Jan 10, 2027
JCCH New Year's ʻOhana Festival 2027 in Mōʻiliʻili
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi lists New Year's ʻOhana Festival presented by Non-Stop Travel on Sunday, January 10, 2027, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 2454 South Beretania Street. Free. Local food, demos, entertainment, and a craft fair.
Free admission
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi lists the New Year's ʻOhana Festival presented by Non-Stop Travel for Sunday, January 10, 2027, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 2454 South Beretania Street in Mōʻiliʻili. Admission is free. The festival is family- and pet-friendly. Parking details were still TBA on the JCCH page as of this check; watch for structure-pass notes closer to January.
Expect local food and drinks, cultural demonstrations, live entertainment, and a craft fair built around Hawaiʻi's Japanese and local New Year traditions. This is a solar-calendar New Year campus day in early January, not Honolulu's Chinatown Lunar New Year street festival later in the month. 2027 is also a milestone year for JCCH's 40th anniversary, with Cherry Blossom Festival opening ceremony energy on the same institutional calendar. Come for the food lines and demos, then browse crafts before the 3:00 close.
JCCH Aki Matsuri already covered the November craft fair on Beretania. ʻOhana Festival is the January New Year return to the same cultural center. Chinatown 808's festival and parade and the Chinese Chamber's Cultural Plaza celebration land later in January; treat this as the Mōʻiliʻili Japanese New Year bookmark first, then stack Chinatown only if your weekend plan can hold both geographies.
Who this is for: Honolulu families who mark Japanese New Year traditions, JCCH members, and visitors who want a free Sunday festival without a ticketed convention-center door. Skip it if you only want the Chinatown parade weekend later in the month and cannot do two January outings.
South Beretania in Mōʻiliʻili is bus-friendly and drive-accessible from Waikiki with time for parking once the structure note posts. Arrive near 10:00 if food is the priority. Confirm parking and any stage order at jcchawaii.org closer to January. Email info@jcchawaii.org or call 808-945-7633 with planning questions. Pets are welcome on the organizer card; keep them clear of food lines and demo floors.
When: January 10, 2027, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (free)
Where: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, 2454 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826
Last checked: November 10, 2026
Details at JCCH.
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