Sep 13, 2026
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival 2026 at Seattle Center
Live Aloha is a free Sunday, September 13, 2026 Festál day at Seattle Center with hula, ono food, and a marketplace across the Armory and outdoor stages.
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Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival returns Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Seattle Center. It is free. Seattle Center Festál produces the day with the Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival Committee, a local nonprofit.
Programming spreads across the Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre, and Fisher Rooftop. Expect hula, live music, ono food, a marketplace, and workshops. Exact sets usually land closer to the weekend. Bring a layer. September on the campus can start warm and turn breezy once you sit for a set.
Festál is Seattle Center's year-round run of free cultural festivals. Live Aloha is the Hawaiian Sunday. Washington is home to more than 50,000 Native Hawaiians, which is why this day keeps filling the campus without a ticket. Eat on site if you can. The Armory food hall is right there, and leaving for lunch means giving up a good patch of grass.
This is the Seattle Center weekend to bring family. Panda Fest two weeks earlier is the paid food crush. If you want Chinatown after dark later in the month, CID Night Market is September 26.
When: September 13, 2026
Where: Seattle Center (Armory, Mural Amphitheatre, Fisher Rooftop), 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA
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