Mele’s Kalikimaka Extravaganza
1ST Annual Mele’s Kalikimaka Extravaganza will also be a TV special on K5 and KHNL.
Star-Studded lineup includes:
🎁SEAN NA’AUAO
🎁NATALIE AI KAMAU’U
🎁NA HOA
🎁 KAPENA
🎁2025 MERRIE MONARCH OVERALL WINNING HULA HALAU ‘O KAMUELA
🎁 2025 KEIKI HULA OVERALL WINNING HALAU HI’IAKAINAMAKALEHUA
🎁2025 MISS KEIKI HULA MAKYLA ARAKAKI
🎁2025 MASTER KEIKI HULA MAKAIO
LONO-HOLANI
🎁 GUEST MC DILLON ANCHETA
30th Annual Honolulu Festival 2026
The Honolulu Festival is Hawaii’s premier cultural event, promoting mutual understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region. Each year, the Festival attracts thousands of new and returning spectators who are looking for an experience unique to Hawaii. Through educational programs and activities sponsored by the Honolulu Festival Foundation, the Festival has been successful in showcasing the rich and vibrant blend of Asia, Pacific and Hawaiian cultures to the rest of the world. The three day extravaganza takes place every year in March from Friday through Sunday.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
10:00 - 18:00
Craft Fair / Ennichi Corner / Food Corner
10:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 18:00
11:00 -
Maui Mikoshi Unveiling Ceremony
11:00 - 18:00
30th Annual Honolulu Festival & Parade 2026
The Honolulu Festival is Hawaii’s premier cultural event, promoting mutual understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region. Each year, the Festival attracts thousands of new and returning spectators who are looking for an experience unique to Hawaii. Through educational programs and activities sponsored by the Honolulu Festival Foundation, the Festival has been successful in showcasing the rich and vibrant blend of Asia, Pacific and Hawaiian cultures to the rest of the world. The three day extravaganza takes place every year in March from Friday through Sunday.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 SCHEDULE
08:00 -
SISTER EVENT Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN 2026
10:00 - 15:00
Craft Fair / Ennichi Corner / Food Corner
10:00 - 15:00
10:00 - 15:00
10:00 - 15:00
10:00 - 15:00
10:00 - 15:00
16:00 - 20:00
20:30 - 20:45
Honolulu Pride Parade & Festival
Join the community for a sunset Parade down Kalākaua Avenue at 3pm and a night time Festival at Waikīkī Shell starting at 5pm. Enjoy the cool afternoon shade and the evening breeze as we celebrate the spirit of equality for all people of Hawai‘i.
The Festival will feature 4 hours of live national and local entertainers, 70+ craft and merchandise vendors, a resource fair, ‘ohana and kūpuna zones, onolicious food and beverages, and lots of MVPFAFF/LGBGTQIA+ aloha.
DAC presents From the HEART: Celebrating Historic Downtown Honolulu - Sunset Arts Market
A two-day celebration of our vibrant, historically-important neighborhood and its creative community!
Hosted in partnership with resident historian Gary Coover and the Fort Street Mall Business Improvement District, the event also marks DAC’s 5-year anniversary of hosting local arts exhibitions.
Sunset Arts Market: An evening arts market in Wilcox Park at Fort Street Mall will feature local arts and crafts vendors, food, live music, and more! The event aims to engage and inform the community about the rich, vibrant history of Honolulu’s historic Downtown district.
2025 Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition (Hula 'Auana)
A yearly event for keiki (children) ages 6-12 that brings together hula hālau from all of the Hawaiian Islands and Japan to perform and compete for the coveted Miss and Master Keiki Hula Awards along with Kahiko and 'Auana competitions that award for best keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) in the top 5 places. Recognition is also given to the top hālau for Hawaiian Language ('Olelo) Awards as well as for the Overall Winning hālau for their best in the overall keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) competitions.
2025 Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition (Hula Kahiko)
A yearly event for keiki (children) ages 6-12 that brings together hula hālau from all of the Hawaiian Islands and Japan to perform and compete for the coveted Miss and Master Keiki Hula Awards along with Kahiko and 'Auana competitions that award for best keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) in the top 5 places. Recognition is also given to the top hālau for Hawaiian Language ('Olelo) Awards as well as for the Overall Winning hālau for their best in the overall keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) competitions.
2025 Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition (Miss & Master Hula)
A yearly event for keiki (children) ages 6-12 that brings together hula hālau from all of the Hawaiian Islands and Japan to perform and compete for the coveted Miss and Master Keiki Hula Awards along with Kahiko and 'Auana competitions that award for best keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) in the top 5 places. Recognition is also given to the top hālau for Hawaiian Language ('Olelo) Awards as well as for the Overall Winning hālau for their best in the overall keikikāne (boys) and kaimakahine (girls) competitions.