Food festival · Lānaʻi City, Lanai · 10 AM – 6 PM
Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival 2026
Hosted by Lanai Community Association
The Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival traces its origins to 1993, the year after the island's final commercial pineapple harvest ended a roughly 70-year era when Lānaʻi cultivated some 20,000 acres as what was once the world's largest working pineapple plantation. The Lanai Community Association, the island's oldest nonprofit, founded the annual event to honor the plantation workers — including Filipino sakadas and their descendants — and to preserve the community identity they built.
Held at Dole Park in the heart of Lānaʻi City, the festival has drawn more than 60 food and retail vendors alongside live entertainment drawn from the island's multicultural workforce heritage: hula, Japanese taiko drumming, tai chi demonstrations, and performances representing Filipino, Samoan, and Micronesian communities. Past events have included a pineapple-themed cooking competition judged by local chefs, a car show featuring decorated bicycles and lawn mowers, archival plantation photo exhibits by the Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center, and keiki games.
- Founded 1993, year after Lānaʻi's final commercial pineapple harvest in 1992
- More than 60 food and retail vendors at Dole Park (2024)
- Multicultural performances: hula, taiko, Filipino, Samoan, and Micronesian groups
- Plantation-era archival photo exhibits by Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center
Food & vendors: Local food booths with plantation-era dishes, complimentary pineapple chunks, grilled beef skewers, and pineapple cooking competition entries
Parking & access: Free admission; Expeditions ferry service from Maui to Mānele Bay; late-night Mokulele flight option from Lānaʻi Airport
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When is Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival?
Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10 AM – 6 PM.
Where is Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival?
You'll find Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival at Lanai Community Association, Dole Park, Lānaʻi Ave., Lānaʻi City, HI 96763 in Lānaʻi City, Lanai.
Will there be food at Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival?
Local food booths with plantation-era dishes, complimentary pineapple chunks, grilled beef skewers, and pineapple cooking competition entries
What should I know about parking or access?
Free admission; Expeditions ferry service from Maui to Mānele Bay; late-night Mokulele flight option from Lānaʻi Airport
Should I confirm Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival before going?
Yes. Our listing is based on https://hawaii.com/events/lanai-pineapple-festival; https://islandscene.com/lanai-pineapple-festival; https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/06/02/lanai-pineapple-festival-returns-july-6/; https://islandscene.com/lanai-pineapple-fest; https://www.lanai96763.com/lanai-pineapple-festival-25/; https://www.facebook.com/events/lanai-city-hawaii/lanai-pineapple-festival/1096315757145999/. Event dates and times can change, so confirm with the host before you go.
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.
- Come hungry and bring cash for tastings and vendor booths.
- Harvest dates shift year to year — confirm the current date before you go.
Sources: source; source; source. Dates and times can change — confirm with the organizer before you go.