Oahu Special Events

April 23-25, 2010 - 35TH ANNUAL SPRING FOOD & NEW PRODUCTS SHOW
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
The Spring Food & New products show provides a unique shopping experience for locals and visitors alike. The show hosts a collection of local and mainland merchants under one roof with hot new products, gadgets and services.

May 1, 2010 - 2010 LEI DAY CELEBRATION
Kapiolani Park Bandstand. City & County of Honolulu invites everyone to the FREE 82nd annual LEI DAY CELEBRATION May 1st, 9:00am to 5:30pm @ Queen Kapiolani Park's Bandstand. The most exquisite lei are on view noon to 5:30. Royal Hawaiian Band at 9:00am, Lei Queen ceremony starting from 10:00 am, Hula, Hawaiian music, steel guitar, arts & crafts, lei and food vendors all day. May 2nd at Mauna Ala, the Royal Mausoleum (2261 Nu'uanu Avenue) @ 8:30am the leis are laid out on the grass for inspection.

May 22 - 23, June 19-20, July 24 – 25, 2010 - WAIKIKI ARTFEST
Kapiolani Park Waikiki.  Our Waikiki Artfest features approximately 75-100 fine artists and handcraft artisans who display their own art for sale including jewelry of all types, clothing, wood products, stained glass, ceramics, soaps and candles, bags, quilts, lauhala products. We have great entertainment and food for our guests to enjoy. The event is scheduled from 9am - 4pm both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free, Come and join us to celebrate the Arts of Hawaii.

June 3 - July 29, 2010 - TWILIGHT SUMMER CONCERTS
FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN - 50 N. Vineyard Ave: THURSDAYS.  TWILIGHT SUMMER CONCERTS Foster Botanical Garden 4:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Thursdays: June 3 to July 29 Take a stroll through Foster Botanical Garden in the late afternoon and enjoy a concert from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free

June 11 - 13, 2010 - PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL
2270 Kalakaua Ave.   31ST ANNUAL PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL--Enjoy a fun filled weekend at any one of our many events: the block party, parade, hula festival, and performing arts showcase. This multi-national festival celebrates traditions and customs of the Pan-Pacific region. See Japanese taiko drums, hula, Korean traditional dance, etc. Geared for every member of the family!
On Sunday, June 13, 5:00 p.m. visitors and kama‘aina (residents) will line Kalākaua Avenue to enjoy this colorful parade. An eclectic mix of performers, taiko drummers, modern and traditional dancers and colorful floats will march through Waikīkī at sunset. There will be a variety of musical entertainment from Japan and the mainland U.S. along with local ethnic groups participating in the parade as well.On Friday, June 11, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Waikīkī’s famous main street, Kalākaua Avenue, will be closed to cars and packed with pedestrians for this ho‘olaule‘a (street party). There will be many stages filled with cultural performances including hula, traditional Japanese dance and taiko drummers. In addition, food booths, arts and crafts and multi-cultural exhibits will make this an evening to remember.

July 10, 2010 - 9TH ANNUAL KOREAN FESTIVAL
Kapiolani Park & Bandstand.  9th Annual Korean Festival, Kapi‘olani Park & Bandstand, 10a.m. to 9 p.m. One-day free event featuring the best in Korean music, dance, food, cultural displays and family activities, as well as Korean-made and local products. Highlights include Korean cooking demonstrations, a kimchee eating contest, a Korean youth singing contest, and all-day entertainment and performances by local Korean dance studios. Benefits The Hawai‘i Korean Chamber of Commerce.

July 17, 2010 - 33RD ANNUAL PRINCE LOT HULA FESTIVAL
Moanalua Gardens Foundation, 1352 Pineapple Place. Moanalua Gardens Foundation (MGF) will hold the 33rd Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival at spectacular Moanalua Gardens on Saturday, July 17, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The largest non-competitive hula event in Hawai‘i, the festival honors Prince Lot Kapuaiwa who reprised the once banned hula in the district of Moanalua.

Aug. 28 - 29, 2010 - 30TH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL
1201 Ala Moana Blvd, McCoy Pavillion Ala Moana Park. The 30th Annual Greek Festival is starting at 12 noon at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. The cultural event celebrates “all things Greek” and features live and lively Greek entertainment and some of the best authentic Greek food available in Hawaii.

Sept. 18, 2010 - ALOHA FESTIVALS 58TH WAIKIKI HO'OLAULE'A
Waikiki Kalakaua Ave. On Kalakaua Avenue between Lewers & Kapahulu Avenues in Waikiki. Celebrating its 58th year and the largest block party will kick off with the arrival of the Royal Court. Three stages of entertainment open with hula halau, lots of food and lei vendors and hula crafters will be spread along 12 city blocks of the world famous Kalakaua Avenue. 7 p.m.

Sept.  25, 2010 - 65TH ANNUAL ALOHA FESTIVALS FLORAL PARADE
Kalakaua Ave.  65th Annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade - 9:00 am at Kalakaua Ave, Ala Moana Park to Kapiolani Park. A colorful equestrian procession of female and male pā‘ū riders, extravagant floats with cascades of Hawaiian flowers, hula hālau and marching bands will brighten Kalākaua Avenue from Ala Moana Park to Kapi‘olani Park.

Nov. 19 - 21, 2010 - 4TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WAIKIKI HULA CONFERENCE