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Food festivals in Hawaii

Harvest and food festivals celebrating a single crop or local specialty — Kona coffee, Maui onions, lychee, even SPAM.

6 events listedSeason: Oct 16 – Mar 13

About food festivals

Hawaii's food festivals celebrate a signature crop or local specialty — 100% Kona coffee, the sweet Kula onion, summer lychee, or the islands' love of SPAM. Expect farmers and producers, chef demonstrations, tastings, and artisan markets.

Many are tied to a harvest season and double as community fundraisers. Some are single-day street festivals; others, like the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, run for a week or more across multiple venues.

If it's your first time

  • Come hungry and bring cash for tastings and vendor booths.
  • Harvest dates shift year to year — confirm the current date before you go.
By island:Oahu (1)Maui (1)Big Island (3)Kauai (1)

All food festivals, by date

Food festivalOct 16–17
Big Island

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival — Big Island

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival · Waimea (Kamuela)

Food booths
Food festivalOct 18Sunday
Kauai

Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival

Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival · Līhuʻe

10 AM – 4 PMFood booths
Food festivalOct 23–25
Maui

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival — Maui

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival · Kāʻanapali

6 PM – 10 PMFood booths
Food festivalNov 5–8
Oahu

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival (Oʻahu)

Hawaiʻi Ag & Culinary Alliance · Honolulu

Food booths
Food festival
Big IslandNov 6–15

Kona Coffee Cultural Festival

Kona Coffee Cultural Festival · Kailua-Kona

Food booths
Food festivalMar 13Saturday
Big Island

Kona Brewers Festival

Rotary Clubs of Kona · Kailua-Kona

Food booths