The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania.

Similarly to the main Games, athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams.

Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Fiji have all ranked first a record 3 times each with Samoa and Nauru topping a games once.

[1] As with the main games, the cost of providing the necessary facilities and infrastructure is a concern to the region's smaller nations.

In preparation for the 2009 Games in Rarotonga, despite having hosted the games previously, the local government considered diverting funds from a highway project, and secured a loan for US$10 million from the Chinese government to finance the building of a stadium.