Cultural delegations from across Melanesia are arriving into Port Vila, Vanuatu this week... ahead of the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival which kicks off on Wednesday. Photo: Today Solomons
RNZ Pacific's Vanuatu correspondent Hilaire Bule says over 130 participants from New Caledonia arrived into the capital on Monday morning.
The event will run until the end of the month with the theme: "Rebuilding our Melanesia for our future".
Hilaire Bule spoke with Vanuatu chief Reuben Naram who is the head of the contingent representing Aneityum, the country's southernmost island.
Naram and his performers will play an important role in the festival's opening ceremony.
