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13th Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 18-19
The Marianas Visitors Authority will hold the 13th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on the picturesque island of Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, on Feb. 18-19, 2017. (MVA)
The 13th Tinian Hot Pepper Festival will be held over Presidents Day weekend on Feb. 18-19, 2017, highlighting the island’s famously potent “donne sali” pepper.
The event will be held at Kammer Beach within walking distance of the seaport and downtown San Jose. Available hotels on island include Fleming Hotel, Lion House, Lorilyn’s and Street Motel. Air service is provided by Star Marianas. Some hotels offer airport shuttle as well.
The event is also co-organized by the Tinian Mayor’s Office and sponsored by MVA members. Activities will include the 65K Pika Bike Race on Feb. 18 at 6am, cooking competitions, indigenous craft sales, and live entertainment including cultural dances. Sample a variety of local dishes, catch the umang (hermit crab) races, join numerous sports activities (including beach volleyball and dragon boat races), or join the donni sali eating competition, itself. Festival times will be from 2pm to 11pm on Feb. 18 and from 11am to 11pm on Feb. 19.
Tinian is also accessible within minutes of Saipan via airplane or via connecting flights from Rota and Guam. For more information, contact the MVA Tinian office at 433-9365 or email at vborja@mymarianas.com. (MVA)
