Culture Calendar
Korean Festival, Okinawan Festival, Chinatown Mid-Autumn, MegaBon, Aloha Festivals, and HIFF across Honolulu, Waikiki, Pearl City, and the rest of Oʻahu.
August opens with Korean Festival at Kapiolani Park. September stacks Okinawan Festival, MegaBon, Chinatown Mid-Autumn, and Aloha Festivals. Late October is HIFF46.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Korean Festival Hawaii returns Saturday, August 8, 2026 to Kapiolani Park with Korean food, dance, music, and family programming for the 22nd annual edition.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
The 44th Okinawan Festival runs September 5–6, 2026 at Hawaii Convention Center in a scaled Convention Center edition with Uchinanchu food, crafts, and cultural programming.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Okinawan FEASTival runs September 7–21, 2026 across Oʻahu with specials at Okinawan-owned restaurants following the Convention Center festival weekend.
Pearl City, Hawaii
The fourth annual MegaBon returns Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 3:45 to 9 p.m. at Leeward Community College with bon dance, taiko, food, games, and a beer garden.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Aloha Festivals’ 72nd Annual Waikiki Hoʻolauleʻa lands Saturday, September 19, 2026 on Kalakaua Avenue with local food, music, and entertainment for Hawaiʻi’s largest annual block party.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Mid-Autumn Festival and Parade returns September 19, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Chinatown Cultural Plaza with lion dance, vendors, lantern contest, and a 5:30 p.m. Maunakea parade.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
The 78th Annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade runs Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 9 a.m. to noon from Ala Moana Park through Kalakaua Avenue to Kapiolani Park.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
HIFF46 Fall Festival runs October 22 through November 1, 2026 at Consolidated Theatres Kahala, with a kickoff on October 21, as Hawaiʻi’s Asia-Pacific film showcase.
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Today's Radar
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Brand Watch
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