28th Honolulu Festival : Walk Together with Aloha, Pass the Baton to a Sustainable and Peaceful Future
2024(28th)

Educational School Tours

Event Time 09:00 - 13:00 (Mar 8(Fri) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

[ About Educational School Tours ]  
*For Invited Guests Only
– Make the Ala Wai Canal Clean –
In addition to the traditional backstage tour, students from local schools will drop the Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal, which are believed to help improve water quality.

Governor’s Luncheon Reception

Event Time 12:00 - 13:30 (Mar 8(Fri) )
Place TBA

*Doors Open: 11:30am
*For Invited Guests Only

Friendship Gala

Event Time 19:00 - 20:30 (Mar 8(Fri) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center 1F Kamehameha Exhibit Hall

Schedule:

6:50pm Doors Open
6:50pm Friendship Party
6:50pm Close

Sake & Food Fest

Event Time 10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 9(Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

Exhibition of Japanese sake culture, sake sampling, food on sale
*ID with photo is required for tasting
*Samples are limited

Craft Fair / Ennichi Corner / Food Corner

Event Time 10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 9(Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.

*All the event schedules are subject to change without notice.

Stage Performances

Event Time 10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 9(Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center / Ala Moana Center Stage / Waikiki Beach Walk

Come and enjoy dance, music and traditional arts performed by groups from Hawaii, Japan and other parts of the Pacific region.

*Show ends at different times depending on the venue.
*Performance schedule is subject to change without notice.

Sake & Food Fest

Event Time 10:00 - 15:00 (Mar 10(Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

Exhibition of Japanese sake culture, sake sampling, food on sale
*ID with photo is required for tasting
*Samples are limited

Craft Fair / Ennichi Corner / Food Corner

Event Time 10:00 - 15:00 (Mar 10(Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.

*All the event schedules are subject to change without notice.

Stage Performances

Event Time 10:00 - 15:00 (Mar 10(Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center / Ala Moana Center Stage / Waikiki Beach Walk

Live music, dance and cultural performance.

*Show ends at different times depending on the venue.
*Performance schedule is subject to change without notice.

Grand Parade

Event Time 16:00 - 20:00 (Mar 10(Sun) )
Place Waikiki/Kalakaua Avenue

People from Hawaii, Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries join this Grand Parade, the finale of the Honolulu Festival. This is a great chance to see the traditional performance of various countries here in Hawaii.

*Event schedule is subject to change without notice.

16:00~16:30 Opening Performance
16:30~20:00 Grand Parade

Nagaoka Hanabi (Nagaoka Fireworks)

Event Time 20:30 - 20:45 (Mar 10(Sun) )
Place Waikiki Beach

Nagaoka Hanabi (Nagaoka Fireworks) is presented by Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation. Turn into “Hawaiian 105KINE” as they will sync their music to the firework show from 8:30pm