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Events calendar in Hawaiʻi

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Hawaiʻi Island

• Merrie Monarch Festival (hula, Hilo, the week after Easter)March and April · Hawaiʻi Island · The world's most prestigious hula competition, held in Hilo the week after Easter. The 2027 festival runs March 28 to April 3. Tickets are...

Oʻahu

• Pro golf in Hawaiʻi: Sony Championship Hawaii at Waiʻalae (January)Jan. · Oʻahu · Starting in 2027, the long-running Sony Open in Hawaii becomes the Sony Championship Hawaii on the PGA TOUR Champions (golfers 50 and...
• Honolulu Festival (March)March · Oʻahu · A Pacific Rim cultural festival each March with performances at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center and Waikīkī stages, a free Grand Parade on...
• Pan-Pacific Festival (June, Waikīkī)June · Oʻahu · A free three-day festival in Waikīkī each June celebrating Hawaiʻi's cultural ties with Japan and the Pacific. It opens with a Hoʻolauleʻa...
• Made in Hawaiʻi Festival (August)Aug. · Oʻahu · Hawaiʻi's biggest shopping show for locally made products: more than 800 booths of food, crafts, clothing, art and gifts, plus chef demos...
• Aloha Festivals (September, with the Waikīkī Hoʻolauleʻa and Floral Parade)Sept. · Oʻahu · Hawaiʻi's biggest Hawaiian cultural celebration runs every September. The two big public days are the Waikīkī Hoʻolauleʻa, a street party...
• North Shore pro surf contests (winter season)Oct. to Feb. · Oʻahu · The North Shore's winter contest season runs roughly October through March at Sunset Beach, Haleʻiwa and Pipeline. 2026-27 World Surf...
• Honolulu Marathon (December)Dec. · Oʻahu · A huge December marathon that starts at 5 a.m. in Honolulu. The 2026 race is Sunday, Dec. 13, with a 10K the same morning and the Kalākaua...
• The Eddie (Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, Waimea Bay)Dec. to March · Oʻahu · The most famous big-wave contest in the world, held at Waimea Bay only when waves are big enough: consistent 20-foot-plus Hawaiian-scale...

Oʻahu, Molokaʻi

• Molokaʻi-to-Oʻahu canoe races (Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai and Molokaʻi Hoe)Sept. and Oct. · Oʻahu, Molokaʻi · The world championships of outrigger canoe racing cross the 41-mile Kaʻiwi Channel from Molokaʻi to Waikīkī. The women's race, Nā Wāhine O...