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PARADES & EVENTS

The major parades in Hawaii are held on the island of Oahu. Hawaii
Music Festivals® tour company can arrange for marching bands to
participate in these parades.

North Monterey County High School Band - California

MAJOR PARADES:

January
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade - The parade starts at Ala Moana Park and passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park.

March
St. Patrick's Day Parade - The parade is held on St. Patricks Day. It starts at Saratoga Avenue and passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park. Participants include marching bands, bagpipers, floats and lots of Sons and Daughters of Ireland.

Honolulu Festival & Parade

Honolulu Festival & Parade

The Honolulu Festival is Hawaii's premier cultural event, promoting understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region. Each year, the Festival draws thousands of new and returning spectators who are looking for an experience beyond Hawaii. Through educational programs and activities sponsored by the Honolulu Festival Foundation, a non profit organization, the Festival continues to successfully share the rich and vibrant blend of Asia, Pacific and Hawaiian cultures with the rest of the world.

The 14th Annual Honolulu Festival in 2008 not only included school band representation from junior high and high schools in Hawaii but also from the mainland U.S.A. They included the Lake Highland Preparatory School Band and Choir from Florida, the Potomac Falls High School from Virginia and the Toby Johnson Middle School Band from California.

The Honolulu Festival is a wonderful addition to your Hawaiian vacation. The three day extravaganza occurs every year in March on a weekend from Friday through Sunday. Dance performances and traditional art demonstrations are displayed by artisans from Japan, Australia, Tahiti, Philippines, Republic of China (Taiwan), Korea, Hawaii and the rest of the United States. The Festival culminates with a spectacular parade down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, Hawaii.

Honolulu Festival activities are held at various locations in the heart of the city, making them easily accessible to residents and visitors alike. Moreover, admission to all Festival events is free, ensuring that everyone can take part in the festivities.

The 15th Honolulu Festival will be held on March 13-15, 2009.

For those who would like to participate as performers and share your talents, please send us the request form. We had over 90 groups from all over the Pacific Rim in 2008 and we hope to surpass that number for the 15th Honolulu Festival! http://www.honolulufestival.com/eng/request.php

Contact Information:
The Honolulu Festival Foundation
P.O. Box 8494, Honolulu, Hawaii 96830
Phone: (808) 926-2424
Fax: (808) 922-1412
Email: http://www.honolulufestival.com/eng/contact.php

Potomac Falls High School Band - Virginia

Dragon Float

Fire Dragon

Salinas High School Band - California
Prince Kuhio Commemoration Parade -The parade starts at Ft. DeRussy and passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park. It is part of a month long celebration commemorating Prince Kuhio.

Hawaiian Scottish Festival-The two day event will feature the Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, Celtic Waves, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Society for Creative Anachronism, The Royal Hawaiian Band and other bands and choirs from the US Mainland.

Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii

Conestoga High School Band - Pennsylvania

June
King Kamehameha Day Parade - The parade starts in downtown Honolulu, past Ala Moana, through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park. Participants include equestrian teams from all the Hawaiian Islands, marching bands and floral floats.

Pan-Pacific Festival Parade - This parade is held on the same weekend as the King Kamehameha Day Parade. It is a Japanese cultural parade with marching bands and cultural floats. It starts at Ft. DeRussy, passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park. There are many other smaller parades in Hawaii including community parades but the list above covers only the major parades.

September
Aloha Festivals Floral Parade -The parade will includes pa’u riders, floral floats, hula dancers and marching bands. Starting at 9:00 AM this two hour parade begins at Ala Moana Park and ends at Kapiolani Park.