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Planting ProjectThe Honolulu Festival Foundation is supporting the koa tree planting project to protect the global environment.
About Honolulu Festival
The Honolulu Festival is an attractive event to your Hawaiian vacation.
Friendship Gala
The Friendship Gala aims to promote friendship and international goodwill between Hawaii and people around the world, attendants with diverse backgrounds get to know each other, while enjoying various performances and dishes served by Hawaii's premier restaurants.
Craft Fair & Exhibition
Enjoy the craft fair (over 100 booths) from Japan, Hawaii and all over the world. Create your own crafts and learn from our participating exhibitors.
Performance Stages
The participating groups have an opportunity to show their talents to the spectators not only from Hawaii, but from all over the world.
Educational Programs
The Honolulu Festival Foundation is committed to provide an educational opportunity for the school children and communities of Hawaii.
Grand Parade
The Grand Parade received the Legacy Award from the city of Honolulu in 2017! Our Honolulu Festival concludes with the Grand Parade. The parade starts on Saratoga Road and continues along the Kalakaua Avenue. As always, the cultural performances will be spectacular!
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PickupSupport our mission with Giving Tuesday on May 5.
The Honolulu Festival Foundation participating with Giving Tuesday on May 5. Please help support our mission. Your valuable donation will go towards our educational programs and help support and perpetuate the multi-cultures of the world through our annual Honolulu Festival. Won’t you please support us?https://www.honolulufestival.com/en/donation-policy-2/
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PickupSake & Food Fest to be held during the 26th Honolulu Festival
Spreading the Japanese sake culture from Hawaii to the world A long-awaited Sake & Food Fest will take place in Hawaii Convention Center on March 7 (Sat.) and 8 (Sun.). Japanese sake, which refers to not only rice wine but also shochu and awamori (Okinawan alcohol), is a part of unique Japanese culture. With its mission to facilitate cultural exchange in mind, Honolulu Festival will host the Sake & Food Fest in order to introduce the appeals of sake, as well as delicious food to be enjoyed with, to people from around the world. The event is split into two areas: In the Learning Zone, you get to know the history of sake in Japan displayed on large panels. The panels also feature the history of sake making in Hawaii. Sake has been around in Hawaii since the 1880s, and it is documented that King Kalākaua had a taste of it. Although sake was an imported luxury back then, Japanese immigrants succeeded in brewing their own sake in Hawaii a few decades later, and sake breweries started popping up on Oahu and the Big Island. The Learning Zone exhibitions will tell you the little-known history of hard work and efforts that were put into making sake in Hawaii. Another exhibition introduces 3 different types of sake (rice wine, shochu and awamori), as well as their ingredients and distillation processes. There is also a chart of various types of sake categorized based on their flavors, so that you can pick your favorite along with food pairings. Just like how you learn to pick your food according to your choice of wine, the exhibition will improve your “sake literacy.” There are also brochures prepared by the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association, as well as video clips on sake making. After you get to know your sake better, it’s time to taste it! in the Experience Zone, four popular breweries from Japan share the appeals of their sake at their booths: Sanwa Shurui (maker of Iichiko), Takahashi Shuzo (Shiragaku Shiro), Kikusui Shuzo (Kikusui), and Takara Shuzo (Sho Chiku Bai). There are also other booths where you can have free delicious samples of 68 brands of sake brewed across Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Don’t miss the re-debut of made-in-Hawaii sake! Sake-making culture in Hawaii, nurtured and protected by Japanese immigrants, has been gone since the last brewery closed its doors 33 years ago without any successors. In this year, however, the Island Sake Brewery in the Kakaako district revived the culture with their made-in-Hawaii sake. Their sake uses fine-quality rice from Omachi, Okayama, and their Junmai Ginjo sake will make a debut at the Sake & Food Fest with limited samples! Next to the sake sampling booths is the delicious food corner that can be enjoyed with sake. You can experience delightful pairings of local dishes and Japanese sake, and get a sense of traditional Japanese summer festivals. [About Sake & Food Fest] Venue: 1st floor, Hawaii Convention Center Organizer: Honolulu Festival Foundation Sponsor: Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association Dates: 10AM-6PM on March 7 (Sat.) and 10AM-3PM on March 8 (Sun.), 2020 Contents: Exhibition of Japanese sake culture, sake sampling, food on sale *ID with photo is required for tasting *Samples are limited
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Pickup“Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!” Junior King Donkatsu Team
“Taiko no Tatujin” is a video game series which simulates the traditional Japanese “Taiko” Drum. We will have an exhibition by the winners of the “Taiko no Tatsujin eSports Competition” held in Japan. Be sure to stop by and watch these young champions show off their amazing technique and talent! esports Exhibition Match 3/7 Sat 4:00pm-5:00pm TBA Hawaii Convention Center Main Stage FREE PLAY 3/7 Sat 10:00am-2:00pm TBA 3/8 Sun 10:00pm-3:00pm TBA Hawaii Convention Center
February 18 (Tue), 2020
Please Support Our Festival
All of your support will help us spread global communication and cultures through our festival. Thank you for your tremendous support! Part of your donation will be used for the fireworks, which will be launched in the night sky over Waikiki. Donate TODAY
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