Although some dining rooms serve buffet-style fare, table service is usual and operates at a leisurely pace. There are good restaurants and a few cinemas in major island centres. Locals and visitors alike enjoy making their own entertainment. Sakau drinking is the most frequent evening activity on Pohnpei. Cultural dances can be arranged through tourist offices or hotels.
Most hotels have music, dancing and discos.
Favourite purchases on Chuuk include love sticks and war clubs. On Pohnpei there are elaborate, carefully scaled model canoes and woven items. Some stores open 1200-1700 Sunday. Also in Pohnpei, funeral feasts are important events lasting several days. In Kosrae a notice at the airport invites visitors to participate in Sunday church services.