September 2014
Chinese Moon Festival
Friday & Saturday, September 12 & 13: Chinese Moon Festival. Get a taste of a traditional Chinese Moon Festivalduring the first full moon of harvest season. Enjoy ethnic foods and cooking demos, a Chinese ribbon dance with live music played on traditional instruments, cultural arts demonstrations and children’s crafts. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front Street, Lahaina. Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. Activities begin at 1 p.m. For information visit www.lahainarestoration.org.
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Sun Yat Sen Festival
Friday, November 14: Sun Yat Sen Festival. Wo Hing Museum honors Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, known as The Father of Modern China, who led the early 20th century revolution and became president. Watch a lei ceremony at the Sun Yat-sen statue, martial arts demonstrations, and see displays on the life and teachings of Sun Yat-sen from Maui to China. Enjoy a presentation on the significance of his work and connection to Maui. Festival is 1 to 8 p.m. Wo Hing Museum…
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Chinese New Year Festival
Friday, February 20: Chinese New Year Festival. Lahaina celebrates the lunar New Year with a traditional lion dance, firecrackers and kung fu demonstration on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn at 5 p.m. Exciting lion dancing will proceed along on Front Street, visiting merchants. Wo Hing Museum will host a free celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. with kids’ crafts, cultural demonstrations and a presentation on the history of Chinese New Year. Chinese foods will be available for purchase. The lions…
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Chinese Kite Festival in Lahaina & Ka`anapali
Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18: Chinese Kite Festival in Lahaina & Ka`anapali. Celebrate the colorful world of kites during a traditional Chinese Kite Festival at the Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front St., Lahaina, on Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. Enjoy an exhibit of handmade kites. Make your own kite or purchase one of the many kites for sale. There will be Chinese music and entertainment as well as Chinese delicacies to purchase. On Saturday, go fly a…
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Chinese Moon Festival
Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26: Chinese Moon Festival. Shop the Farmers’ Corner market in the Wo Hing Museum yard. Chinese tea and moon cakes will be served under the sky to the accompaniment of an erhu performance, a fan dance and community lantern dance between 4 and 7 p.m. each evening. Enjoy craft activities like calligraphy, lantern making and a planting workshop. Hear a talk on history of moon festivals in China. Traditional Chinese cuisine will be offered…
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Sun Yat-Sen Festival in Lahaina
Friday, November 13: Sun Yat-Sen Festival in Lahaina. Watch a martial arts demonstration, exciting lion dance and traditional fan dance on the museum lawn. See large displays depicting the life of Sun Yat-sen from Maui to China along with a film tribute. Enjoy a presentation in the old Cookhouse on the significance of Dr. Sun’s work and his connection to Maui. Sample traditional Cantonese foods and Chinese teas. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front Street, Lahaina, 1 to 7 p.m. Wo…
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Chinese New Year Celebration at Lahaina
Friday, February 12: Chinese New Year Celebration at Lahaina. Ring in the Year of the Red Monkey. Wo Hing Museum will host a free celebration from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with kids’ crafts, cultural demos, music and presentations on the history of Chinese New Year. Chinese foods will be available for purchase. Enjoy a traditional lion dance, firecrackers and Kung Fu demonstration in the Wo Hing Museum yard at 5 p.m. Then, the exciting lion dance will proceed along…
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Chinese Kite Festival
Friday & Saturday, April 15 & 16: Chinese Kite Festival. Celebrate the colorful world of kites during a traditional Chinese Kite Festival at the Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front St., Lahaina, on Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. Enjoy an exhibit of handmade kites. Make your own kite or purchase one of the many kites for sale. There will be Chinese music and entertainment as well as Chinese delicacies to purchase. On Saturday, go fly a kite! This family event…
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Harvest Moon Festival
Friday & Saturday, September 16 & 17: Harvest Moon Festival. Shop the Farmers’ Corner market in the Wo Hing Museum yard. Chinese tea and moon cakes will be served to the accompaniment of an erhu and gu zheng harp performance. Enjoy exhibits, local product displays, cultural activities and children’s crafts. A talk on the history of moon festivals will be presented, as well as Chinese cooking demonstrations. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front Street, Lahaina. 1 to 7 p.m. Free admission.…
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Sun Yat-Sen Festival in Lahaina
Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12: Sun Yat-Sen Festival in Lahaina. Try Chinese martial arts on the museum lawn, or cultural activities like calligraphy and knot tying. See large displays depicting the life of Sun Yat-sen from Maui to China along with a film tribute. Enjoy a presentation in the old Cookhouse on the significance of Dr. Sun’s work and his connection to Maui. Sample traditional Cantonese foods and Chinese teas. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front Street, Lahaina, 1…
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Friday, February 3: Chinese New Year Celebration. Ring in the Year of the Rooster on world-famous Front Street! Lahaina celebrates the Lunar New Year with a traditional lion dance, firecrackers and Shaolin martial arts demonstration in the Wo Hing Museum yard on Front Street at 5 p.m. Then, an exciting lion dancing will proceed along Front Street, visiting merchants. Wo Hing Museum will host a free day-long celebration from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with kids’ crafts, cultural demos, traditional…
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Sun Yat-Sen Festival
Friday, November 10: Sun Yat-Sen Festival. Lahaina honors the life and achievements of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, known as The Father of Modern China. This annual celebration includes film tributes and displays depicting the life of Sun Yat-Sen from Maui to China. Try Chinese martial arts, printmaking and cultural activities. Listen to Chinese traditional music while sampling Cantonese food and Chinese teas. Admission is free. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front St., Lahaina. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information call (808) 661-3262…
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Chinese Moon Festival
Saturday, September 22: Chinese Moon Festival. Lahaina pays tribute to the island’s harvest of locally grown produce as well as honored traditions from China during its annual Moon Festival at the Wo Hing Museum and Cookhouse on Front Street. A display of colorful lanterns and offerings to the moon goddess provide the backdrop for teas served in the garden to the accompaniment of traditional music performed on the gu zheng harp. Families can enjoy cultural art activities like calligraphy and…
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Chinese Heritage Festival
Friday, November 9: Chinese Heritage Festival. Lahaina celebrates the town’s enduring Chinese heritage and also honors the life and achievements of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, known as The Father of Modern China. This annual celebration includes film tributes and displays depicting the life of Sun Yat-sen from Maui to China. Try Chinese martial arts, printmaking and cultural activities. Listen to Chinese traditional music while sampling Cantonese food and Chinese teas. Admission is free. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front St., Lahaina. 10 a.m.…
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Moon Festival
September 14, 2019: Moon Festival. Celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival and taste traditional tea and mooncakes in the beautifully decorated Tea Garden. The Tea Master presents the history and traditions of tea, along with tea tasting and moon cakes for sampling and sale. Special moon cakes are available; sweet, round cakes in the shape of the moon. There will also be presentations and displays in the historic Cookhouse. Live Chinese music entertains the attendees, cultural practitioners offer free hands on…
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Chinese Heritage Festival
November 16, 2019: Chinese Heritage Festival. “A Taste of China” entices festival visitors by sharing Chinese culture through food. The Food Booths offer a variety of taste treats and distinctive cultural dishes available for purchase. There will be a powerpoint presentation in the historic Cookhouse about food, along with an informative display and demo of Chinese herbs. Live Chinese music entertains the attendees, with hands on cultural activities available to engage the keiki (children), as well as adults. A lei…
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