Hawaii Festivals by Category

Information about festivals held in Hawaii organized by category or focus of each festival.

Christmas Festivals

Honolulu City Lights | Oahu | Decemer | |
Lahaina Banyan Tree Lighting | Maui | December | visitlahaina.com
Kauai Festival of Lights | Kauai | December | kauaifestivaloflights.com

Ethnic Festivals

Hawaiian Scottish Festival and Highland Games | Oahu | April | hawaiianscottishassociation.com --> festival
Honolulu Festival of Pacific Rim Cultires | Oahu | March | honolulufestival.com |
Korean Festival Hawaii | Oahu | Aug in 2023 | koreanfesthawaii.com |
Okinawan Festival | Oahu | Sep in 2023 | okinawanfestival.com |
Okinawan FEASTival | Oahu | Sep in 2023 | hawaiiokinawans.com
Portuguese Festa at Hawaii's Plantation Village | Oahu | July in 2023 | portuese events |
Portuguese Day in Gilbert Carvalho Park | Big Island | Feb in 2023 | portuese events |

Film Festivals

Hawaii International Film Festival Waikiki | multiple islands | October | hiff.org |
Maui Film Festival | Maui | June and July in 2023 mauifilmfestival.com |

Food and Drink Festivals

Hawaii Food and Wine Festival | multiple islands | October | hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com |
Kapalua Wine and Food Festival | Maui | kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com |
Kauai Chocolate and Coffee Festival | Kauai | Oct in 2023 | kauaichocolateandcoffeefestival.com |
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival | Big Island | Nov in 2023 | konacoffeefest.com |
Waikiki Spam Jam | Oahu | April in 2024 | spamjamhawaii.com |

Hawaiian Culture Festivals

Aloha Festivals | Oahu | alohafestivals.com |
Aloha Festivals Floral Parade | Oahu | alohafestivals.com --> floral parade |
Aloha Festivals Waikiki Hoolaulea | Oahu | alohafestivals.com --> waikiki hoolaulea |
Emalani Festival | Kauai | October | kokee.org --> festivals emalani |
Festivals of Aloha | multiple islands | festivalsofaloha.com |
Kauai Mokihana Festival | Kauai | Sep in 2023 | maliefoundation.org --> kauai mokihana festival |

King Kamehameha Day | all islands | June | Profile |
Lei Day | all islands | May 1st | Profile |
Prince Kuhio Day | all islands | on or near March 26th | Profile |

Hula Festivals

Merrie Monarch Hula Festival | Big Island | March or April | merriemonarch.com |
Prince Lot Hula Festival | Oahu | July in 2023 | moanaluagardensfoundation.org --> prince lot |
Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition | Oahu | July in 2023 | keikihula.org |

Literary Festivals

Hawaii Book and Music Festival | Oahu | 2019 was in May | hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com |

Music Festivals

Flow Fest Hawaii Music and Yoga | Hawaii island | flowfesthawaii.com |
Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila | Oahu | April in 2023 | gabbypahinui.com |
Hawaii Book and Music Festival | Oahu | 2019 WAS in May | hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com |
Hawaii Songwriting Festival | Big Island | June in 2023 | hawaiisongwritingfestival.com |
Hawaii Ukulele Festival | Oahu | 1st was July 2023 | hawaiiukulelefestival.com |
Hawaii Ukulele Festival (first was in 2023) | Oahu | hawaiiukulelefestival.com |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival by Milton Lau | multiple islands | slackkeyfestival.com |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Kauai Style | Kauai | Nov/Oct in 2022/23 | slackkeyfestival.com |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Kona Style | Big Island | Oct in 2023 | slackkeyfestival.com |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Maui Style | Maui | June in 2023 | slackkeyfestival.com |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Waikiki Style | Oahu | Aug in 2023 | slackkeyfestival.com |
Ukulele Festival Hawaii by Roy Sakuma (1971-2022) | Oahu | ukulelefesthawaii.org |

Memorial Festivals

Lantern Floating Festival | Oahu | May / Memorial Day | lanternfloatinghawaii.com |

Nature Festivals

Grow Hawaiian Festival at Amy Greenwell Garden | Big Island | 2023 was in February |
Grow Hawaiian Festival at the Bishop Museum | Oahu | 2017 was in April |
Maui Whale Festival | Maui | February | pacificwhale.org --> maui whale festival |

Product Festivals

Made in Hawaii Festival | Oahu | August in 2023 | madeinhawaiifestival.com |

Regional Festivals

Lanai Pineapple Festival | Lanai | July in 2023 | Profile |
Koloa Plantation Days | Kauai | July in 2023 | koloaplantationdays.com |
Waimea Town Celebration | Kauai | Feb in 2024 | waimeatowncelebration.com |

Sports Festivals

Duke's Ocean Fest | Oahu | August | dukesoceanfest.com |
Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Festival | Oahu | August | dukekahanamokuoceanfestival.org |