Cultural festival · Honolulu, Oʻahu
Honolulu Festival 2026
Hosted by Honolulu Festival Foundation
- When
- Mar 13–15, 202610 AM – 6 PM
- Where
- Honolulu, OʻahuGet directions
- Host
- Honolulu Festival Foundation
Sources
Dates and times can change — confirm with the organizer before you go. Historical dates reflect advertised schedules; a past date alone does not confirm the event took place.
3 dates
Dates
What to expect
The Honolulu Festival is a three-day Pacific Rim cultural-exchange event anchored at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center each March, with satellite stages at Ala Moana Center, Waikīkī Beach Walk, and International Market Place. Highlights include a kagami-biraki sake ceremony, the Sake & Food Fest, a Japan Product Bazaar, the Honolulu Art Market, a tuna-cutting demonstration, a Bon Dance, and a 100+ vendor craft fair. It drew roughly 147,000 attendees in 2025.
Plan your visit
- Food & vendors
- 100+ craft and food vendors; Sake & Food Fest, Japan Product Bazaar, Honolulu Art Market, and a food corner.
- Parking & access
- Convention Center presale $8 adults / $6 seniors / free under 18 (two-day and at-door rates vary); many satellite components are free. HCC parking is very limited due to construction — rideshare, transit, or nearby paid parking advised.
Farmers markets this weekend
Plan your weekend on Oahu
While you’re out for Honolulu Festival, see who else is open — and meet the makers and farmers behind Hawai‘i’s markets.
About cultural festivals
Hawaii's cultural festivals gather food, performing arts, craft, and community across a weekend or longer. Many trace to the islands' Japanese, Okinawan, and broader Asia-Pacific communities and feature taiko, hula, bon dance, and street-food booths.
Some are free block parties and some are ticketed convention-center markets. Come for the performances and stay for the food booths, craft vendors, and local-product marketplaces.
- Check admission before you go — marketplace and convention-center events may charge entry.
- Parking fills early — rideshare or transit is usually easier.
- Schedules and venues can shift year to year; confirm before you go.
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.