Tauranga's estimated Filipino population is set to more than triple this Labour Weekend, as an expected 10,000 people from the Philippines descend on the city.

The annual Labour Weekend Filipino Reunion Pistang Pilipino 2015 is returning to Tauranga for the third time on October 23-25.

Hosted by Tauranga Filipino Society Inc, the event is a three-day celebration including sports, cultural competitions, food festival, beauty pageant, Eucharistic mass and Mobile Consular Services.

The TFSI is a Tauranga-based non-profit organisation, which hosted Pistang Pilipino in 1995 and 2004.

Tauranga Filipino Society president Teresita Nicholls says they're expecting as many as 10,000 Filipinos and their guests to join the festivities.

'With such an influx of visitors, this will mean that local community businesses will have the opportunity to engage in and offer facilities, goods and services to visitors attending the event. This will also provide a boost to local economy.”

The event on October 23-25 will host activities at four Tauranga locations including ASB Arena, QEII, Tauranga Boys' College and Mount Sports Centre.

Activities include sports competitions and a cultural night on Saturday, including two celebrity guests sponsored by ABS-CBN Global and Philippine Airlines. The food festival continues Saturday and Sunday at ASB Arena and QEII.

The festival will conclude with a Filipino Mass on Sunday and a beauty pageant at QEII, where Miss Filipino/NZ 2015 will be crowned. There are six candidates vying for the crown.

Teresita says the main objectives of the event are to preserve, maintain and promote Filipino ideals, values, culture, customs and traditions and to build closer relationships with other Filipino groups in NZ.

'I hope the event will create a long-lasting impression of the beauty and hospitality of Tauranga City, the awesome beaches of Mount Maunganui or the captivating Kaimai Range.

'On the other hand, this event will also give Filipinos the chance to show our unique culture and traditions, hospitality, food, skills and talent.”

The Filipino Reunion Pistang Pilipino 2015 is on October 23-25. Teresita thanks the 2015 sponsors of the event. For more information, visit www.pistangpilipino.nz