Lā Mākeke Pop-Up Market

Shop oceanside as you discover unique and handcrafted goods from a selection of Hawai’i Island’s finest artisans.

Complimentary self-parking available. 

A day of Kona coffee celebration with live entertainment, an amazing lei contest, educational historic exhibits, Kona Coffee vendors, cultural demonstrations, food trucks and vendors, craft vendors, Kona Coffee Cultural Festival store, plant sale & more! Musical entertainment all day.

Made in Hawai’i Artisan Market, 2-9pm

Spend the afternoon enjoying the events at Hale Halawai including craft vendors, family friendly activities and yummy food from a variety of food trucks.

Lantern Parade, 6pm

With glowing procession of light, music and color, Alii Drive lights up as the parade winds its way from Kailua Pier to Hale Halawai.

Multicultural Showcase, 7-10pm

A multicultural showcase of Hawai’i’s unique and diversified talent.

The Honoka‘a Heritage Center will host the 2024 Hāmākua Sugar Days Festival over a two-week period (October 5-20, 2024) marking the 30th anniversary of the closing of the last local sugar plantation. The festival will celebrate the rich history and lasting legacy of an era and an industry that permanently shaped Honoka‘a and the surrounding Hāmākua region, while also exploring newer agricultural initiatives with promise for the future.

• Recognition Event for Former Hāmākua Plantation Workers

• Inter-generational Softball Tournament (Camp vs. Camp)

• Parade through Honoka’a featuring plantation camp themes and former workers, and ending at Hāmākua/County Park for County Fair/Agriculture Fest

• Hāmākua Fair: an old-style County Fair/Agriculture Fest, including historical exhibits, “sugar themed” demos/contests; “plantation village”; sustainable ag expo; student project displays; contests (art, animal, food, ag); pumpkin patch; Festival Concert (multiple stage performances); food vendors; and other keiki activities

• Cultural History Nights (Hawaiian, Japanese, Portuguese, Filipino, Puerto Rican)

• HYRO/Little Britches Youth Rodeo/Additional exhibits

• World premiere of new documentary capturing the oral history and experiences of plantation workers

• Charity Golf Tournament (celebrating the history of the hundred-year old course)

and much more to come!

Join the fun of Kona Pride 2024!

This free community event will delight your senses with delicious local plant-based cuisine, live music, inspiring/educational speakers, cooking demos and more! 

Come try new foods, have fun and learn ways you can improve your health, extend Aloha (compassion) to animals and Malama (protect) our beautiful planet !

Ho'olaule'a Arts Market & Seafood Grinds

Ho'olaule'a Arts Market & Seafood Grinds

Free Annual Community Mango Festival
Local Arts & Crafts
Live Music
Fun For The Entire Family

This free event will include local craft vendors, delicious eats from food trucks and Lanihau restaurants, a sidewalk sale by Lanihau merchants, keiki activities and live music! 

Happening every first Saturday of the month at Waikoloa Stables in Waikoloa Village!

Lā Mākeke Pop-Up Market

Shop oceanside as you discover unique and handcrafted goods from a selection of Hawai’i Island’s finest artisans.

Complimentary self-parking available. 

This tennis and pickleball tournament will take place at Holua Resort, and will raise scholarship funds for eligible college bound Hawaii graduating high school students.

This is the biggest non-sanctioned United States Tennis Association (USTA) tournament in the state of Hawaii. It is perennially one of the most popular and anticipated sporting event of the year on the island with players from across the state and the mainland.

Not only is there lots of competitive tennis, there are also fun activities for the whole family such as Dunk for Prizes, Spin-for-Win Wheel of Fortune, Silent Auction, Vendor Booths, Souvenir Shop, Ono Grindz, and more!

Parade starts at 11:00am

Festival at Mo’oheau Bandstand, 11:00am-4:00pm

Wāhine Wellness Fair is FREE and open to everyone of all ages.

There will be food, music, workshops, fitness sessions, local businesses, and women’s wellness resources for you and your ‘ohana to explore and partake in the fun.

Join us in celebrating Hawaii’s creatives!