Food festival · Kāʻanapali, Maui · 6 PM – 10 PM
Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival — Maui 2026
Hosted by Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival
Dates
What to expect
The Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival was co-founded in 2011 by James Beard Award–winning chefs Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong to advance Hawaiʻi as a culinary destination during the fall shoulder season and to connect the state's agricultural producers to the visitor experience. The festival's defining policy requires all participating chefs to highlight locally grown, raised, or caught Hawaiʻi ingredients in their dishes. The 2026 edition is the sixteenth annual installment, running across three islands over three consecutive fall weekends.
The Kāʻanapali weekend draws events across multiple resort properties — including Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows, and Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa — featuring grand tastings, beachside brunches, and multi-course sit-down dinners with internationally recognized chefs, sommeliers, and beverage producers. Festival proceeds support culinary and agricultural education, sustainability programs, and hospitality workforce development in Hawaiʻi.
Program highlights
- Co-founded in 2011 by chefs Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong
- Sixteenth annual edition spanning three islands over three fall weekends
- All chefs required to use locally grown, raised, or caught Hawaiʻi ingredients
Plan your visit
Food & vendors: Wagyu beef, wine, whiskey, Hawaiʻi local seafood, and multi-course chef-prepared plates; all dishes incorporate locally grown, raised, or caught Hawaiʻi ingredients.
Plan your weekend on Maui
While you’re out for Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival — Maui, see who else is open — and meet the makers and farmers behind Hawai‘i’s markets.
Farmers markets this weekend
What’s worth a trip this weekend
One email a week: the makers worth seeking out, pop-ups, and Hawai‘i cultural events worth planning around.
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