July 2015
Ukulele Festival
Sunday, July 19: Ukulele Festival. Enjoy ukulele performers from Hawai`i and around the world, as well as food booths, ukulele displays and ukulele lessons. Enter to win ukulele giveaways. Free parking and shuttle service at Kapiolani Community College. Kapiolani Park Bandstand, 2805 Monsarrat Avenue, Honolulu. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. For information call (808) 732-3739 or visit www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org.
Find out more »March 2017
Pacific Islands Art Festival
Sunday, March 27: Pacific Islands Art Festival. This event features Handmade in Hawai`i apparel, jewelry, woodwork, ceramics, stained glass, original arts & crafts, music, entertainment and food. Kapiolani Park by the Waikiki Bandstand, just past the Zoo. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 696-6717 or visit http://hotcrafts.net/.
Find out more »July 2018
Annual `Ukulele Festival
Sunday, July 15: Annual `Ukulele Festival. In 1971, at a time when very few people were interested in the ukulele, Roy Sakuma organized the 1st Annual Ukulele Festival. It was Sakuma’s dream to present a free concert to show people that the ukulele could be played as a solo instrument of sophistication and virtuosity and not just a rhythm instrument for background music. Today, the annual `Ukulele Festival is now a summer tradition in Hawai`i. It has grown internationally and…
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