Wave Gathering 2026

One Wave Gathering 2026 is back!!
Gather your family and friends and join us for PASIFIKA AND INDIGENOUS VOICES: Celebrating Culture, Community, and Climate Resilience.
This year is extra special! Alongside a full lineup of live music, cultural art, and inspiring conversations, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of our Indigenous Global Culture Youth Exchange (IGCYE) program! Come celebrate the next generation of global youth leaders with us.
Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville St., Victoria) Saturday, October 3 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Program Schedule & Highlights:
*Dialogue: Interactive Talanoa sessions
*Performance: Live performances by local and South Pacific Indigenous artists
*Art & Artifacts: Immersive exhibits highlighting Indigenous resilience
*Film: Screening of Yumi, the story of Pacific law students fighting for climate justice
Discussion: Community conversations following the film
Acknowledgments & Gratitude:
We gratefully acknowledge our partners from the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose territory these events take place. Deep appreciation to the local W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership & Chiefs for their ancestral guidance, wisdom, and travel blessings, and to our individual community donors.
Primary Partners & Sponsors:
Samoa Social Welfare Fesoasoani Trust (Primary In-Country Host & Community Partner)
Victoria Airport Authority — special thanks to Elizabeth Brown (President & CEO) and Francesca Wheler (Director, Indigenous Relations)
Andrew Hersant
Vancity Community Foundation
Royal BC Museum
Head to pacificpeoplespartnership.org to learn more and spread the word!