Events by island
Events on Big Island
Cultural events and community gatherings on Big Island, with dates, times, and locations.
Bon dances (24)
Summer obon festivals at Hawaii's Buddhist temples — taiko drumming, a dance circle, food booths, and lanterns honoring ancestors. Everyone is welcome.
Bon danceHonomū Henjoji Bon Dance
Honomū Henjoji · Honomū
Bon dancePāpaʻikou Hongwanji Bon Dance
Papaikou Hongwanji Mission · Papaikou
Bon dancePuna Hongwanji Bon Dance
Puna Hongwanji Mission · Keaʻau
Bon danceKohala Hongwanji Bon Dance
Kohala Hongwanji Mission · Kapaʻau
Bon danceKona Daifukuji Soto Mission Bon Dance
Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission · Kealakekua
Bon danceHonpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Bon Dance
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin · Hilo
Bon danceHilo Meisho-in Bon Dance
Hilo Meisho-in · Hilo
Bon danceHonomū Hongwanji Bon Dance
Honomu Hongwanji Mission · Honomū
Bon danceHonokāʻa Hongwanji Bon Dance
Honokaa Hongwanji Mission · Honokaa
Bon danceHale Anuenue Bon Dance
Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center · Hilo
Bon danceHilo Hooganji Mission Bon Dance
Hilo Hooganji Mission · Hilo
Bon danceKona Hongwanji Bon Dance
Kona Hongwanji Mission · Kealakekua
Pāʻauilo Hongwanji Bon Dance
Paauilo Hongwanji Mission · Paʻauilo
Bon danceKurtistown Jodo Mission Bon Dance
Kurtistown Jodo Mission · Kurtistown
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Bon Dance
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home · Hilo
Bon danceHāmākua Jodo Mission Bon Dance
Hāmākua Jodo Mission · Honokaa
Bon danceHilo Higashi Hongwanji Bon Dance
Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission · Hilo
Bon danceLife Care Center Bon Dance
Life Care Center of Hilo · Hilo
Bon danceHākalau Jodo Mission Bon Dance
Hākalau Jodo Mission · Hākalau
Bon danceHāwī Jodo Mission Bon Dance
Hāwī Jodo Mission · Hāwī
Bon danceKamuela Hongwanji Bon Dance
Kamuela Hongwanji Mission · Kamuela / Waimea
Bon danceHonohina-Papaaloa Hongwanji Bon Dance
Honohina-Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission · Ninole
Kohala Jodo Mission Bon Dance
Kohala Jodo Mission · Kapaʻau
Bon dancePāhala & Nālehu Hongwanji Combined Bon Dance
Pāhala and Nālehu Hongwanji · Nāʻālehu
Hula festivals (1)
Gatherings celebrating hula and Hawaiian culture.
Food festivals (2)
Harvest and food festivals celebrating a single crop or local specialty — Kona coffee, Maui onions, lychee, even SPAM.